Finding Valuable Old Treasures Just Below Your Feet

On this adventure I do some metal detecting and find one of my top 10 favorite things to find- and a nice old silver coin, too!
Original music by Brad Martin
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[@MrWoodfiddler]

Tell me honestly - is there anyone more genuine, or more likable than Mr. Brad Martin? Great guy, great locations, great excursions. Thank you Brad - you are appreciated. Love the finds today - such a great production. Keep going strong toward 150k. Until next week... Chuck in NE Kansas

[@memorylaine]

No one... He's not only genuine and personable, likable.. he's extremely talented in so many aspects.. from the music you hear, capturing beautiful landscape but he puts 110% into his videos. Respect

[@5cloudwalker]

Ryan Reynolds lol 😊👍

[@KeefsCattys]

I'm not a metal detectorist , but found your wonderful channel through the algorithm a couple of months ago.. Can't say how much I now look forward to your weekly videos . Keep up the great work , I really appreciate it .

[@dougwalker4944]

😺🙏me too.

[@shadesofidaho]

@@dougwalker4944 HA Add my name to this list. So loving these. Been binge watching since I found them.

[@OO-is9wn]

I've watched your channel for a few years now. It's like welcoming an old friend into the house. I turn to your channel once again, my wonderful wife just passed away from covid a few days ago. So here I am opening my house to an old friend. Your work is spot on, keep up the wonderful work.

[@rickyb2200]

Nice finds , when I find coins from the 1800's I always think about the value of that coin to them was more than we realize .

[@richardthomas1743]

You had some awesome finds Brad, I love the way that padlock looked after cleaning. The patina on it is spectacular, especially with the brass shinning through!

[@user-ey9bt7fs6n]

I start my Friday mornings with fresh ground coffee and GMMD. I love the thrill of the hunt and seeing all the finds, but mostly I love the walk through the woods of New England. I do miss them.

[@DiggingCanuck]

Breakfast with GMMD 😀 Wonderful !!

[@rosemarybruno2331]

Good morning Brad it was 5am this morning and I think yay it’s Friday Brad will post his video soon… ty for making my Friday a great start

[@RobFindsTreasure]

Another fun hunt! Loved the padlock.

[@justdustino1371]

I think that first brass piece is a drawer pull. That second piece looks like a Union Army Corp badge, some decorative army brass gear had loops like that. Look at a US Civil War cartridge box plate or breast plate, you will see attachment loops on the back. I forgot which corps used a diamond. Look it up and see if Vermont regiments were in that corps. 👍🙂 1st Edit: III Corps used the diamond with different colors for different divisions but the only Vermont troops I see on the III Corps order of battle is a company or two of the 1st United States Sharpshooters. I don't know where the 2nd U.S.S.S . companies were raised, I did see a New Hampshire regimen in III Corps.... otherwise mainly Maine, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, Indiana, etc. It may be a Corps badge, it may not be...... Awesome find if it is! Edit 2: I found a listing on ebay for a brass diamond III Corps badge, which I am skeptical of, it is gold colored, not painted, but it is listed as "original" and has attachment loops like what you just found! Only Vermont troops I've found in III Corps were 1st US Sharpshooters, 1 company, a hundred men out of 15,000 in the corps! Congrats, bro! Lucky!!!!! It is a corps badge! 👍😃😆

[@PracticalKen]

Great history recovered. Thank you for sharing your adventure Brad.

[@iriswaterford8881]

9.09pm in South Australia 🇦🇺. Lovely way to wind down the day. For me you had lots of good finds, the stirrup, the lock (looks great cleaned up), the coin 🪙 , the glass topper, the diamond shaped decoration for horse tack. Thank you.

[@old5andimer713]

Another great discovery day in the Vermont woods Brad, thanks for sharing. All of the "finds" are noteworthy, and the thrill of the hunt is plainly evident in your wonderful presentation of each .. It would be tough for me to not have a small fishing rod with me to "discover" a catch of native Trout when the detecting slows and stop for a quick lunch .. That's one of my Vermont pleasures that is missed each Spring / early Summer. Stay well.

[@southernvtgrown]

✌🏻💚 Now i can start my day. Found my first button last week, your vids inspired me to go swing last Friday. ✌🏻💚From Vermont 🇺🇸

[@thenogoodniks8673]

Love finding silvers. Cool to see the old seated liberty US coins.

