HOW DID WE MISS THIS GORGEOUS 220 YEAR OLD COIN WHILE METAL DETECTING A 1774 HOMESTEAD ON PAST HUNTS

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11 ай бұрын

Once neighbors to the Washington's at Mount Vernon and ascended to the Presidency themselves, the Monroe family for were early icons in American history. Having settled Pope's Creek in 1642, more than a century before George Washington, they too were once just pioneers. Who knew their connection to the land in the wild woods of West Virginia.
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@ptaylor4923 11 ай бұрын

That coin is in AWESOME CONDITION! The relief is great!

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Penny. Crazy how old and still in such great shape it is.

@cassandralinehan5778 9 ай бұрын

You are so lucky to dig these amazing properties! I can’t wait to take my machine out again!

@AdventureSeeker4life 11 ай бұрын

Love your videos! what a find. All of the artifacts are really great but the coin was stunning.

@masonmercmetaldetecting 11 ай бұрын

Those fields look like a dream to detect! Love that Draped Bust, by far my favorite coin!

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 11 ай бұрын

Thanks...the fields are so large it's daunting. I could be there for dozens of trips and not scratch it....ugh.

@loripretti843 11 ай бұрын

No place is ever completely dug!!! You have proven that to me several times over!!! Great finds again!!! God Bless!!!

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 11 ай бұрын

I totally agree! It is just hard to believe how you can hit a site so many times and still swing over the same area on a different season and still hear signals you didn't hear before. Four of us swung this spot in past detections. How can you miss a coin....but we sure did. This one is beautiful too. Thanks Lori.

@michaelm7843 3 ай бұрын

Thanks! It's a lot of fun learning some history and watching you find artifacts.

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@spicencens7725 11 ай бұрын

What a cool find! The draped bust is gorgeous! You guys always seem to find good stuff, but once in a while, a real gem appears!

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Spicens. The coin is truly a gem and in very good shape. I can't believe it has held up in weather so many years and still in that condition.

@JokersWild139 11 ай бұрын

Great video. Lots of ground to pound there but that coin and those pewter spoons were awesome finds. That coin is incredible

@show-metreasure3438 11 ай бұрын

Amazing old finds guys, what a great permission with history

@BudFranks-fu9ye 11 ай бұрын

Awesome finds. Beautiful place. Thanks for sharing with us🙏👍💯

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. thx

@jayedrukas5007 11 ай бұрын

Hi Todd great music and video. Just love all the beautiful music and places you share with us.😀

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 11 ай бұрын

Thanks very much Jay

@coinsandbuttons 11 ай бұрын

Coins and buttons are my favorite finds but that Draped Bust beats any coin I have. Beautiful coin. 😮

@Utahheat 11 ай бұрын

Greetings from Utah! Loved the video. That’s coin is just awesome!

@John-gu4rw 11 ай бұрын

That little round thing with the tabs on it seems like a wood bore hole plug. I have seen those exactly like that on the legs of church pews. They covere the holes in the legs that housed the anchor bolts.

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 11 ай бұрын

I wish I cleaned it up, but it was so rusty I couldn't make heads nor tails of it. Thanks for the suggestion.

@MsAliceinwonderland 11 ай бұрын

Fantastic!!!

@kingcountry4186 11 ай бұрын

What a SWEET coin. Wow!

@rolandtomkellam9306 11 ай бұрын

Todd, these are my kind of sites. The old relics, the history, the beautiful soil, and the large copper is by far, one that is in the best condition of any that I have seen. I also would not give up on the surrounding farm fields. On the Eastern Shore, there would always be one, two, or even three, share cropper homes on a farm that size. Even better, many times I find an earlier starter home that is usually rich with relics that are older. It is not always easy to find these old homesites, but if you study the oldest maps of the area, you may find one listed, or many times you can just use your common sense of where the best place to put a home would be. Of course, I have seen you do this as well, and that's field walking for pieces of old brick and pottery. Many times, I prefer the adjacent fields to the farmyard because it usually means less trash. What I mean by trash is pull tabs and bottle tops because I enjoy the good iron signals as well. Another very good video, and if God's willing, I hope to see more of them as the fall approaches. God bless

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 11 ай бұрын

Hey Tom, I wanted to get to your comment upon public release. Over the years I have uncovered many copper coins, and none have I found this old and of this quality condition. Ironically I have swung this area of the yard many times as have others I've taken with me to the site. It just shows you that soil conditions affect an object being heard. It also should let you know that a site can hold great artifacts yet when you are certain you have found all the good stuff. I plan on going back yet again......have a blessed day brother!

@peterlauter3505 11 ай бұрын

Another great enjoyable video.. I appreciate your work. Cool copper

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Peter. I hope all is well there in Florida.

@allenbuck5589 11 ай бұрын

Outstanding find. Todd the coin was in great shape thanks from. Sc

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Allen. It is my nicest in my collection for sure.

@nh_highlander1985 10 ай бұрын

Good history lessons are gold. Love the Scottish connection with the Munro clan as I celebrated this past weekend at the 44th Celtic Festival at Loon Mountain, NH with the wearing and blessing of the tartans and the Highland games. MacKinnon of MacKinnon is my heritage from 1311 A.D. My ancestors came to America in 1745 in and about this same time period...Mar sin leat!

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 10 ай бұрын

Sounds really cool...Did they come through Virginia or Philly, Baltimore? Many of these early settlers came through Philly.....cheers buddy!

