About 25 to 30 years ago I found something in a stone wall. It was a small early 1900s metal box we were horribly excited with the anticipation of what we could find. We opened it up it was filled with a few small agates and a hand written prayer on a piece of paper. We read the prayer and put it back… lol
I spent alot of time in the woods as a kid in Ohio. I have found old musket balls, arrowheads, and other oddities at random. My best find ever is a bayonet as I was cutting across a pasture that had a couple neglected ponies in it. It had been raining and the ground was exceptionally muddy, the ponies were wanting our attention, and as I stopped to pet them, one happened to step into a muddy hole causing said bayonet to pop up out of the ground. From what I can find doing my research is that it is a French Lebel Rosalie bayonet, what it was doing I a field, under about 6" of mud in Southern Ohio I couldn't say. It's rusted up without the handle or the end bolster that kept the handle on. I have had it now for nearly 45+ yrs
Brad is quickly becoming my favorite Metal detector channel. He wastes no time with fluff and gets down to it. His commentary is interesting and to the point and he always seems to hunt some awesome colonial areas!
Hi Brad, the spoon you found in the wall is usually known as a serving spoon. Some awesome everyday items which to me are more valuable in some ways as they are very personal to the people that farmed the land there. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx ❤
I would be VERY excited about that trade token from Faneuil Hall! Such an historic treasure. Faneuil Hall was built in 1742 and was the location of several very important events leading to our nation’s independence. It is where colonists first protested the Sugar Act in 1764 and established the doctrine of “no taxation without representation.” Samuel Adams rallied the citizens of Boston to the cause of independence from Great Britain in Faneuil Hall, and George Washington toasted the nation there on its first birthday. That trade token might have even been a souvenir for the people who lived on that farm. Very exciting (to me, anyway).
Love the finds and the music you play. Relaxing. I also watch Terra Germania and he basically does the same with shots of nature and music as well when he is out detecting. Kudos to you both.
Hi Brad, I’m always watching your videos. I hit the thumbs up even before I watch. I don’t always comment, but, today I had too. Sunshine you could have dirt all over your face and it wouldn’t distract me from watching. You are that good. A real true metal detectorist would not be one without dirt somewhere. Lol. Best to the family. Joyce Connecticut,United States 🇺🇸. ❤️
Hi Joyce..just curious where about in Ct are you? I am originally from E.Haddam. Now living on the Canadian border upstate New York. Just wanted to say hi.
1st, thank you for braving the rain, 2nd, thanks for the laugh. Loved the input about the dirt on your face.. that's alot of buttons! The escutcheon is so cool. I enjoyed your video and all your finds. You're always my favorite! I noticed the changes. You exude talent period!
How fun. What a great haul. I love watching your videos. You always try to give history of the area you're detecting and the items you find. Love your channel here!!! Thank you for sharing all your escapades.
I never noticed The smudge of dirt on your forehead until you pointed it out now I can’t take my eyes off of it! Thanks for that! Geez… Love your detecting…..Thanks for Sharing….
Speaking of altered large cents out here in Michigan my buddy found an 1845 one that instead of saying "one cent" it was altered so it said "one cu*t". Apparently it was a brothel token. He found it in a very rural middle of nowhere outskirts of Metro Detroit area. It's very hard for me to imagine a brothel out in this spot but what an amazing piece of History
I found a bunch of Patriot flour metal fold over tags in a stone wall. Makes your heart jump when you do get a signal lol. Good job Brad! Congrats on the finds!
Really love your work! You’re an inspiration in the Metal Detecting field in making quality videos. I’m just starting my channel (not this account) and would love to colab with you in a few years when I’ve built mine up. Either I come to USA or you to Australia. Hope you’re well!
Great saves Brad! I have a Boston Faniuel Hall hard times token also. A different one from yours. Love the handful of buttons! Sweet holed largie, silver spoon and great video!
It is extremely evident that some one believed in re-purposing things according to the various items you found. This person used what they had to go forward, even if it meant putting a hole in a coin or repairing the dresser. No computer program could have done that. Hats off to those who use their mind.
Faneuil Hall token... wow. That's a haul to get there from the VT/NH border, even today with cars (2 hrs from Brat). About a weeks travel maybe avoiding wolves & coyotes. They must've moved there to VT.
Wow, what a unique find to find that button with wool still intact. Your videos are always so pleasant to watch. Beautiful scenery and music. Keep it up brother!
Brad the music you created was especially great in this video. I dig it. 😎 The spoon in the wall might have been a baby spoon - a family of giants might have lived there.
