Still one of the best metal detecting videos. I still watch it every once in a while.

In October of 2012 Dug a small hole in my backyard and hit a metal object. I found a old teapot type container with the words Philadelphia furnace. Inside there was a cloth that wrapped up over 300 dollars in gold coins all dated prior to 1858

I am rewatching this video for the first time in years. The last time I watched it was when Beau first put it on KZfaq, had maybe a couple thousand views. On Saturday, March 16th, 2019, I dug first 2 reale. I was so, SO excited, and I still attribute my detecting addiction to Beau after so many years. This is where it started for me.

I’ve watched this video like 20 times and it never gets old. This is just too insane

I see titles like this ALL THE TIME, and 90% of the time, it's clickbait. Not you, good sir. Every time I've clicked on one of your videos, I see exactly what the title says. It says something about a channel, when it's content is so cool it doesn't need clickbait like every other channel seems to.

That has to be a metaldetectorist's dream. A find of a lifetime!

ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!!!!!! I would just DIE if I found this!!!!!!!

Wow this is easily one of the best coin spill finds on KZfaq without a doubt! Great video!

An absolutely spectacular discovery!!! Congratulations!!! Watching 14 minutes of your discoveries is better than any TV show/ Reality Show out there!! Keep up the great work and may the next ones all be yellow!!

who else was worried THE WHOLE TIME about those other coins he sat down on those rock, IN THE WATER.?!?!. lolol shew!

Wish I could go back in time and see how these got there and why they were lost.

how were you not shaking and freaking out ?! lol seriously i would have been so freaked out and screaming

Apparently in 1837 there was a banking system crisis. Many banks went under. The following from Wikipedia: "The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the United States that touched off a major recession that lasted until the mid-1840s. Profits, prices and wages went down while unemployment went up. Pessimism abounded during the time. The panic had both domestic and foreign origins. Speculative lending practices in western states, a sharp decline in cotton prices, a collapsing land bubble, international specie flows, and restrictive lending policies in Great Britain were all to blame. On May 10, 1837, banks in New York City suspended specie payments, meaning that they would no longer redeem commercial paper in specie at full face value. Despite a brief recovery in 1838, the recession persisted for approximately seven years. Banks collapsed, businesses failed, prices declined, and thousands of workers lost their jobs." I suspect that what you found was either the private stash of an individual attempting to protect his money from going down with the local bank or a banker attempting to save some of a bank's specie (coin) from its depositors. Something must have happened to the person stowing the money otherwise he would have come back to retrieve it. Perhaps he was hung by his unhappy depositors. And it could have been the stash of a thief. All of this is speculation of course. Very interesting stuff.

I have watched this video a couple of times, and I think I would have fallen over and died in the water if I had found those! I am a woman, so I don't think quite like a man, and, that said, I would mount these up on a velvet background and daydream about where they came from, and what happened to bring them to the place I found them!. I pray you enjoy the wonder of this find, and reap many years of enjoyment from their beauty! Congratulations to you and your family on this incredible find!

I almost drowned! You didn't tell me to hold my breath! lol

I didn't know this was the video that started it all. It's a great find, and I see why AC has been so popular. His easygoing demeanor and the way he explains things is very informative and easy to watch. It was fun seeing the old pinpointer, too. Before the Propointer AT came out, folks were waterproofing their own. Just a lot of good stuff here, thanks for posting.

The amount of history that must have happened in and around that area! This is so great to watch! Thank you so so much for sharing your adventure. I pray and hope you gave your finds a good home. :)

It was such a pleasure seeing these coins in such wonderful shape...and the history behind them is so cool. Ty for posting

IIRC, this may have been the first Aquachigger video we watched. I we have been hooked ever since! Exciting find and the coins just kept coming, and coming, and ...

Just came back to this video. Just as good as the day I watched it when he posted it. Happy hunting!

Wow that's incredible stuff. I am 100% jealous and I'm not ashamed to say it! Glad you found those coins. Great video.

beau, ive been a subscriber for a very long time for your channel. its amazing to see how far along you have come along. every video is great. thanks for keeping me happy while i wait for the day i can afford a new machine. ps, your editing skills and filming have greatly improved. cheers.

Still my all time favorite detecting video. Hadn’t seen it in a while. Love your channel.

What an awesome day that was! I had to come back and revisit this video. It's one of my favorite of many Chigg vid's.

Hey Beau! Wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your videos on metal detecting. I have had detecting as a minor hobby for 25 years or so and I have never found anything like what you have. I like the way you do the videos and your approach as a fun loving serious hunter is clear and refreshing compared to other videos by other guys. I am still using a White Spectrum, pretty good machine, although 20 years old I guess. I appreciate how you never tell where you are when you find great stuff. I was wondering if you do research on an area before you go out, or word of mouth, or just good luck? Keep up the good work! Charlie

It's honestly a dream to find something like this. Like just pulling up an 1803 half dollar, than pulling up 3 or 4 8 reales coins

I really can't believe that. I don't know what I would do if I found something like that. That is truly amazing. And just the history of all of it behind every dig. Great job. I love your videos so much.