[@mickymantle3233]

Last week in the U.K. I found a silver coin of King Edward 11 in perfect condition. (supposedly killed by red hot poker!) 1284- 1327. My first Hammered silver ! Metal detecting is SO addictive..but more so now. There's so much history under our feet.

[@kellydiver]

I love it when you find things that people would have used every day, like the stirrup. It’s fun to imagine what their lives would have been like.

[@richardlusk1715]

I'm 54 years old.when I was young, at Miss Shaws store in Williamston South Carolina, you could get two sometimes three pieces of candy for a penny.nothing big just cheap candy. I can imagine how people from that Era missed that dime..Super Nice Video.Super Entertaining as always.awesome find on the padlock and stirrup,jar top.Hunt Safe ,God Bless

[@indyaquatics8370]

Makes Fridays even better. Thanks for your wonderful videos. Very well put together.

[@SheDigsitUK]

Great video 👍 with some really cool finds 😉 stay lucky 😉

[@swann548]

Any day it’s silver is a good day ! 🥰👍

[@joeprovence8707]

Brad, another perfect adventure. You are a master of your hobby, and a very good story teller, and film maker. You improve something each week. Looking forward to next week as always!

[@chrisgabbert658]

This is my Friday morning watching you finding neat old stuff 👍😊.

[@richardthomas1743]

HEY! Good morning Brad and thumbs UP!

[@TheLancoHistorySaver]

That padlock was stunning after you cleaned it up!! Absolutely fantastic!!!

[@michaellangley840]

Damn, when that song starts, you know you’re going on an pirate adventure looking for treasure haha

[@charleswilson9480]

That is a gem of a find metal detecting ..

[@janas7088]

Nice stir up. Awesome seated dime. Great padlock. Beautiful button.

[@spoiledwelbourn7117]

You find a cool silver coin EVERY time. Pretty cool!

[@MrMarcreed]

Sweet one! I loved everything about this upload!!!

[@roccodamiano1763]

Hey Brad, you are without a doubt the real deal!! thanks so much!! love the coins, keep it up.

[@patriciapresley525]

You're wearing a coat and we are in the upper 90's heat index yesterday was 105! I have some Mason jars that are blue with rubber seal and wire that flips over to hold lid tight. Looks like your day was quit interesting lots of nice finds! Thanks for sharing your treasures!

[@lynnschmidt8421]

Very nice finds, great video. Thank you so much for the video. 👍 👍 👍

[@DigginWithDeej]

You absolutely can find dumps with metal detectors! I've done it for years! Some very interesting finds Brad. Love the lock the most! Congratulations on silver!

[@leesmith2798]

Epic stirrup!! Know your iron people. I don't know who to congratulate: The people that ignore the iron or the people like me that know how to listen for the good iron stuff. A special thanks to all of those that ignore iron and thank you so much for all of my good iron finds

[@roxannaweaver2155]

It's the dime and the padlock for sure for me. The finds today, although few, were interesting. Thank you for sharing your adventure with us.

[@johnsonfamilyadventures692]

Great hunt my friend 👍. Congrats on the Silver coin 🪙. We really loved the Lock 🔐. We just acquired some land in Concord Vermont and can't wait to find some History. Keep swinging 🇺🇸💯

[@MikeMcInroe]

Going to have to add a nice probe to locate the bottles and possible garbage pits and old outhouses! Thanks for posting another great video Brad! Mike in sunny Florida

[@rogerdempsey7227]

Brad great day for you young man stay blessed and happy on your great fines 👍

[@BackroadsMetalDetecting]

Brad, I taught a metal detecting class at a summer youth program in SE MN all this week and showed them parts of a couple of your videos. Thanks for helping inspire them! They actually loved your silent video so they could guess what each of the items was. In addition to using detectors I brought for them to use, we also spent the entire week defining the word "treasure" as something that helps tell the story of the item found, how it was used, where it was found, or gives more information about the person who originally owned it. I'm actually jealous of some of the items the youth found this week during my class! Check out the video if you are interested in seeing some of their finds. Thanks again for the inspiration! Jim Parry, Backroads Metal Detecting

[@trolltaker]

Hi, Jim! 😁

[@JamesJohnson-nu2km]

Brad, I love the history that goes with your hunting

[@jerryblum277]

Great video Brad the glass fruit jar top is for a gem jar!

[@karentashuas3171]

Go Brad !!! You got seated !!!

[@gordyssidewayscinema]

Hi Brad, always enjoy you're adventures during my lunh hour on a friday here in North Wales UK

[@Rob_Dekker]

That padlock cleaned up nicely. I like it!