It's just a given to have a dirty face. First time returning from medal detecting the other day, the wife asked if I was detecting or playing in the dirt. I said, both, I even had to laugh when I looked in the mirror. Loving my xp orx. Thanks for sharing. Now I just have to find some old homesteads in the UP of MIchigan. Thanks for sharing the finds Brad. I sure like you telling us a story about each find.
Nice video Brad, love those nature shots. If you were on a farm and needed a washer, it was easier to pull out a large cent out of your pocket and hammer a nail through it!
New opening music and beautiful pictures.. these birch trees (if I'm correct) I had to rewind it and realize that that was the raindrops moving through the trees it almost look like the trees were alive. The fungi I always love, just beautiful ❤️
Stone walls are honey holes. In Washington state I hit old homesteads. Alot of times all that is left is a few apple trees maybe a few lilac bushes or a bunch of daffodils. I start looking for sink holes which are root cellars or the outhouse. Be very careful though, sinkholes can be wells or a mine holes also. Cool video.
I had read a little about the 1830's but not much was said about locally made coins. You're teaching a lot of history and wetting my curiosity about the past.
All in all you had a great hunt! Congrats on finding a rat tail silver spoon bowl! The escutcheon was a nice find as well. Never can have enough buttons. Could come in handy!
That escutcheon was mounted thru the drawer front with the ( cotter pin looking metal) before the use of screws . Very common on old pieces. Great find!
About 25 to 30 years ago I found something in a stone wall. It was a small early 1900s metal box we were horribly excited with the anticipation of what we could find. We opened it up it was filled with a few small agates and a hand written prayer on a piece of paper. We read the prayer and put it back… lol
So Jumanji
The right thing to do 🙏
Apersonal thing.good glad you found it.read it put it back
Well done putting it back .
"lol"?
I spent alot of time in the woods as a kid in Ohio. I have found old musket balls, arrowheads, and other oddities at random. My best find ever is a bayonet as I was cutting across a pasture that had a couple neglected ponies in it. It had been raining and the ground was exceptionally muddy, the ponies were wanting our attention, and as I stopped to pet them, one happened to step into a muddy hole causing said bayonet to pop up out of the ground. From what I can find doing my research is that it is a French Lebel Rosalie bayonet, what it was doing I a field, under about 6" of mud in Southern Ohio I couldn't say. It's rusted up without the handle or the end bolster that kept the handle on. I have had it now for nearly 45+ yrs
Nice find. I collect swords and bayonets and have 4 of them, brass and white metal, with and without the hooked quillon..
That is so awesome that you did the overlay. Thank you..
I gasped out loud when you found that escutcheon plate with the handle and a button with fabric too. Great finds today!
Nice digs Bra👍👍😘😘d! Happy swingin n diggin!!
Brad is quickly becoming my favorite Metal detector channel. He wastes no time with fluff and gets down to it. His commentary is interesting and to the point and he always seems to hunt some awesome colonial areas!
Never a disappointment in all this time.😊
Hi Brad, the spoon you found in the wall is usually known as a serving spoon.
Some awesome everyday items which to me are more valuable in some ways
as they are very personal to the people that farmed the land there.
Thank you for sharing, much love. xx ❤
It was wet in PA too. I love the little silver spoon and the tender button with the attached cloth. Thank you, Brad. I hope you dry out! ❤️
Enjoyed the video. Thanks for taking us along.
Have a Jesus filled day everyone
Greg in Michigan
I would have never have noticed the dirt until you pointed it out. Then that’s all I could see. 😁 Wonderful hunt very interesting finds!
Excellent finds! Love the fabric still with its button, the silver spoon, the escutcheon, and really, all the rest. Thanks for letting us tag along.😊
Thank You for the adventure! ! ! !
Congratulations on 100,000 subscribers, one million is right around the corner.
Nice find of the spoon. I can picture it being used on a old pot. That hole in the center of the largie is interesting. Nice escutcheon and handle👋👍
👍😊 well you’re dealing with rain but you had a good haul.
Another great video , that spoon bowl really stood out with the other finds .
That token is amazing!
Another great video as usual.
I would be VERY excited about that trade token from Faneuil Hall! Such an historic treasure. Faneuil Hall was built in 1742 and was the location of several very important events leading to our nation’s independence. It is where colonists first protested the Sugar Act in 1764 and established the doctrine of “no taxation without representation.” Samuel Adams rallied the citizens of Boston to the cause of independence from Great Britain in Faneuil Hall, and George Washington toasted the nation there on its first birthday. That trade token might have even been a souvenir for the people who lived on that farm. Very exciting (to me, anyway).
thanks for history lesson, needed that. Kelly K.
