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  • 0.0 pleeeeease, don't rub your coins that hard! it really hurts to watch :-S

    beside that, good hunt.

    Keep it going :-)

    Greetz from Germany!

  • Why does everyone rub the coins dirt off the dirt and sand scratches it to death ????

  • i am a huge fan

  • No offense, but it's amazing that you find anything, with the way that your fling your dirt around with your pinpointer. Just saying.

  • After any metal be it a coin, belt plate, or whatever has been in the ground for a long period of time, it's metal properties become unstable (on the surface). The "halo" created around the object comes from the metal leaching into the surounding soil. The surface of the coin can be softer than the core. That's the bases for my comment.

  • hhahahah listen to the way he announces dirt 0:16 ''derp''

  • Totally jealous, my best find is a women's gold class ring and lots of Merc dimes..

  • Cool man

  • Wow, a few minutes of searching and you found a silver barber half from 1894. That´s awesome.

    Often the best find of the day is the first one! Once I was searching on an old field here in Cologne/Germany and after 10 minutes of searching I found a medieval silver coin from the 13th century....an so called Cologne silver penny, minted under archbishop Conrad von Hochstaden in the year 1244 in nearly mint condition. That was the find of the day ;)

    Good luck for the next treasure hunt

  • Scrubbing those coins with your thumb makes baby Jesus cry.

  • my mom has that exact token on her car keys. haha

  • i'm guilty of rubbing my coins and i need to stop lol...lucky for me i just started detecting and havent found a good coin yet lol, my first day out and first thing i ever found was a 1936 wheat penny,and now i'm hooked lol

  • Iam no pro at metal detecting by a long shot. But the key to finding old coins is knowing what type of areas to look in! Your not going to find old coins at your local modern school yards in most cases. Do some research and history of what and where old inhabitants places long forgot and such !

  • how come there are so many coins in the woods?

    

  • awesome. All I ever find is pennies haha good work

  • ouch your hurting me!!! ( the coin )

  • I'm not being negative when I say this but why scratch the heck out of a coin with a dirt rub? Not for the dollar value, but for the historical value. Those coins wait for you for a long time. Be nice to them....

  • nice job!

  • Wow! Inspiring! I have a cheaper Tesoro so I will see how I do for 2012! :)

  • find anything out about that good luck token? It seems similar to others from the 40's i have seen. Appears to have been a persons name on it. From what i understand a machine would stamp the persons name surrounding the center "good luck".

  • how much was your metal detector?

  • Can you ask DDub where he got the "evolution of man" shirt he's wearing? Thanks.  Love the videos and your enthusiasm. Keep them coming!

  • do you think a ace 250 is a good one to use to find old coins? ive been hunting now for 8 months now and the oldest coin ive found was i belive 1950 penny, no such luck on silver or gold yet mostly just junk

  • Sweet! Nice Barber Half! Congrats on your recoveries! Best, Chris Turner

  • ~ Nice video ~

    I am looking for an all purpose field & beach detector.

    What brand or model would you recommend?

    Any info would be appreciated.

  • Awsome

  • Awesome, amazing finds.  Congrats!!!

  • you guys are great ,want to see more..

  • Great find, good for you

  • Congratulations on your awesome hunt and cool finds. You certainly had some fantastic luck that day. Thanks for sharing and Good hunting for your next search :D

  • You can call it "dumb luck" or whatever you want. Congratulations. Who knows, maybe I just might get that lucky sometime. But an 1894 Barber Half is awesome to say the least.

  • LOL, you found a good luck charm with a 4 leaf clover on it, on st. Patrick's day while metal detecting.

    THE IRONY.

  • You know, it does make sense to find more than 1 coin near the same spot. Imagine someone sitting in the grass, they have loose pants on or a hole in their pocket, boom out falls both of their coins.

  • @ExpertOfSound

    and over 100 years later, you come along with comparably alien technology and find it :D

  • gosh that soil is so rich!

  • Sweet Finds...Some day I gotta get down there in VA and do some diggin...

    HH

  • sweet !!! dang luck has struck !!!

  • well done chaps on the vids love em gday from spanners from downunder.

  • your philly barber dime is in dazzeling condition! :O

  • my house was made in the 1700's. once when i was metal detecting around my house, i just looked on the ground because something caught my eye.then i relized it was a large cent.

