I Went Metal Detecting And Got The SILVER SHAKES! OLD Coins & Artifacts Minelab MANTICORE Stef Digs

In this week’s episode, I went metal detecting with my good friend Laura up in Massachusetts to see what we could find at an OLD apple orchard! We unearthed some awesome finds, but admittedly, she kicked my a$$! Given that I didn’t get quite enough footage for a complete video from that hunt, I decided to include some BONUS footage that I’ve been dying to share in a video for a couple of months! These finds could be considered “30-second curse” material, because they were found on days where nothing else exciting wanted to pop out of the ground. Oh, and one of those finds gave me the craziest SILVER SHAKES I’ve had in YEARS! Enjoy!
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[@StefDigs]

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[@OhioMetalMaven]

Laura dancing in the field - loved it! Her badge find was awesome. As for you Stef, shut the hell up with that 1st silver of 2024. 😳 Awesome find!! Congrats ✌🏼❤️😊🍀

[@StefDigs]

Haha, thank you! That first silver definitely sent me somewhere into outer space. 🤣 Laura is awesome to dig with - one of my favorite people! 😊 I’ve known her since I first started detecting and she’s become a GREAT friend!

[@OhioMetalMaven]

@@StefDigs anyone who dances in a field are automatically good people in my book. 😂

[@StefDigs]

@@OhioMetalMaven 100% agree! 😂

[@shanesmith1053]

Congrat's on the "shakes" Stef! Awesome REAL and hunt as a "hole"! You ladies killed it! Thank you for sharing!

[@StefDigs]

Thanks for watching! 😄

[@tradizione100]

Nice to see Lady's in action 💪👏 nice find's congrats.

[@StefDigs]

Thank you! 😊

[@MUDSWAT]

This year, I hunted a field next to my home, with my Nox 800 that I've not found many things in with my other machines. I dug a wheat, a 1940s padlock, and a piece of antique costume jewelry, I think my sister or mom owned. I feel the nox is great at making old sites new again. Happy Hunting!

[@StefDigs]

I ran a 600 for 5 years and did very well with it! The trouble when I’m out with others and filming with the Manticore is that I really try and film the targets more often… always a big mistake! The Manticore has lit up a LOT of sites I hunted with my 600. Just wait until you see some of these hunts down the pipeline… 🤣 You’ll be considering a Manticore, lol!

[@MUDSWAT]

@@StefDigs Can't wait to see what's to come. PS I'd say that chain is from the 1970's if no maker's mark it's just a generic chain but still silver, nice find! That reale is amazing!

[@StefDigs]

@@MUDSWAT thank you! Yeah, definitely modern, but I don’t hunt parks, and I seldom hunt yards or the beach, lol! I can’t tell you how many more coins on edge that I’ve dug with the Manticore over the Equinox. 😁 Was a really nice upgrade!

[@MUDSWAT]

@@StefDigs Lol, I went from an AT pro to a Nox 800 yeah major differences.

[@StefDigs]

@@MUDSWAT huuuuuge! I went from an AT Max to a 600. I’d have bought an 800 but at the time, they were backordered everywhere and I figured the 600 was more than adequate for relic hunting, which it certainly proved to be!

[@bretttoomanyhobbies7572]

Congratulations Laura and Stef.

[@StefDigs]

Thanks Brett! 😊

[@billbertke7778]

The surface find "bleep" had me dying!!! Nice digs!!! Congrats to both of you!

[@StefDigs]

Haha, thank you! We looked closer later on and I’d done the row right next to it. 🤣

[@Brando_Magnifico]

Amazing reale Stef! Great finds for Laura as well!!

[@StefDigs]

Thank you! We had an awesome time - looking forward to getting out with her again very soon! 😊

[@digginhistoryoncapecod7506]

Enjoyed both parts of the vid- Laura's cut copper was very cool! The shield nickel was as pristine as I can ever recall seeing but that 1R- would've given me the shakes too- what a way to find the first silver of the year- Congrats my friend!

[@StefDigs]

Thank you! Was stoked that Laura had a good day, and the 1 real SENT ME. 😂

[@daveparnell3886]

Only thing i could find in my colonial copper book that had lines similar to her copper was a New Jersey it had a large sheild on the back that had lines similar to hers but thet would mean most of the sheild is worn off hers.

[@StefDigs]

I looked at it really closely when I was editing - could actually be a Wood’s Hibernia, perhaps, but it’s definitely under weight. The lines could actually be a counterstamp of some kind. It’s too bad it came out so rough! I can ID almost any colonial coin thrown at me, it’s rare that I can’t figure it out.

[@granddad-mv5ef]

Heck yes, I enjoyed it. And it isn't JUST the finds; you obviously love what you do. And that adds so much to the video. You probably didn't know that we all knew you were shaking long before you mentioned it. I feel sure that is the first Reale of any denomination from Spain I have seen , glad you dug it.

