Metal Detecting Displays: 7 Unique Ways to Display Your Treasure
Some of the best ways for storing and displaying your metal detecting finds can include jewelry boxes or display cases. Included are 7 useful and fun ways to display your metal detecting treasure so that you, your friends, and family can enjoy the spoils of your treasure hunting adventures for years to come!
Inevitably, once you find treasure, a special coin, that unique relic, a gold ring, or better yet… ALL of the above, you’ll want somewhere to safely keep and display them. Depending on how much space you want to dedicate to this purpose, your needs may of course differ.
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1. Coin Capsules
Using storage containers like these coin capsules makes for a simple way to display your coins.
When I find a seated liberty dime or Indian head penny that comes out of the ground in fantastic condition, I know I want to preserve it the best I can, but also to be able to still show it off to all my friends and family. This is where getting some simple plastic coin capsules like these affordable ones from Amazon can really pay off. They allow for a secure setting around the coin and the plastic window creates the perfect viewing window to see the coin’s detail on both the obverse and reverse sides.
For coins that are considered rare or valuable, such as the 1916-D mercury dime, you’ll want to have it sealed in a coin slab, similar to what coin grading companies such as PCGS use.
You can look up the value of these coins using the 2025 Red Book (coin value/grading book sold on Amazon) which contains pricing for every US minted coin ever made.
This preservation insures your coins will stay safe from further scratches or environmental damage, but allow you to still enjoy the fine details the coin displays on each face.
2. Coin Binder/Scrapbook
A coin binder can help store and display numerous coins using these cardboard coin holders
If you’re looking to help secure ALL of your coins AND showcase them in ONE place, a coin binder/scrapbook is for you!
This makes storing your finds very easy and helps keep them organized because you can put them by type, date, and/or mint so that they are very easy to flip through.
Having a coin binder also makes it easy to store on a bookshelf and you could even create a binder for each denomination of coin to make things even that much more succinct and organized as part of your display.
If you want to track how you performed year over year, then use a separate coin binder to represent each new year of metal detecting which helps compare how well you did finding those gorgeous, old coins year over year.
3. Tackle Box
Tackle boxes offer a great way to begin displaying your finds as well as helping to organize them.
My very first tackle box display after 1 year of metal detecting.
Growing up fishing with my dad allowed me to have numerous tackle boxes for all my lures and bait, so many in fact that I had more boxes than tackle!
Once I decided to trade in my rod for a coil, it meant I still had a lot of equipment just sitting on the basement shelf that I could repurpose.
As I started to fill up my finds pouch from metal detecting, I quickly began looking for a place to store my better finds around the house and low and behold, I saw my tackle box.
It was the perfect, cheap solution as I started out metal detecting because I already owned one! It also made it pretty easy to organize my finds because most tackle boxes typically have different compartments that will allow you to separate them as you wish.
*Pro tip - Stretch out cotton balls to place and line the bottom of various compartments to help keep finds from banging and bouncing around which could possibly scratch or damage your finds further depending on how often you move your tackle box display.
4. Shadow Box
A shadow box display can hold a variety of finds from coins to relics and even jewelry.
A shadow box similar to this one from Amazon is perfect for hanging on the wall in your treasure room.
Using a shadow box to help you showcase your metal detecting finds can be a very versatile way to display them because most shadow boxes have a bit more room inside them, thus allowing you to display larger relics that aren’t going to fit in a scrapbook.
Unlike a coin binder, shadow boxes have a glass top display so that anyone looking at it will always be able to see what’s inside without having to actually open it.
Depending on the type of shadow box you pick, you may be able to mount it to a wall or hang it, but just be sure to secure your finds on the inside or else they will all spill to the bottom.
Some may have a small ledge that can help separate your finds as well as keep them secure once you find a place to mount it in your room.
5. Coffee Table
A coffee table can help deliver the “wow” factor and making for a great talking piece when you have company over for the holidays.
Display larger relics with a coffee table display.
A coffee table display for your metal detecting finds is a great way to showcase some of your finest treasures because you’ll most likely be viewing or sitting near them everyday.
This is also a great way to display your treasure because when you have visitors over, seeing these finds displayed in the coffee table makes for a great ice breaker or talking point for your company.
Depending on your display, certain items may lead to you telling your visitors about a recent trip that you took and how you happened to find that particular item on vacation which can be a treasure in itself as you get to relive the moment and the thrill of the hunt.
To keep your decor looking fresh or inline with the seasons, you can even change out your display each month or add Fall leaves or Spring flowers to the design of your display. However you decide to display your metal detecting finds, a coffee table could be a very useful and trendy way to do so.
6. Display Cases
A smaller display case like this version from Amazon could be perfect for a work bench or desk.
Although expensive, this lite display case found on Amazon makes a statement for your treasure cave!
Having a display case may not be conducive for everyone depending on your living situation as they can take up quite a bit of space.
However, if you have your own treasure trove room that is solely dedicated to your love of the hobby of metal detecting and treasure hunting, then a display case can really help deliver the “wow” factor in presenting your hard earned treasures.
There are several variations of display cases that may adapt better to your space depending on the layout of it.
This includes horizontal floor displays that may or may not have rotating shelves powered by an internal motor while others have fixed shelves, but an interior light system can help add a little extra sparkle to your treasure.
A curio cabinet is a great solution for awkward spaces and if you don’t like purchasing online, you can find them at estate sales.
Another type of display case would be a taller standing case such as a curio cabinet, that often will fit well in a corner. This can be a good option for those rooms that are limited in square footage or just have an awkward layout.
Here’s an insider tip when looking for a display cabinet, whether small, large, or for your awkward space; estate and garage sales.
Sourcing these items at estate and garage sales can often yield huge savings and many of them are of a high quality because let’s face it, they simply don’t make them like they used too!
No matter what type of display case you choose, I wish you good fortune to filling it with tons of shiny treasure and rusty relics!
7. Treasure Chest
Every good pirate needs their own treasure chest with many affordable choices on Amazon.
Every metal detecting pirate should have at least one treasure chest to be able to contain some of their most prized possessions.
Whether it is a small jewelry box style treasure chest or a large vintage travel trunk treasure chest, there is just something so satisfying about filling it with your metal detecting finds.
You can often find these for sale in antique stores, resell or thrift shops, garage and estate sales, and of course online. Better yet, why not just build and make one yourself?
I have often fantasized about filling my treasure chest with rings and vintage coins like Scrooge McDuck and diving in to them (not recommended because of physics) every day after work.
Summary
A simple ring display with foam padding.
Displaying your metal detecting treasure is a joyous occasion because I know how hard you’ve worked for it, the amount of research it took to find that perfect metal detecting location, and the countless number of plugs you had to dig to retrieve your precious items, both previous blogs posted on Metal Detecting Life that will help provide valuable insight.
Regardless of how you decide to display your metal detecting treasure, consider keeping it under lock and key in some capacity because as hard as you may have worked to find those treasures, it would be a shame to let someone have it so easy as to just walk off with everything that is in one place.
Not all detectorists like to visibly display their finds and it is because of this that I know several of them keep all of their good and most prized finds in a safety deposit box at their local bank.
Others may keep them in a home safe that is both water and fireproof to help insure the integrity and safety of all of their hard work.
Hopefully having your finds pillaged or damaged is not a very common occurrence and that your neighborhood or household is a relatively safe and trustworthy setting however so that you are able to display your metal detecting finds with pride.
Do you have another method of displaying your treasure? If so, leave a comment below and tell me about it. Better yet, submit a picture so I can display it on the Treasure Box Photos page for the month. As always, remember to Swing4TheRing (found on YouTube)!
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