  • well done

  • It's very exciting to find old coins while metal detecting, but please carry an old toothbrush with you to field clean your coins and a squirt bottle with water will help too. By rubbing the old coins your scratching the shit out of them and killing the value of a potential rare coin. Your first reaction is to rub the coin to check type and year.

  • @marxplastic2011 Its all good, my finds aren't for sale.

  • @TreasureFiend wich metal detector do u have and the little one a little info about them plz :) ty

  • @jkoelj I have a Minelab SE Pro with the attached little detector is calld a "SunRay Inline Probe" (its broke though) so my buddy let me use his hand held detector called "Garrett Pinointer"

  • @TreasureFiend  ty again

  • @TreasureFiend Sometimes long forgotten homesteads stand out from surrounding terrain by certain types of trees planted for shade or produce and tend to be in area where natural drainage and may not be any surviving evidence of structures. Homesteads also would have been located close to roads and of course some old country dirt roads were abandoned and became grown over and indistinguishable from surroundings Did you have any method for determining promising search area .

  • @TreasureFiend Are the MD-3010II a good detector plz reply

  • @TreasureFiend

    Being for sale or not, you are ruining world history for every one, for ever (well after you are gone)

  • @TreasureFiend If it were a one of a kind million dollar find who knows!

  • @marxplastic2011

    I can see both side to this. Most guys I know arn't fussed about the value of the coins they find. Its more about the hunt and finding cool things. But it is painful to see sometimes. Great Video's by the way treasure fiend. Thanks

  • @marxplastic2011 I carry some olive oil in a little jar with me for old coppers and buttons when I detect - stops all the surface from flaking off as soon as it hits the air - I dont sell anything either, but no reason to have stuff in worse shape than when I found it - doesn't always work but usually helps - great bunch of coins - better than some of my month totals....heh

  • @marxplastic2011 but wouldnt a tooth brush do the exact same thing...... i just use a wet cloth

  • @infinityhaze No. The plastic bristles don't scratch the surface and they don't push down the dirt and grind it into the coin. When you use a cloth or your thumb you are turning that cloth or your thumb into sand paper.

  • @marxplastic2011 hello Its been in the woods for how long and pounded byu the elements for how long? LOL Rubbing some dirt off the coin isnt gonna hurt it any!

  • just awsome!!!!! killer!!! congrats!!!!!!!!

  • nice

    

  • that's amazing! congrats on that hunt. damn dude, that's crazy.

  • My guess, the person tripped on that log ! where is this location ?

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  • Wow Nice dude! You can't complain about a barber half or any kind of silver Good luck on your next hunt.

  • Wow Nice dude!

  • Awesome find on that Barber TF. I probably would have tried to roll that log over to see if anything was under there but that's just me. Looking forward to your next video, MM2

  • WOW! I would fall over if I found a half sitting on the ground for the taking!!! LOVE THE VIDS

  • hey TF, is it illegal to metal detect in local parks, or would that just be something to look at in the local laws?

  • someone had real bad luck out there

  • How does coins get into the woods?

  • I'm from Louisiana, how much do you want for the New Orleans barber half?

  • I would love there to be a show on T.V. with the following people detecting for different things each week. (In no particular order) Yuelelah, Nugget noggin, TreasureFiend and roadkillscjim. That would make a great show and you all have personalities I love to watch all of you guys on youtube.

  • simply amazing! I'm so envious....congratulations on a super day...

  • u can get about 30 bucks for tht half...nice job! if you have any questions about how much money a coin is worth just message me the facts and ill let u know...ryan

  • That is the best!

  • Im new. Are you suppose to rub the coins like that? I heard it puts scratches in the coin

  • @TheFr1ch yup....rub 'em as hard as you can so a jeanie comes out. Then make a wish to find more.

  • @Lookn4Seated REALLY??? lol jk. Ive always wondered cause I am a certified welder and it take a harder metal to scratch another metal and dirt isnt harder than metal so Ive always wondered if it even really mattered.

  • Just saw this , nice finds you have . Thanks for posting the video for us to see.

  • I've been enjoying your videos, they make me want to go out more and more. I found my first gold yesterday - a school class ring and a sterling ring in the same park. I have only been hunting for two months and your videos give me the fever! When i pulled the ring yesterday I went alone and had to share all that exitement with myself I think you know the feeling---this is addicting stuff! Keep up the good work with the videos we enjoy watching.