How can you act so calm? I would not even be able to speak! Congratulations.

This is the kind of thing I want to be doing!! I love coins, and I love treasure hunting! This video is so exciting :D

Great dig! Most should know that that is what many of us call a once in a lifetime find. But I hope you many more such treasures!

I don't normally comment on youtube videos, but had to for this one. Back in 2016 I was working night shift and one night on a day off, I was going down the rabbit hole of youtube videos and came across this one. Before this, I knew nothing about detecting. This video is what got me to buying a Garrett Ace 250 ( I swing the Equinox 800 now) and gave me the opportunity to search for treasure all over the U.S. and other countries. I just wanted to say thanks for the videos and showing how exciting this hobby can be!

Long metal detecting videos are usually boring, but this one had me glued to my seat and drooling on every find. Great job!

I am watching in the further. You are so young here. This was 5 years ago. You have been digging a while. Neat find!

Beau, this video is no doubt the most inspirational video on detecting I have ever seen. Your dedication never disappoints. Happy hunting, 2018 bud.

Ultra cool finds man! This is just amazing! Thanks for putting these in order in 2020.

Wow, that is a fantastic spot and a great coin collection for a 3 day outing. I am as excited as you are and you are the one doing all the work. Thanks for sharing.

$1912 is the price of 6.5 pounds of silver. Excluding the actual value of the coins. Very sexy find.

I'm watching this in 2016 and he looks so different now

Nice to see this again , might be the first metal detecting vid i watched . Thanks Chigger . ( still my favorite treasure finds ) .

I always come back and watch this video every year! Awesome find Beau!

Pretty amazing composition of the treasure - such a variety of coins from different countries! And only silver. I'm impressed with your passion for the search, you're so happy! Good luck!

the coins that have holes in them. in my history reading. pirates would weave them into there cloths on bracelets necklaces. etc. kinda of a way to show status, or symbolize how much "treasure" or bounty they had collected/stolen. interesting to see that. because its not seen to often.

Wow!! That’s the kind of find that everyone is looking for. It’s also the kind of find that keeps you looking. Congratulations! Can’t wait for your next adventure.

This is by far my favorite video of yours! Your finds in that spot are a detectorist dream!!! Happy Hunting! ~ Gypsy

Beau, I entertain myself while hubby watches ballgames, etc. watching metal detecting videos...I metal detect a bit. Can't swim and won't make it in a river...haaa but on land I love it. I really enjoy your videos and find myself watching them over and over. What do you think, or wish to think, the story is on all these coins? Do you think they were hidden to be later came back for, or simply lost during battle. So very interesting and I, too, think of the person/persons who had them and last held them. What a find. Congrats. Always waiting for a new vid to pop up of yours. God Bless

ive now watched this maybe 5 times and these finds still turn me on lol..fantastic haul of some fantastic coins beau well done :) all the best john :)

One of the coolest coin hoards found ever captured on video.

Ultimate treasure find. Wow, so pleased for you, and just goes to show, perseverance pays off!!

I think you found your 401K plan right there....

***** At 9:45 it IS a Portuguese coin, you can see perfectly the armillary sphere and the Infante D.Henrique Cross or Portuguese crist cross behind the armillary sphere, those are national Portuguese symbols and at the 9:58 in the other side of the coin you have the coat of arms of Portugal Kingdom. AWESOME

I’ve watched this video so many times. It got me into the metal detecting hobby that I am so passionate about. I live between Boston and Plymouth Mass so we have a lot of history in the ground. Thank you for the inspiration to get into such a great hobby

wow this is incredible Chigg! I've been watching yoir vids for some timw now but only just seen thoa one. what a haul!! I use the AT Pro myself so glad it's working for you. Nice worl, Dan

2019. This is like my 8th time watching this video. Still can’t believe it. Crazy.

This was amazing! Every treasure hunter's dream.

That is amazing, the motherlode ! That's what I love about historical stuff, right away my imagination runs wild trying to figure out the story behind these things.

Amazing find !!! WOW that looks like so much fun to go and find history in places people just normally would walk by and not know whats under their feet :)

this is way better than national geographic

I love this video!..keep them coming,well done.

Wow! That's awesome! The best thing I've found is 17 coins from a shipwreck on Lake Michigan. They all are american and date from 1835 to 1876. Of course I am still going back there and continue to find around 5 coins on average each time.

Wow. Awesome finds! How wonderful. Good job Beau!!! Somehow i missed this one.

Years later I still visit this video to dream...

Awesome find! Congratulations. How much fun was that?!

I have watched this video a few times over the past year and it still excite's and surprises me ..keep up the good work.

