Metal Detecting New York - part 1

Detect History · Oct 13, 2013

This is part 1 of 5 of a history filled road trip for 10 days to test out research methods and find some great pieces of history. Make sure to sub so you don't miss a single find!!

1892 barber dime and an Indian spill!!

testing123 · Oct 13, 2013

Thanks for posting the video! Nice seeing silver in the hole. Does your buddy use grenades to dig with? Those holes are oddly shaped for such a small target.

Detect History · Oct 13, 2013

Not a grenade lol. That barber was apparently all over the place. The soil there was definitely a bit different than we were used to. I wasn't concerned about his holes in the woods - everything was filled in nice nice. In the upcoming videos we do some private property and the holes are very small.

ToastedWheatie · Oct 13, 2013

Very nice finds!
You mention "history filled road trip".
Is there something particular about why you chose these sites in the vid? Can you give us a little backround without divulging the exact spot?
Helps us play along!

dig kzoo · Oct 13, 2013

Nice finds there and good video, Congrats and HH!

G.A.P.metal · Oct 13, 2013

Detect
That is a great video,love to see the N.Y. stuff...that 3030 rocks in the woods,impressive depth...would love to see what it does in a plowed field.
Gary

Detect History · Oct 13, 2013

Thanks for your concern on your very first post. Remember..... WOODS. Holes were filled..

But again, I appreciate your concern and the private message as well.

arrowhead82 · Oct 13, 2013

cool video! good luck for your future finds!
HH

CASPER-2 · Oct 14, 2013

Detect History · Oct 15, 2013

Tidajo - What I do when I research a spot is probably like everyone else. On trips like this, where I have never been, I try to just scratch the surface.

We read about different towns along 2 proposed routes we could take. We looked for any old stories, or maps, or aerials we could find and tried to connect the dots to find some relatively untouched spots. The first 3 days, we only hit one silver, so we changed plans and went more with door knocking and access to private forested areas that were near water ways or may have been frequented by large numbers of people. The door knocking proved to be invaluable, and we ended up on some private land you will see in some of the videos.

I wont say we didnt get lucky, but we gave ourself a chance by doing some pretty indepth reading and at least having a good general area to hit.

Next time should be a lot better!!.

Its just fun hitting totally new dirt and having some finds to show for it.

ToastedWheatie · Oct 15, 2013

That type of hunt is mostlywhat I do. Just wondering about the backround of the property in the vid.
it would be nice to know what we are watching ("old farm from 1800s", "land that held merchant store from 1900", etc)

Detect History · Oct 15, 2013

You know what. You would die. It was 50 feet off a pounded park in western NY. I could not believe that stuff was there. The first 3 coins are from a trashed park.

rickv14623 · Oct 16, 2013

Detect History said:
You know what. You would die. It was 50 feet off a pounded park in western NY. I could not believe that stuff was there. The first 3 coins are from a trashed park.

Yup, dying here, esp since this is in my part of the state!
Great job guys