On this adventure I visit a mysterious location in the mountains and am surprised by TWO rare coins! Original music by Brad Martin www.GMMD.us / greenmountainmetaldete... / green.mountain.metal.d...
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Brad, just wanted to chime in and say that I really love your videos. I have watched them all but don't comment often. I love the scenery you show as well as the wildlife and of course the metal detecting or adventures you go on. I understand how much time these videos take with footage of you swinging the metal detector or walking or riding a 4wheeler past the camera with the camera stationary. These shots have to take a while to set up and film but it really adds to the quality of your videos and I appreciate your attention to detail for our entertainment. Please keep up the good work.
I agree! And don’t forget, Brad writes and performs all of the music you hear on these videos too! Along with his microphone business, hand made leather & canvas goods, gardening, parenting, etc. This guy is the real deal...
Hi, Brad. Susan from Shelburne, Ontario here. My husband (who pretends not to watch but comments on every item!) says he thinks the grate may be a cast iron baffle from a steam engine or boiler. He is a millwright, and he was thinking in terms of the industrial use at the site. I also wanted to say that I enjoy the nature part of the video equally as much as the finds!
Probably right on that. I was thinking it may be an ash sieve, I remember that we had one at our old cabin growing up, you used it to remove ash from the previous night's fire and it separated the larger coals and wood from the smaller finer stuff.
Along similar(ish) lines, I was thinking maybe pieces of the front of a grate. I don't know what sort of styles were used in the U.S. at the time but it's quite similar to the front, lift-out section of my grate.😁
Not to give you a big head, but when the “folks in the know” talk, your site is considered high, high quality Brad. Now that we have been to your part of the USA / Vermont, I have an ever larger appreciation of all that you do. The mountains are brutal up and down and trees are everywhere. Bless you for what you go through to metal detect.
I just have to tell you, I know I repeat it, so many different unique fungi! The tree that bent into about 4 lg circles, your photography skills are incredible. Just beautiful country period!
Brass Nails could be used like a "cotter pin" and be bent over (or sheared off) once they were hammered through. Brass is used on heavier metals and wood so it wont damage it being soft. The tip looks like it was meant to drive through a "slot" rather than a hole. It could also serve to make a "seal", being pliable and soft and adapting to the opening it's driven through.
The metal plate reminds me of a foot plate off a piece of machinery. Love the bullet in the knot. We found a damaged tree at work, a big sap wound. We cut it down, carefully cut round the wound, paring small bits of wood off and eventually found the cause. A bullet, it was in perfect condition but very modern.
Brad, it is fun to see your reaction when you found the Indian Head cent. Indian Heads are always a welcome find and always bring a smile to the finder's face. Then when you found the Flying Eagle and 2 cent coin, your reaction level raised itself to a "something special" find. Having found similar numbers to yours for those two coins brought a huge smile to my face because your reaction was quite similar to mine. So enjoyable watching you dig something unexpected. Thanks for allowing us to participate in your adventures. Enjoy them all.
The two piece flat cast iron could be a sewing machine foot pedal? A two Cent piece and a Flying Eagle are pretty darn good finds Brad! Good job and congrats on the finds! Stay safe and all the best!
Fantastic 'shrooms!! Your photography is spot on! I agree with some of the other viewers that the brass nail is a smoking pipe tamper. The flattened end would have been used as a scraper for cleaning residue out. Lovely coins. It was, indeed, a great day in your neighborhood!
Hey Brad you're the BEST. Those perforated cast iron pieces part of which looked like a wood stove leg could be a fender from a small wood stove. This style of wood stove from the late 1800s was rectangular shaped with two "burners" front to back and narrow from side to side. The fender was at the bottom edge of the front. I think the fender was intended to keep the user from accidentally coming in contact with the stove. I don't recall what the door on the front and side of the stove were for, maybe a clean-out on the side and oven use on the front.
Hey Brad, Great hunt. Love your videos. That one piece looked like a grate to a cast iron stove or possibly a fireplace. They normally came with 4 legs but i remember growing up we had a two legger (if that's a word:) the front part of the grate sat on the "sill" of the fireplace. Again love the nature shots and of course, the finds. I hunt nuggets in AZ, got a .45 grammar the other day. Yee-Haa!!!
Congratulations on the neat coins you found 👏 I really liked the flying eagle cent , I have never seen one of those before, very nice my dear dear. Have a great day...
The Flying Eagle and the 2 Cent Piece are two that I would do love to find 😃. Both of yours came out of the ground looking beautiful!! My favorite coin still is the IHP though ☺️. I have yet to find a toe tap, so that's still on my bucket list 👍. I wonder what burning whale oil smelled like, while lit in a small cabin 😳. Have a great weekend Brad, Becca and Bentley 😃
I think it is pretty amazing to have found anything there. I live up in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont "Caledonia County". I need to get a metal detector and get out there and do some exploring and detecting of my own.