What a dreamy coin collection find. I have got to get out and try my luck because that was awesome! Thanks for the inspiration. 👍

Just fantastic!!! The best I have ever seen! BTW, that Mexican 8 reales is neat--the first issue of 1823. Just incredible. Which region of the US? Very, very cool!! Thanks for sharing.

Holy Cow..!...those early American silver halves at that amount and condition is a coin collectors dream. They have to be pretty valuable and those big Spanish silvers just amazing.

This was the first video of yours I watched. Thank you for years of great enter.

those coins are worth a small fortune... I have some old 1800's halfs.. a lot of them go for 150 minimum even in shit shape

The coin that claims to be Brazilian, I believe it is actually Portuguese. In 1815 Brazil was still a Portuguese colony, so I believe that the coins that circulated in the country were from Portugal.

Awesome that you find all that stuff. You motivate my little girl and I to find our own. Thank you. Great videos by the way.

This is probably my favorite metal detecting video on KZfaq so far.

Close your eye's and listen to his voice... Did you hear it? Owen wilson.

Makes me want to run out and buy a metal detector

I come back to this video every once in a while. So awesome!

I think I have seen every worthwhile metal detecting session. This is by FAR my favorite! I know its exciting to see a gold coin dug here or there but nothing compares to this clip. It motivated me to get out there myself

What a awesome find!! My friend and I once found a box with Confederate and Union items in it in our area..was a great feeling to have a pay off type day. :) Good luck to you in the future. :)

I'm not so sure I'd put this on the Internet. Somehow, the existing landowner, the State tax board, the IRS, and John Smith's third ex wife will somehow try to claim all or part of it.

I love chiggs older videos you make my day much love to your and your wife Lindsay have a good night chig

Hello Beau I watched this video for the first time back in 2011 and it inspired me to buy an AT Pro. 200+ Gold rings later it is still my #1 land and water metal detector. Thank you sir and good hunting!

LIKE x100!! Ho hum Here I am, just pickin' up $2,000 coins one after another. ♪ It's a good day, yup! dum dee dum dum.... ♪Just paid for my metal detector 13 times ....♪ ♫ dum dee dum dum ♪ ♫

I hope you realize how valuable all of those coins are...some of those are worth more than a thousand dollars a piece

Man oh man, I got so excited for you when you started bringing them up. I am a new metal detector fanatic, and am in the oldest place in North America, and I am amazed at some of my finds right on the beach in front of my house lol. I have found a bunch of Newfoundland silver coins, cameos, silverware, but the biggest surprise was a cannon that I cant budge which is crazy. Someone must have hid or lost those. They are beautiful, keep going so us newbies can keep on getting those tips. Man I just want to get out there right and start looking but as you know frozen ground is a bugger to dig up lol.

The amount of times I have watched this video! Can't be nothin more satisfying than bringing up tonnes of huge silver coins from a river. Nice!!!

That is so awesome, I would love to find something like that, you are a lucky man, love your videos. They give me inspiration to keep trying lol

if money was so hard to come by back then I wonder why everyone was throwing it around in the creek?

Wow! That’s a nice haul! You have so many great videos! Thought I seen them all, but this one popped up today. 👍👍

This is outstanding, I hope you find many times more than this. I just don't understand all the dislikes. I am all for any successful hunt and very happy for the th'er that hits a good return. Makes me want to grab the ole detector and head out. Thanks for the video.

Someone must have dropped a bag of silver there. Interesting to guess the story behind this

you may have found about 100000 dollars in value. Any word about the local history regarding this stash?

This must be one of the best silver finds of your life! Extraordinary!

Most amazing video i've seen,,had to watch it again. ;) very well done Beau. congrats again. atb

sorry for my language. HOLY SH!T. what a great haul

Beau, I have to say, you and Deep Digger Dan have the best videos on KZfaq, hands down! Nugget's are good too but they're a bit slow. You guys get right to point, you don't BS a lot or talk about stuff that's not worth listening to. Good job man. Congrats on the great find. I'm new to this but I've watched A TON of videos and you and Dan are the kings! Keep up the great work!

What a great find !!! Best coin spill ever !

I didn't want the video to end! Spectacular find!!

Nice video ! ...... Why is it when you pick the coins off the bottom there's no coin marks left behind ? ....... Then coins stacked on each other don't have coin marks on each other ........ I have found many coins and they always have marks when stacked on each other ....... Doesn't make sense to me ?

i watch you and deep digger dan you guys are amazeing i wish i could do this but unfortunitly i can't cause of my heart condition.bravo guy's bravo.

My God I'm so jealous. I've been detecting for two years now, and only have one silver half dollar. I was stoked. I'd love to have a find like this one. Congrats.

Working my way from the beginning, this one is amazing!!! Well they all are but seriously WOW🤩🤩

I quick Google search shows that these are worth anywhere from $500-$1500. Was this stash worth more than $100,000? Nice work!