100% agree best find of the day.
Very cool info. Thanks.
and here i thought it was just a place where Spenser hung out
Great info!
Thanks Brad...enjoyed!
Love the finds and the music you play. Relaxing. I also watch Terra Germania and he basically does the same with shots of nature and music as well when he is out detecting. Kudos to you both.
Yep Brad and Hans make great videos.
I watch Hans. Love the nature clips. (UK).
I’ll check that channel out. Thank you
Nice job Brad!! Happy belated Ash Wednesday
Quite a nice hall! Great day❤
I've dug civil war buttons with string and or material attached a few times. Thanks for sharing.
Nice bridle rosette.That escutcheon is very rare in that condition. Nice buttons & one with cloth attached. Very cool token.
Hi Brad, I’m always watching your videos. I hit the thumbs up even before I watch. I don’t always comment, but, today I had too. Sunshine you could have dirt all over your face and it wouldn’t distract me from watching. You are that good. A real true metal detectorist would not be one without dirt somewhere. Lol. Best to the family. Joyce Connecticut,United States 🇺🇸. ❤️
And I couldn't even see it due to the bill to his cap shaded that shaded his forehead - unless that shade was mud. lol
@@janettetippetts7942 yes, I noticed his bill cap too. Lol lol
Same here! My favourite detectorist of all!
Hi Joyce..just curious where about in Ct are you? I am originally from E.Haddam. Now living on the Canadian border upstate New York. Just wanted to say hi.
1st, thank you for braving the rain, 2nd, thanks for the laugh. Loved the input about the dirt on your face.. that's alot of buttons! The escutcheon is so cool. I enjoyed your video and all your finds. You're always my favorite! I noticed the changes. You exude talent period!
Thanks for another nice video.
Another great adventure thank you the spoon in the wall wow
That bracket fungus is very beautiful. I am glad that you get out & see these beautiful things & share them with us. Thankyou.
Thanks for showing some of the actual digging. I realize its a lot of extra work.
How fun. What a great haul. I love watching your videos. You always try to give history of the area you're detecting and the items you find. Love your channel here!!! Thank you for sharing all your escapades.
That hand repaired handle is AMAZING!!!😍
I never noticed The smudge of dirt on your forehead until you pointed it out now I can’t take my eyes off of it! Thanks for that! Geez…
Love your detecting…..Thanks for Sharing….
the dirt wasnt distracting until you pointed it out..THANKS BRAD! :)
I never did see any didn't.
HEY! Good morning Brad and thumbs UP!
Brad, everytime I watch your videos, all I want is a playlist of all your music!
Absolutely love your music Brad, it is so iconic. Well done friend.
Vermont native here raised in ludlow now live in the south - Georgia I enjoy your videos brings back good times in Vermont
Speaking of altered large cents out here in Michigan my buddy found an 1845 one that instead of saying "one cent" it was altered so it said "one cu*t". Apparently it was a brothel token. He found it in a very rural middle of nowhere outskirts of Metro Detroit area. It's very hard for me to imagine a brothel out in this spot but what an amazing piece of History
Congrats on 100k subs
great stuff Brad thanks
You findings proove that people lived in those woods long before we were Thanks for sharing🌄
I found a bunch of Patriot flour metal fold over tags in a stone wall. Makes your heart jump when you do get a signal lol. Good job Brad! Congrats on the finds!
The repaired drawer pull is incredible. What a personal story touch on that find!
Brad just came back from shopping, great timing.
Nice hunt! 💕👵
I'm a metal detector myself up in northeast ny. Watched all your video's.
I’m near Saratoga Springs!
Whitehall area
Brad, that is a great haul for the day, well done.
LOL @ the Moose pellets marking the spot!
Thanks for the video. Coins are the most interesting to me.
Safe Journey!
CHOLULA!!!
Nice bridle piece. Beautiful escutcheon piece. Great silver spoon. Wow lots of buttons.
It's so funny how different metal detecting is around the world. In Montana we'd be so excited to get one of those buttons or large cents.
That's a nice pile of goodies on the day Brad!! That escutcheon is a beauty. Plus a piece of silver. Happy hunting and be well
Congratulations, those are some amazing finds! Love the brass batwing pull and spoon bowl. Thanks for sharing!
Really love your work! You’re an inspiration in the Metal Detecting field in making quality videos. I’m just starting my channel (not this account) and would love to colab with you in a few years when I’ve built mine up. Either I come to USA or you to Australia. Hope you’re well!
Great saves Brad! I have a Boston Faniuel Hall hard times token also. A different one from yours. Love the handful of buttons! Sweet holed largie, silver spoon and great video!