  • Kick'n !!!!!

  • Beautiful Barber Dime ;)

  • wow incredible find i detect the south side of chicago

  • What a surface find!! Congrats on the half Barber!! Great hunt!! Tks for posting

  • wow how do you clean your coins? they look really good

    

  • Amazing!

  • dude that has to be the best collection of goodies I've seen you get in a long time!! Well done on the barber half dollar!!

  • Great video - really enjoyed your hunt.

  • thats awsome super good finds......keep diggin

  • Wow...

  • You just pick a spot in the woods and hunt?? What is your secret??? I'm in Maine, and need some SILVER!!!!!! Nice video!

  • Is this an old picnic grove or are you guys just out radomly walking around? Nice video.

  • Way to go TF!! I recently dug one of those good luck tokens and immediately after found my first silver (merc) and the next day found a seated dime and both were in my yard! I found out the grandchildren of the guy that created the token still live in my area and I gave it to them as a keepsake as he had long since passed. Great vid and HH!!

  • Terrific finds!

  • Great finds man.  What a beautiful set of barbers...

  • Awesome footage sir I have suscribed to ddubs channel and so far its good. I was wandering if you could help with a problem. My exwife logged into my youtube account and posted alot negative comments on Jims videos and now im blocked from his channel. Would you please get word to him that I am sorry for this and I apologize for any inconvenience my email account is joes672237@yahoo.com. My name on youtube is incubus5630. Thank you for any help you can give me. Thanks incubus5630.

  • Awesome finds!!!

  • Great hunt and super Grizzly finds! Congrat's!

  • Wow Treasure!!! Im very glad you found some very interesting coins!!! May God bless you!!! This is one of my best detecting videos I've ever seen!!! Congrats buddy!!!

  • Great find! What is a v nickel? And what do you mean by barber dime....whats the difference between all these coins.

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  • an old pocket spill, every MDists dream. With a surface Barber half....heaven.

    Congrats

    HH

  • Hey great finds ! I was wondering how you pick these spots in the woods to detect. Do you do some research first or just see an area while driving and go for it? Congrats again and thanks in advance for any input you might have.

  • that is insane!

  • Yes, that was great!

  • That's a great coin spill HH!

  • UNREAL!!! Awesome pocket spill !!

    What else can I say? Killer find man!!

    Congrats !! : )

  • "I thought you got attacked by an animal." :) Great finds, enjoyed the video.

  • Man you did have a great day for the hunt. HH!!

    Treasure is here -----> ✖

  • That's nuts! Congrats! How would that Barber half be sitting on the surface for 100 years? Crazy!

  • What a hunt :)

  • Fantastic coin spill, congrats on some great coins! How the heck does the half stay on top of the ground and the nickel and dime sink in! lol This hobby surprises me all the time. HH

  • HUGE Congratulations to ya TF!!! Great video. You've just inspired many, many people to get out and swing this weekend!!! My hat's off to ya buddy!!! Did DDub get skunked???

    NebTrac

  • Wow and double wow!! What else can I say? Congrats!! HH!!

  • Wow, that was a stellar hunt. I'm sure there is more in those woods!

  • WooHoo! Thats Crazy! I got excited just watching it!

  • There are coin spills and then there are COIN SPILLS! Needless to say that was one of "capital" proportions, thanks for the video, I shared your excitement too!

  • Looking for info on the token find. Got one myself, looking to see what it is etc. Posted video response, if you have any info on it please let me know! Thanks you guys!!!

  • Awesome hunt! Amazing to think of how long that Barber Half was just laying there waiting to be found. Congrats. Great video. HH!

  • Good job, kept me on the edge of my seat,waiting to see what you have found.so far this year i have found a 36 wash 52 rosie 76 ken half,still trying to find the old stuff it gives us hope when we see you guys finding things like that happy hunting stuman 61

  • congrats on your first barber half and the rest of finds,wtg!

  • GREAT FINDS GUYS THAT 1894 HALF IS A SEMI KEY KEEP UP GREAT WORK.....RESEARCH DOES PAY OFFF I LOVE THE WOODS....

  • Wowww! That was a sweet hunt. Absolutely a treat to watch.  Congrats!

  • Man,you know how to find some woods! Great job!

  • wow congrats!!

  • Keepers! penny,nickel,dime,quarter,half­..sweet! Finally nailed some great silvers this year.Congrats!!

