I can't even begin to describe how incredible this hunt was. This is hands down the best yard I've ever detected in my life! Thanks for watching and enjoy!
English detectorist here. I've dug up hammered coins around 800 years old. I've dug up 2 gold coins which are 200 years old. Yet watching you lot across the pond dig up awesome shiny silvers like that just makes me happy on a different level. Your coins come up looking fantastic!
Absolutely one of the best silver videos I've seen in awhile. Wow you were truly blessed with this permission. Bringing your roommate to try his luck on such an epic hunt truly shows the type of person you are. He will remember that silver the rest of his life. Congrats on the gorgeous half. Thanks for sharing and take care.
Back in 1973 a co worker bought a detector. The first place he went was his yard. This is in Pasadena Ca. His home was I’m guessing built around 1922. He hit the jack pot finding 3 baby food jars full of silver dollars. It’s something I always think of when metal detecting come up.
One of the best and most enjoyable "Treasure' videos, I've seen in a long time. No pumped up hype or self promotion, just a very interesting window into a young treasure hunter's adventure. The excitement was contagious! A cool side note, was the demeanor of both of you guys...excited but respectful of the property owner's turf. Careful cutting with your trowel and replacing topsoil is important and helps all of us to keep our honorable pastime beyond reproach. Thanks for the video...hope you do some more!
I started metal detecting in 1971, and over the years have found many interesting and sometimes puzzling objects. I have found silver, gold, bronze, copper, zinc and other metals that coins, jewelry and other objects can be made of. The oldest coin I found is 1700 years old (a Roman bronze) and the oldest object is 3000 years old (a small section of a bronze sword). Having said all that, I will now address those commenters who say that (1) silver coin dug out of the ground don't come out shiny or that (2) no one can find that many silver coins in one location. (1) Yes they do. Most silver coins or jewelry come out of the ground shiny. Although as another commenter mentioned, the type and or condition of the soil can stain silver. (2) Yes he can. I have detected locations like that more than once over the years. It often takes a lot of research and a lot more luck to find such a good location, but it can be done. Another thing, unless one of the coins he recovered is very rare, I doubt that there is even $50 worth of value there. As another person commented, those coins are probably only worth the value of the silver content. But, the value of our finds is not why we love detecting.
In nebraska and kansas silver comes out of the ground tarnished. When you see coin after coin "dug" and they all look like cleaned coins, you start to have doubts.
Really! Not everyone is in it just for the "money." I've been a coin collector off and on since I was just a kid in 1964 or so and it's NEVER been about the money. For some of us the coins are just wonderful in themselves. Although when the mints started to go with presidential faces, the pretty much took most of the wonder out of the coins for me. I have found that the coin detecting has re-ignited my interest!
@@mikecipriani7792 perhaps you havent stumbled onto a really good spot yet or just havent gotten good at detecting. Dont try to find fault in this kids ability and luck to hit a good site
What a bountiful yard, really amazing, silver galore. People who do not participate in this hobby have no idea how difficult & rare it is to find a yard like this. Enjoy my man!
Thanks John! So very true, I think a lot of people who watched this and don’t detect don’t understand how special of a yard this was. Once in a lifetime territory for sure!
@@GreatOutdoorsDetecting I imagine the people who owned the lovely house probably had lots of garden parties and their were lots of rich people dropping there money around the lawn
Great finds, lads, and mostly in such good condition! I hope the landowner let you keep them. Whoever lost that 1/2 dollar at 5 minutes in must have been very sorry; that was a fair little bit of money back then.
I've been Metal Detecting for more than40 years. I've found a lot of Beautiful Old Coins, but I think that 1877 Seated Liberty Half is one of the NICEST USA Coins I've ever seen recovered. Congratulations Young Man!
I was happy that he found that half. But hes scratching them like its worthless metel. Man when he rubbed that half. My phone fell of my hand. Hopefully it didnt break.