It is extremely evident that some one believed in re-purposing things according to the various items you found. This person used what they had to go forward, even if it meant putting a hole in a coin or repairing the dresser. No computer program could have done that. Hats off to those who use their mind.
Silver rat-tail? Never seen that before... Very cool! Great video, as always :)
Any time spent in nature is a awesome day
Very nice video , really enjoyed it thanks for sharing . Congratulations on all those amazing finds
Great video, Thank you!
Your show has come a long way. Great job. I need to make more time to swing. You da Man. Thanks alot
Faneuil Hall token... wow. That's a haul to get there from the VT/NH border, even today with cars (2 hrs from Brat). About a weeks travel maybe avoiding wolves & coyotes. They must've moved there to VT.
Yes! Can you image what Faneuil Hall was like in the 1830's?
Well done Brad. Always a great quality video
what a nice pile of farm treasures! I really enjoy watching your videos! Huge congrats on that nice escutcheon
love how you show the different plant life
The coin with the hole : a washer makes a lot of sense (no pun intended) but a child’s toy is more fun to think of . Very cool either way.
When washers cost 3 cents, it was an easy choice. The child's toy (spinner) would have two small holes.
*Congratulations on the 100k, we are together, I like it here in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro. Hug from MAGRELLO*
awesome looking finds Brad
Congrats on a 100 k, make sure you video the unwrapping of the award you will receive.
Your a little late for Ash Wednesday. Thanks for starting my day on a good note.
Nice hunt Brad I really enjoy your videos keep them coming. 🇺🇸
Awesome overlay to show us the original look of the holed coin
Nice hunt Brad!
Wow, what a unique find to find that button with wool still intact. Your videos are always so pleasant to watch. Beautiful scenery and music. Keep it up brother!
Excellent day Brad. Enjoyed the video as always. Happy hunting!
Brad the music you created was especially great in this video. I dig it. 😎 The spoon in the wall might have been a baby spoon - a family of giants might have lived there.
Farm out man .I hope you and your family are doing good .God bless you all .✌
It's just a given to have a dirty face. First time returning from medal detecting the other day, the wife asked if I was detecting or playing in the dirt. I said, both, I even had to laugh when I looked in the mirror. Loving my xp orx. Thanks for sharing. Now I just have to find some old homesteads in the UP of MIchigan. Thanks for sharing the finds Brad. I sure like you telling us a story about each find.
I am on the western Upper Peninsula. Ghost towns are common up here.. good places to try.
Nice video Brad, love those nature shots. If you were on a farm and needed a washer, it was easier to pull out a large cent out of your pocket and hammer a nail through it!
Brad great day for you young man awesome fines thank you for your video 👍🛐🙏
Congrats on the 100,000 subs! Your videos are always so enjoyable and educational…thanks Brad!
Good seeing ya again nice fine on token be safe up there.
Awesome! I love your videos! I found a double bladed axe head in the stone wall that was the north boundary of my house in Maine.
Ty very beautiful, beautiful video, i watch you from Rome…. So far, but i feel the same metaldetecting as you
I really enjoy your videos, thanks for sharing.
Grats on hitting the 100K subscribers, you deserve them.
Awesome finds and great video Brad !!
Great finds, love ur videos.
Entertaining as always, thank you for your efforts.
Nice button haul Brad … and congrats on that silver spoon bowl and escutcheon ⚒
New opening music and beautiful pictures.. these birch trees (if I'm correct) I had to rewind it and realize that that was the raindrops moving through the trees it almost look like the trees were alive. The fungi I always love, just beautiful ❤️
Great video Brad, I am amazed that you can find such interesting things every Friday. Looking forward to next Friday !
Good to see you swinging the detector again, use the water bottle to clean and it shows the object better when wet.
Thanks
Stone walls are honey holes. In Washington state I hit old homesteads. Alot of times all that is left is a few apple trees maybe a few lilac bushes or a bunch of daffodils. I start looking for sink holes which are root cellars or the outhouse. Be very careful though, sinkholes can be wells or a mine holes also. Cool video.
Enjoyed the video well done on the finds
I had read a little about the 1830's but not much was said about locally made coins. You're teaching a lot of history and wetting my curiosity about the past.
All in all you had a great hunt! Congrats on finding a rat tail silver spoon bowl! The escutcheon was a nice find as well. Never can have enough buttons. Could come in handy!
Hi from England x
My wife's maiden name is Littler and some ancestors were traced to England.
That escutcheon was mounted thru the drawer front with the ( cotter pin looking metal) before the use of screws . Very common on old pieces.
Great find!