  • Great video & finds Kermit...Congratulations on an awesome coin spill,and Congrats on your first Barber Half Dollar..Way to Go Kermit ! ! !

  • Awesome hunt! You guys have found some choice spots, keep it up!

  • location location location congradulations on a superb hunt

  • i cant believe that, you lucky freakin dog. lol

  • Awesome hunt man!! Wish i was that lucky!

  • you da man fiend,you are now my new hero,im gonna put a pic of you on my coil for luck lol hahaha

    HH

  • Oh the irony in hitting that Token! id take that with you on every hunt.

  • Congrats TF!!!

  • Set my detector down once and found a clad half on the groud, i think you win! lol

  • Frikin Awesome dude! Congrats, did Ddub find anything?

  • Great finds as usual TreasureFiend.

  • How do you know what kind of wooded area to check?

  • @infector101 Well most people say it is 10 percent research, 90% perspiration. Good indicators are old bottles on the surface, old track ways, collection of stones, possibly indicating a structure.

  • sweet job! love the laugh HH!!

  • it don't get much batter then that congrats HH

  • Great hunt and nice find! Congrats on that half WOW!

  • That was a great hunt. No, it don't get much better than that. Congrats and HH!

  • Great hunt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats on your first Barber Half

  • Great stuff... Congrats on an awesome hunt and finds... 

  • What a day! That was hilarious to find a good luck token after you had already hit the motherlode! Now it's about time for another contest and maybe that half could be the prize! LOL!!!!

  • Fantastic finds ! Wow congrats :)

  • Awesome finds TF! Watching you dig it up the suspense was killing me! BTW, loved DDub's shirt too! HH.

  • @Daddydigger1 Thanks Daddydigger! My girlfriend actually bought that for me for my birthday last year. She also got me a coffee mug that says, "Addicted to Metal Detecting". Little does she know the mug is spot on! What a gal, huh?

  • Awesome finds, sure makes for a good day!!

  • Mannnnn amazing coin finds! Now I'm real itching to get out hunting! Congratulations

  • Way to go! HH

  • @MegaKc69 Thanks for watching buddy, HH!

  • Big time hunt,congrats,,,I thought my 37 walking half,buff nickel,and 6 wheat's was a once in a life time coin spill..and you had to go and top that,,,great video.i could;not be more happy for you....R.D.D.

  • @REDDIRTDIGGER Up until now I never found a half of any kind in a pocket spill and this is my 3rd half ever found while MD'ng (others were 2 Franklins) - I LOVE THIS HOBBY!

  • Nice finds, making your day better one day at a time.

  • @HoschtonBoy Thanks for watching bud!

  • @TreasureFiend how do you clean your coins?

  • @SeeledadieKiste Usuially I don't but this time I used some toothpaste and water and rubbed with my thumb.

  • Awesome finds!

  • @jmwnycprr Thanks for watchin!

  • Isn't that strange? How some coins stay on the surface for years and years. And how others manage to be so deep into the ground?

    Mad congratulations! ;)

  • @Ardenwolfe Yea thats the 1st surface find that I found (that wasn't because of roots) The only thing I can think of is that area flooded out a few weeks ago and the dirt was removed but that still doesn't explain why the dime and nickle were down a few inches from the half. One 1 hand the half has more surface area but on thye other it has more weight than the others. Weird but I'll take them however I can get them!!! hahaha

  • Yea Baby Sweet Finds!

  • @thirdphaseofmoon Thanks for watching buddy!

  • FANTASTIC!! That is so cool. Nice going TF!! :)

  • @icollectstuffdude Thanks for watching buddy!

  • Congrats again on a spectacular hunt. Need to get myself out of the dry spell. I guess it would help if I checked the sensitivity setting on the detector once in a while. Doh! Maybe next time.

  • @ddub134 Oh im sure your gonna be tearin it up in no time buddy!!!

  • Awesome video and hunt ! Man alive you tore it up today in the woods. Big Congrats on the Barber half and all your finds. Good luck on your next hunt !

  • @Yulelah Thanks for watching buddy!

  • Wow that was a hell of a spill! Congrats on the half!

  • @jcooking I couldn't beleave it, im still pumped!

  • Metal detector DJ? lol

  • @bunchalinks LOL

  • Dud that is fickin awesome

  • @wbel82 Thanks for watching buddy!