Friend of mine found an 1855 Australian half sovereign near his gate. It was nearly new. This is the rarest date. It ended up with a collector at a bit over 100k. Thats the best coin find ive seen.
Thanks for leaving such a thoughtful comment man! I enjoy reading ones like this, I'm glad to have inspired you to want to try detecting! I will say this was a really rare yard and I wouldn't expect to start finding stuff like this right off the bat. Takes time but if you love the adventure of getting out there this hobby will never get old to you. HH! Zach
@@GreatOutdoorsDetecting You should never rub coins with sand because it is the same as wiping sandpaper on them. Take a one to three gallon bucket of water you dip them in and shake it off the dirt instead.
Really enjoyed your video! Your presentation is excellent! . Years ago, a friend and I went metal detecting. Our favorite location was an old park in the center of a small town. We had some excellent finds , too. Lots of old and valuable coins. Also, rings,tokens, and tiny old artifacts! Love you and your viewers.
Well edited and good commentary....I'm a great fan of showing where the item is found and then a still picture of the item cleaned up , then a description of the item. And your enthusiasm is contagious....😁👍🏻🇦🇺
Put the mud one away and clean them later or are you that much of a girl oh oh I got a seated just dig and shut up no wonder it gets dark fast you talk to much
The so-called treasure videos bring back some mixed memories. In the '80s, I was laid-off work and so I used to metal detect in places like parks, beaches, and yards hoping to supplement my unemployment compensation. I found cheap watches and costume jewelry and a whole lot of rusty bottle caps and cans, not much else. But the coins I did find never amounted to much that would even pay for the cost of my metal detector. As a hobby it was fun and my wife got excited about it too (and quickly lost interest). Today, however, if anybody is thinking of getting rich from metal detecting it's pure fantasy or pure luck if you do find something of REAL value like gold jewelry and rare coins. But if you want to become a hunter, get an accurate metal detector that says if it's a coin, jewelry or artifact. Location is key too. Good luck hunting though!
Yea I imagine so, anything in life worth a shit is hard to find. But for someone on the outside looking in, I've never searched for coins, but just the simple idea of uncovering things from the past that "could" have value is very enticing. That and the story you could have for each item you've uncovered. You can look at them years down the road and remember what it was like to find them, the excitement. Like my first arrowhead I found, it's not worth much, but for me it's priceless because of the story I have attached to it. It's like a process of creating memorable moments.
Thanks man! It blows my mind nobody hit this house before. It's like the juiciest house in town and all the other houses I've tried in this town never had much.
Thank you! Yeah it was fun to see his excitement. He doesn't even metal detect, he just wanted to experience finding a silver coin and boy did he. HH! Zach
So much silver in one dream yard! That front lawn must have been well-used over the years. And I'm guessing there was not much trash or iron, either? What a thrill, man! I would have been shaking just like you. Old silver will do that! Congrats!!!
Thanks man! Yeah I can only imagine the social gatherings and events that took place in that front yard back in the day. It's such a grand old house. I'm shocked nobody hit it before, most of the other houses I've tried in this town never had much. Thanks for watching and HH! Zach
Its hard to believe that house hasn't been hit yet. You are so lucky. Around here in Greensboro all the nice big old houses like that always seem to have already been hit. Congrats.
You should always double check a yard even if it's been hit before a person can always miss some ground no matter how thorough you think u are. Ask the home owners if u can do their yards again
It drives me crazy watching folks rub a coin they just dug. I know you get hyped and don't really think about it, but you'll always regret scratching the hell out of it later.
Your excitement and passion for this is awesome. I always wonder how these coins got into the yard. Especially the 1/2 dollars. That was a lot of money back then to just lose.
Thanks Troy! This was an experience I will always remember. I wonder if my roommate is the first person ever to find an 1876cc seated dime as his first seated!
Awesome video and Great Finds Zach! I could tell by the first hole you dug that the soil conditions were awesome to have the potential for some great finds! Congratulations on the Seated Half and all of the other coins!