[@StefDigs]

Thank you! Haha, whenever I play back the footage of an exciting find, I hear myself hyperventilating. 😂 I love watching people’s reactions, too! Makes it much more enjoyable to watch, for sure! 😊

[@TheCoffeeBushKid]

Well deserved shakes. That is a ball tearer of a coin. Well done. Really happy for you Stef. Good hunt with your mate. She found some nice stuff and the banter would have been great. Good stuff all up. Take care mate 🦘🦘😁👍

[@StefDigs]

Thanks Andrew! Had a really fun day with her, and then that silver at the end was a banger for the first of 2024! 😁

[@asaltprepper856]

That one piece looked like a nozzle from a vintage fire extinguisher. Great video!

[@StefDigs]

Thank you! Yeah, weird little piece - thought it was something to do with fertilizer or whatever else gets sprayed onto a farm field. 😂

[@steveshepherd2712]

What a delightful Reale Stef, the mystery copper could have a harp image like the Hibernias or Bust and Harp tokens we find in Canada. Great bonus to find the necklace and I think you should give it a new lease on life by wearing it ( make sure clasp is good ) 😉🇨🇦

[@StefDigs]

Thank you! I thought about a Wood’s Hibernia but it wasn’t quite the right size and it would’ve been very underweight (I’ve dug a lot of Wood’s Hibernias somehow, lol). Remains a mystery!

[@PinkPowerAllyTreasureHunter]

INSANE INSANE INSANE!!!! WHAHOOOO on the 1 reale!!! and all the other treasures. CONGRATULATIONS STEF!!! 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@StefDigs]

Thanks Ally! This year is shaping up to be an epic one! 😁

[@BarbRayno]

You had me laughing on that reale! Awesome coin, congratulations!!

[@StefDigs]

Haha, I laughed at the footage when I played it back, too! 😆

[@Laurie81560]

Thanks for taking the time to explain the one reale coin. I like hearing the minting details, etc. For 250 years old, that coin is stunning! Congratulations

[@StefDigs]

Thank you! Almost all of our Spanish colonial coinage came from this continent, so it’s incredibly rare to find one all the way from Spain! The reason it does not have the Pillars of Gibraltar on the reverse is because there was no “nod” to the old world meeting the new. This was made for use in Spain and somehow found its way all the way over here!

[@dougsnyder8963]

Congrats to both of you. Super duper recoveries. That Spanish 1 reale is outstanding. What a beauty. ❤ Congrats, Doug in NC

[@StefDigs]

Thank you! It was an amazing first silver for the year, absolutely! 😄

[@StepperCamilleis]

Never seen one with that reverse design! Congrats Stef! 😃

[@StefDigs]

Thank you! Yeah, the ones from Spain don’t turn up here too often - most of the reales we dig were minted on this continent and are therefore easier to find.

[@erickmischke38]

I don’t know why, but I really love barrel taps! Cool find!

[@StefDigs]

I love them, too! I think the reason I like them so much (apart from the fact they display well) is because you can go on a mind-trip thinking about all of the conversations it “heard around the water cooler” decades to hundreds of years ago!

[@nepahistoryandarchaeologys8623]

Congratulations on that awesome Spanish 1 reale! That's a year maker..😎 Thanks for sharing the hunt, and good luck on your next one 👍

[@StefDigs]

Thank you! Wasn’t expecting it to be THAT when I heard the signal, lol! Great surprise!

[@acrosstheboard3207]

Amazing Reales Stef , Laura looks just like Vera Farmiga.

[@StefDigs]

Funny you say that! She’s actually been mistaken for Kate Moennig in the past, not sure about Vera though!

[@dondtektor8537]

You are so right, this is why we do this. Man my hands would be shacking to if I found that 1774. Well done,,,

[@StefDigs]

It was an awesome moment! I just really wasn’t expecting a coin, much less that one! 😆

[@elisabethcole2571]

Congrats on your real - that was a beauty!! You didn't do bad at the orchard either, I would have been really happy with the barrel tap and button! Thanks for another awesome video! ❤

[@StefDigs]

Thanks for watching! Hopefully by the time I see you at BONE, I’ll have uploaded a video that includes one of my three recent shoe buckle finds! 😄

[@TheDiggingDudesOfficial]

Nice hunt Steph! That badge is really neat. Coins are cool but you don't find many badges. Congrats on the silver jewls and 1 R coin!! Wow wow

[@StefDigs]

Thank you! Yeah that badge was really neat, definitely don’t see too many of them dug!

[@bulletbob5102]

Very nice! Congratulations!!!

[@StefDigs]

Thank you!