[@jefflawrentz1624]

Very cool finds today, Brad! I especially liked the padlock. The glass lid you found would have gone with a “ wire-top” canning jar- they’re usually a bit earlier than the zinc lids that contained the milk glass seal. ‘Lightening’ was a popular brand of the wire top canning jars. Potteries also made “ wire-top” versions of such storage jars. I’m looking forward to your next adventure!

[@CoinandRelicOntario]

It was a screw top lid, he found part of the zinc threaded top.

[@cynthiahofer2903]

Yes. I have a jar like this that held embalming fluid of all things.

[@CoinandRelicOntario]

@@cynthiahofer2903 The later screw top embalming fluid bottles are quite decorative. I like them. 😁

[@CraneofBoulogne]

The metal piece you found with that glass lid was the "ring" that screwed down to the mason jar and held that glass lid in place; it included a rubber seal. All these pieces are reusable many times over. You can buy a plastic lid to replace that today, which also requires a rubber ring. All that is readily available today. The glass lids like that, not anymore available new anyway. Neat find.

[@jkonet1]

Brad I really enjoy your searches and you conjecture as to what something is...

[@fredclemons8923]

Good hunt nice finds will catch you on the next one 🇺🇸

[@pigoff123]

Thank you for taking us along with you.

[@UnchainedLioness]

I absolutely love ending my Friday by tucking into bed and watching your videos Brad. Adventurous yet relaxing.

[@trolltaker]

I LOVE digging old silver, but especially when I see the seated lady Liberty on the front! But more than that... that padlock also implies that they had at least enough money to have something worthy of buying a padlock to keep it secure. I look forward to every Friday... yours is always the first video I watch on Friday nights, Brad. I hope you never quit doing this!

[@monkcheetah8203]

I like finding coins especially silver but do love finding old iron relics like the Stirrup. Which my wife has found. But still looking for a old lock like that. Great video as always. MC&TT 🐆🐆

[@saintsefo4763]

Hi, Brad. What an amazing day of 'not just a' finds. The stirrup, jar seal and padlock are all a close second to my favourite of your finds, which is the silver dime. Thanks for sharing 👍🏽 ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

[@Dirtflicker]

And he was sat down...nice. Smoke house lock was the best find.

[@cynthiaswearingen1037]

I think you've found an old, worn saw medallion, Brad. You got sat down!!! Beautiful stirrup and old padlock. The old Mason jar closure is nice. Great hunt!💖

[@trolltaker]

I thought of saw medallion at first, but that would have a screw on the back. This was tapered and smooth from what I could tell.

[@mikehall1985]

Awesome dig Brad

[@lindamesa5122]

It's always great to see u on Fri. To brighten my day! I think that old broken bottle might read" not to be taken" an old poison bottle from that era! That padlock is to me a great find because it was so deep in the hole an u have to wonder what was so valuable up in those hills, that they needed such a strong lock? 💙💜💕❤️

[@marykaytaff269]

I enjoyed your video and the Great things that you have found

[@BHiggles]

WOW! Great digs! Congratulations!

[@standbarrett2237]

Fantastic finds Sir! Great commentary as usual! Thanks for taking us with you!!

[@B3RelicRecovery]

Wow I've never seen a jar top like that. Very Cool!!

[@gordonsteinbeck7975]

Always a good day when I get up and can “listen” to your description of found items. Keep it up!

[@buckgrove5927]

I'll take my guess as a brass rivet. Thanks for the awesome channel.

[@philstevens8950]

Great finds Brad. I could watch your videos all day. Thanks Phil

[@dawnthemetaldetective3083]

That lock is #2 on my bucket list!

[@memorylaine]

Thank you Brad for another shared adventure in metal detecting. As always your the best.. loved the lock... So cool

[@SueGirling68]

Hi Brad, some very cool finds, I think the stirrup was my favourite find because I used to have horses. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx 💖

[@erikcarey215]

So as a nine to fiver every day i love Friday for your videos,today didn’t disappoint!! Lots of history. Keep the videos coming as a beginner metal detector i think of you every tone i get

[@brooklyntreasurehunter]

Great video. I love that old pad lock.

[@seahawksfan7298]

What a wonderful dig! Congratulations on the terrific finds Brad! The seated dime was my favorite find from this hunt 😉

[@austinblake8454]

Brad you are the man....love how you explain the history on the finds!