Congrats on your finds! I like how you went from "this is a quarter signal" on the half to "this is a half or quarter signal" on the next high tone. A true MDist optimism. Thanks for taking me along on the hunt!
Super video Zach! HUGE congrats on that seated half dollar! That's one of my dream finds. It's in beautiful condition too! That corn token was pretty funny and unique. lol. Sorry I can't make the trip out this month. But we'll definitely have to try and set something up in the future. :)
Thanks JD! It blows my mind that this yard was never hit before. No worries about the trip, I understand. Hopefully some other time though! Next May Kyle and I were thinking of going out to Virginia to do some detecting. Maybe you could join us then
AMAZING!!. I can't figure out why there would be any thumbs down on this since there is nothing but amazing finds and great commentary throughout the video. It was a blast watching this. Congrats.
Wow! I am just blown away by that yard! So happy for you and glad to see there are still some places around that can make some dreams come true. I hope to find one some day!
Dude, that first Seated half! What amazing shape it is in! Major congrats on an old virgin yard and some epic finds! I almost jumped out of my skin when you told him to just rub that CC quarter. Ahhhh! Use water! What an amazing yard.
Thanks man! It blows my mind that nobody hunted it before! It looks so good. May never see a yard like that again, although I sure hope I do! Thanks for watching!
Congrats Zach! That was truly an epic yard. The seated half has a great patina. I love it when they are toned like that. Well done and thanks for sharing.
Thanks Dave! Yeah the toning on it is great, I'm glad I sprayed it off because it helped preserve it better. Smaller and newer silver I don't mind rubbing as much but big old silvers deserve a spray.
Hearing the excitement in their voices is great. The "New Guy" finds an 1875 Seated quarter ~ definitely a bucket list coin for most, I(t was the room mates FIRST SILVER. I used to have what I call Dumb Luck. I do not have that anymore. Excellent Video in my opinion, keep digging men!
Sweet. Was waiting for "The home owners took all my finds." That would be my luck. Dig all those coins and bucket listers and then have them taken. Congrats on the seated half.
Yeah. On this house it helped that the owner doesn't actually live in the house, he wasn't around most of the time. I got lucky getting this permission because I caught him mowing the lawn
Hey thanks Shane! I'm actually working on another video of this house. My buddy Jim and I hunted it again yesterday and found a huge silver spill at it. Video should be dropping in the next twelve hours!
Wow i just love your adventure hunting , and because of you sharing your adventure i went out and purchased a awsome detecter , Hopefully it performes like yours ,lol Good job hunting God bless you with more and greater finds Onward thru the fog (or grass)
Amazing hunt! Congratulations on the fantastic finds from that virgin site. That kind of yard is every metal detectorist's dream. There are a lot of them still out there but we just have to hustle up the permissions and put in the hours. -Jay
Great finds my friend and hello from Brazil. May I state that you have to start using a spray bottle. Just a small one they sell them at Walmart or Walgrens. You will need one that pumps. Because you are using a lot of water being spent. I do not know how many bottles of water you carry with you, but using the spray bottle gives the water a jet propulsion so that it blows the dirt away faster and that equals less of your time moving it with your fingers and possibly scratching the coins. Just a thought.
Hey Down South! I have been at it since 1972 & NEVER had ANY DAYS like this! What a blessing for you & your hunt bud! I'm so happy that you were able to vid the experience. Question: did you think to go back & hunt that honey hole for 5 cent pieces & gold???? If you do, based on my suggestion - you owe me a 5 cent piece!
Thanks Clay! This yard was truly a blessing. I went back to it several times to clean out all the signals. I probably spent around 8 hours in total hunting it
Incredible find. But I wonder how those coins came to be deposited there, especially so widespread in such a scattered pattern? And the wide ranging dates on those coins really adds to mystery. Maybe there was a carnival at that site at one time... with people constantly digging coins out of their pockets and losing a few in the process. Nice find though. Last time i searched a yard like that, all i found was sprinkler heads. The homeowner was not amused. 😶