@nh_highlander1985 10 ай бұрын

They came in through Philadelphia and headed north west to a Butler County, PA in a town now called Saxonburg, PA. Keep the history flowing!! ✌ @@AppalachianHistoryDetectives

@earlcaudill2897 11 ай бұрын

Great video! I think that thing you weren’t sure about what it was, with the tabs all the way around it, I think that was a knock out plug for a electrical panel.

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 11 ай бұрын

Interesting. Crazy at what you can find in the ground in yards. The item was as deep as that coin and button.

@conemadam 8 ай бұрын

Wow!!

@JusDirtfishin 11 ай бұрын

Nicely done Todd. Congrats on the saves.

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 11 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy. Tony we hit this site so many times and at least 4 of us had swung this small yard many times. It just shows you that some signals may not sound until conditions are just right. Keep this in mind on your permissions. I did not plan on ever going back to this site but had I not, I would have missed the nicest Copper I've ever found.

@JusDirtfishin 11 ай бұрын

I agree with that. Doesn’t hurt to hit a spot many times. Either with a different setting or a different coil if you choose to as well. But like you said weather can change the ground conditions so the relics pop more.

@gayeyount7948 11 ай бұрын

Wow awesome find with the coin. You always find the coolest things.

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 11 ай бұрын

I try. Thanks Gaye.

@gayeyount7948 11 ай бұрын

You do great and I always love seeing your videos. I watch yours and The hillbillie files with Leo and Heather. I also like the Appalachian Channel. Keep posting and I'll keep watching. God bless you and your beautiful family

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 9 ай бұрын

Do you watch the Appalachian Storyteller? It is one of my favs......

@renaissanceman4ever 11 ай бұрын

Awesome video. I would be hitting that site many more times.

@toddgrace7259 10 ай бұрын

Great videos, unknown round is electrical push penny, to fill hole in panel box.

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 10 ай бұрын

Hey man thanks!

@jeffp6013 11 ай бұрын

Todd Great finds!!!! Love the old house also. Does the homeowner live there or is it on his property? Great hunt

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 11 ай бұрын

His Grandson lives in the house but the landowner lives on a bluff overlooking the entire farm and is on some part of it everyday.

@jeffp6013 11 ай бұрын

That is so cool! Good luck hunting that property again if you get the chance. Well worth multiple trips @@AppalachianHistoryDetectives

@stevespears3341 11 ай бұрын

Hello from Knoxville my friend I’m back. Sorry I’m so late watching. Great video congrats on the coin that’s awesome. We drove to the north entrance and your cousin wasn’t there. I tried to find him but the girls working the entrance didn’t know him. We drove through Gardner. It looked like a old western town. He could have been working another entrance. The park is amazing. Stay safe say hello to the family for me.

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 11 ай бұрын

Welcome back Steve! Just past the Stone Arch Gate if going into the park, the line of buildings on the left are the park maintenance buildings. He manages the maintenance of all the park buildings and facilities and most of the day he is out and about, but the mornings he is there in his office in the Admin building there. I can't put a lot of info on here publicly to protect his privacy. If I had your email, I could have sent you more specifics including his phone number. No worries though I'm glad you had a great trip out there. They do have a rodeo in Gardner each year. My son panned for Gold and Gems in the river there below the town of Gardner on our last trip. My cousins house can be seen crossing the river. He has a deck overlooking the river and pretty visible. On his deck you feel you are right on top of the water. We enjoyed our visit and he loves it there.

@stevespears3341 11 ай бұрын

@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives we had a great time. I would have stopped at the maintenance building but I didn’t know. We drove through town and stopped at the arch for pictures. What a beautiful place. We went to a rodeo Friday night.

@mrdogshit 10 ай бұрын

Being an engineer for the army is a dangerous job many army vets have never seen action I was a contractor with the 10th mountain division thats all I will tell people

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service to our nation. In my case, I was never a Contractor and am with the Government as an Army Corps civilian even to this day, but I learned through the narcissistic man who caused me grief, there is a lot of misconception and ignorance and it is best not to argue with or prove anything to anyone who doesn't need to know. Thanks for your comment sir!

@twindiggersminnesotapamandpat 11 ай бұрын

1803 drake bust was over the top Todd. Loved the pewter spoons you and Scott found. The home and the brick fire place is gorgeous. Such a beautiful, peaceful location filled with great history. So happy you found the shank button. 👍😀👏

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Twins....just goes to show you, you can swing over an area and comb a site and still hear signals that weren't there before. I wrote this site off since I've hit it so many times, but wow, this time around I feel was my best of all the times before combined....you just never know.

@gordonreynolds4599 11 ай бұрын

If we drop a penny today, we probably won’t make the effort to bend over and pick it up, but someone surely felt the financial loss in 1803.

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 11 ай бұрын

I think the same. The coin has little wear on it. It must have been upright in the ground to keep it's details for so many years. I swung that area so many times in the past, I don't know how it was not heard.

@mrdogshit 10 ай бұрын

my grandfather was a civilian contractor for the army too building airfields they say he changed

@AppalachianHistoryDetectives 10 ай бұрын

Was he a Contractor for a private company or was he with the Government? The only reason I ask is because in my case, I was defamed by a very public individual over this and he got it totally wrong and has no idea what I do in the Government as a Government employee, only snippets of what I have told him which I learned was too much for that narcissist. Your grandfather served the nation and helped our country in the time of need. Thank you sir!

@mrdogshit 10 ай бұрын

He worked for the Army I have seen his ID card he had with his picture on it he was too old to be drafted but was drafted to work for the Army@@AppalachianHistoryDetectives

@mrdogshit 10 ай бұрын

I dont watch him anymore and saw his response to you and my question is why go to such a length to defend a woman not his wife and so what if they have sponsors @@AppalachianHistoryDetectives