[@kathylincoln8917]

Always love seeing your videos even if I catch them late.. Thank you so much for taking us along with. That lock is way cool

[@Carolbearce]

Happy Friday’s with Brad! Thank you and awesome finds. The padlock is absolutely amazing.

[@jerrydineen2827]

Thank you Brad, this hunt yielded a lot of interesting finds as always!

[@malyman24]

Love the mason jar glass with all the dates, Dec, 17th my birthday, very cool. Best of luck the rest of the year.

[@BKairforce123]

that complete pad lock is awesome! Thanks for showing it to us cleaned up.

[@jimyaekel7385]

Geez, I need to dig more iron signals. Great day Brad!

[@cherylradabaugh2720]

More cool finds ,love your videos ,always eagerly await them..

[@tonyheaton4941]

I enjoy watching your videos, they are informative and relaxing. Your obvious knowledge of the history of your area is refreshing. Watching someone of your young age, with such great character, gives me hope for the future. Thank you for doing what you do. The first thing I ever found with a metal detector was in the late 70s. It was a 1943 Mercury dime and I was hooked from that moment.

[@JaneEllenMusic]

There's a device to test the ground for bottles, I've seen it used in other videos. It's a long, thin, metal probe that you push into the ground. Maybe you could hunt for bottles that way? Thanks for another great video!

[@trolltaker]

Privy diggers use a long stainless probe to look for underground bottles.

[@cj_m2477]

I wonder if the diamond shaped “shield” could be Civil War era. The Union used such shapes for Corps badges. Could this possibly be a badge that a veteran would have worn at celebration/events after returning home?

[@Ringfiner]

That was my first thought, that it was a Corps Badge and I think it is. It sure looks like a Third Corps badge from 1863, they were different colors, Red 1st Division, White 2nd Division and Blue 3rd Division. Pretty cool recovery 🇺🇸

[@toniweber-rice5977]

The jar lid likely dates from 1869-1872 and was used on Mason's Improved Butter Jar as well as other mason jars. The bottle fragments would have read "This bottle not to be sold" and it was an 1890's era soda or beer bottle commonly known as a blob top.

[@marthafenimore4279]

Great finds today. Love your channel. Love your sidekicks. They are hilarious.

[@kimjameson7979]

My guess on the find at 9:05 is the knob atop the lid of a jar for tobacco, salt, sugar or the like.

[@autotek7930]

You are the most chill person on KZbin. Total opposite of Jeff Williams lol

[@deanfeltman1089]

LOVE YOUR VIDEOS BRAD! COULD THE OBJECT YOU SHOWED US AT 9:30 BE A SAW HAND SAW MEDALION? PLEASE KEEP THE GREAT VIDEOS COMING.

[@joebrown1382]

Very nice find on the One Dime, stirrup but that lock was so worth the hunt. Always here on Fridays.

[@EZDiggin]

Great day in the woods Brad!!! A nice stirrup a seated dime and a sweet button. Those iron rings do sound good. Plus a sweet padlock. Happy hunting and be well

[@skipfromla]

The rectangular piece of metal between the stirrup and broken bells looks like a strike plate that goes on the door frame with holes for latches or dead bolts. The hole at the bottom that I can see is recessed to keep the screw’s head below the edge of the plate. It should have two screw holes but I don’t see the other one.

[@keepdigginmetaldetecting]

Awesome finds, Brad! Keep Diggin!👍👍

[@amnas69]

Great video, as always. Looks like you're due for a new pair of gloves.😉

[@jimfarthing9301]

Very glad to see you on a site from this time period. Nice change of pace.

[@eddcurry1245]

Always enjoy your videos

[@Christine_J]

That lock is amazing!! Great find, for sure!

[@davidgonzales8148]

Great finds Brad awesome padlock and coin . Congratulations !

[@heden1460]

Very nice finds.

[@terripipher1300]

Brad my family used to go out bottle hunting we would go and find places in the woods that were dumps we would find all kinds of stuff 1 day we found 3 milk bottles from around the early 1900's as we were told they had a top on them that was a pull tab and would get alot ..they all were intact I learned alot from bottle hunting if you find insulators ..white is common but green and blue are rare

[@respectanimals2]

Fantastic, really enjoyed the video, great place to detect , I love forest detecting you can never be sure what you might find, a great selection of items, peace ✌️

[@CoinHunterChris]

I am slightly biased...but that seated liberty dime would make my whole month! :)