Also check out Not Thursday channel as well, Stealth Diggers other site or crossover. All those sites are well done , and you are correct it’s awesome to see when new videos drop.
Circa 1865-1885 would be my guess. An old logging camp would seem to have more iron relics scattered around. Very nice hunt and kudos to the land owner.
LOVE THE TWO CAMERA SET UP! I'm sure it's a royal pain, but seeing you then the coin then you... it was like we were there! If you can't find quantity, quality is better. Thanks for bringing us along.
Thanks Brad, enjoy spending time in the hills of Vermont. Love the way you cast your mind back to the time the items were lost. Not just the item but the history, the people. Thank you, Curt
Hi Brad , I like watching not only for your metal finds but the scenery and the little shots you take of the flaura and nature scenes. You sure look like you enjoy yourself.
That flying eagle is in crazy good shape. All in all a great day of Diggin Brad. A 2 cent piece some buckles and other bits and pieces of the past out of the ground. Happy hunting and be well
We where suggested your channel to watch your metal detecting technique as we are learning on our own channel. I just have to say you make lovely films with the nature and landscape shots. Your honesty but obvious enthusiasm for the simple items that inform you of the history of the place is very much after our own hearts :)
That cast iron reminds me of the top section on an old pot belly stove. I've seen both a decorative piece as well as a "cooking" plate. Either way it's all good finds👍
Brad, I love watching your channel. I have been watching for almost two years now. I usually watch on my smart TV so i don't have access to the comments. I'm going to have to spend more time on the laptop. This way I can enjoy all the good and bad comments. I love your approach to the hobby and the way you present it. You don't go overboard with what an Item could be. Just caught an episode with your son. That takes me back to when my son was little and learning about the world around him. Keep up the good stuff.
I know I’ve said I loved your home-made music before, but this intro was heavenly… that short clip of calming music in the beginning, coupled with the pics of all of the nature… that was wonderful….. Oh, and the rest of the video was cool with what you found, also 😁👍
Another good day in the Vermont woods Brad .. The 1866 coin is a remarkable discovery, considering it's 155 years old and it's condition .. Thanks for sharing your day of discovery, well done.
Nice adventure, hunt and finds. The Eagle and 2 Cent piece are still two coins I've yet to find and was very nice to see you dig two fine examples. Good luck, happy hunting and take care.
Once again great hobby you share. Thank you for sharing the Nature how things return naturally goes back with some variants. The flying geese and the 2cent are awesome.
I know just what a beautiful diverse state Vermont is. Waterfalls..beauty all around. I so enjoy watching you find treasure. Plus the info you share on the things you find🌲🍂🍁
Well worth the long hike to an old historic place....and treasure! Always enjoy your posts and stay safe and hope the family is well! Mike in sunny Florida
You are correct on the Parker marked spoon . I have a number of them and many other items from the various Parker companies. Guns, coffee grinders, piano stool...a clock by Parker and Whipple....etc
Richard Abbenbroek from Calgary Alberta Canada here. I finally figured out, that the pennies you find. Was probably what someone's pay might have been. After all when I was young, draft beer was 15 cents a glass. I love your nature photos as well with music 🎶 as they are beautiful. Wish I was young enough to join you, be safe, eh?
I love how you share your natural surroundings with interesting nature around you. Your videos are very calming, and exciting with your finds. You're very down to earth so to speak......
For some reason I new that was going to be a two cent coin . I've found three copper washers then one day I found a two cent coin and figured out the washer were made from them good hunt enjoyed the video
Always love your content. As a 20 year metal detectorist your channel is not only interesting, well made and educational, but without the sensationalist, catchy, phrases and stupid words others use. Just great quality, interesting, channel content. 🖒🖒
I missed the Friday morning premiere as I was out of town for 4 days but I finally got back to you! Might have been a small cache but interesting, especially the coins and the "whatever it is" iron finds. I haven't read the comments yet to see what others think. Brad, I still think you would do a good business having some of your photography in a show and/or making it into puzzles for those of us who love putting those together. The mushrooms at the beginning and the curly tree were so cool. Have a great week and thank you for sharing with us.
Happy Friday!! Well would you look at that....you found 2 coins in one trip that are on my bucket list. Beautiful pics of the country too. Sometimes the treasure doesn’t need to be dug out of the ground...thanks for sharing. Have a great day!!
Brad, I don't know how long the guy that invited you lived there, but perhaps several years ago, when he may have last seen that square, it may have been very square and very much a hole? To let you know, in addition to your metal detecting finds, I am continually Delighted at your Artistic Eye to photographing Nature. Stunning Work, Brad! : ) Award Winning!
I really enjoy your 1700 home sites but this mid to late 1800 site is by far my favorite era to watch. Indian heads, flying eagles and 2 cent pieces are WAY cooler to me than burnt out large cents. Either way I appreciate you sharing your trip.