[@kimetherington2252]

The second part was absolutely fabulous! Great finds on the Silvers! Keep on digging, Stef.✌️😊

[@StefDigs]

Thank you! Figured I’d spice up an average day with footage I’ve been dying to release, hah! Still had a fun day with Laura though, too. 😊

[@philbartoli2011]

Congrats great recoveries!! 🎉

[@StefDigs]

Thank you! 😊

[@jaydigshistory36]

I’ve been to Seville, my favorite city my wife and I went to in Spain. So much history. Side note, the Dorne Castle scenes Game of Thrones was filmed at the Alcazar in Seville Spain and Columbus’ tomb is there as well.

[@StefDigs]

Oh that’s awesome! Now I definitely need to play back some of those GoT moments to appreciate it that much more!

[@Working925detecting]

New subscriber here stef, im only a few vids deep so far but wow that silver was a killer 😍 so much detail for its age! Congrats and I look forward to watching much more of your content. Hoo roo from Oz 👋🇦🇺

[@StefDigs]

Thank you so much, I appreciate that! So fun to have subscribers from all over the world! 😊

[@crisdebeer9763]

Awesome finds as always!

[@StefDigs]

Thank you! The coin at the end was pretty unexpected - playing the footage back I can hear the coin whistle now (as I call it), but that’s one of the only times I didn’t call, “coin!” with the Manticore. 😂 Made for a sweet surprise!

[@donreed417]

Great coin. You do get the shakes. Lol

[@StefDigs]

Thank you! To be honest, I don’t know exactly what it was about that specific coin that SENT ME, but it really did! 😂

[@EarlMenefee]

Great video !!!

[@StefDigs]

@@EarlMenefee thank you!

[@olivei2484]

10:33 looks like it has barbs on one end, would be used to attach a rubber hose to. It kinda looks like a maple sap tap , but not quite.

[@StefDigs]

Wonder if it’s got something to do with cider, then, given it was found in an apple orchard - I’ll have to look into it!

[@olivei2484]

@@StefDigs Maybe. Most cider was made in barrels at that time. I would assume it would be like ale. I am not sure how the maple sap pipeline taps are made. They live in the trees year round. I only ever ran buckets sugaring, never really looked at the pipeline setups.

[@StefDigs]

@@olivei2484 I’ll definitely have to look into it more!

[@skandral1339]

Great video. new subscriber!!

[@StefDigs]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that! 😄 Much more to come - stay tuned! I upload every Monday. 😊

[@PatrickParker-fc6hy]

Dog tag Doug from the quarter hoarder crew would love that dog tag

[@StefDigs]

I feel like I can find him a better one, lol! Actually, I have a ton of older ones! 😄

[@PatrickParker-fc6hy]

When I saw you find it, that chuckle head popped to mind

[@StefDigs]

@@PatrickParker-fc6hy haha, right?! 😂 Doug is a great guy, always love hanging out with him and Jason at events!

[@PatrickParker-fc6hy]

Between you ,those guys and a couple others I have a new dream just got to get out and get lucky. Living in East Tn it's hard to find hunting areas

[@StefDigs]

@@PatrickParker-fc6hy if Doug were here, he would find a way to crack a joke about “getting lucky.” 😆 Thanks for watching! 😄

[@daveparnell3886]

On the badge you may want to talk to the state to make sure it didn't belong to a missing saftey officer.

[@StefDigs]

Thanks! I’ll pass that thought onto my friend who dug it, for sure!

[@williamstewart1378]

congratulations on the reale

[@StefDigs]

Thank you! 😊

[@williamstewart1378]

@@StefDigs your welcome ill be going out here soon

[@StefDigs]

@@williamstewart1378 right on! Good luck! 🤘🏻

[@williamstewart1378]

@@StefDigs i think i just got my first knee buckle ..oooo help

[@StefDigs]

@@williamstewart1378 awesome!

[@earlmenefee3421]

Like the body oil lol 😆

[@StefDigs]

Haha, I usually say “nose grease” but it’s grossed a few people out. 😆

[@jillianfortuna2348]

👍👍

[@StefDigs]

Thank you! 😊

[@StepperCamilleis]

Could be a 1786 or so New Jersey (NOVA CAESARIA) copper

[@StefDigs]

Thanks! I looked carefully at that, since I had considered a NJ - alas, just can’t get a positive ID on it! PS - got a little backed up with my emails lol, will get back to you ASAP! 😄

[@jamesdukes4401]

She Was Shakin' (oh-oh-oh-oh)... Eddie Money

[@StefDigs]

Hahaha, I was, I was! 😆

[@earlmenefee3421]

Nice lol

[@StefDigs]

Thank you!

[@dirtfishermatt22]

jersey copper??

[@StefDigs]

I don’t think so - what you don’t see is the elapsed 45 minutes we spent staring at it in the field. 😆 A NJ crossed my mind but the lines are only really sharply defined in one spot. Still a mystery!

[@erickmischke38]

Inner city,,,, “my gawd, gunshots, run”! Rural New England, “stop shooting, you’re ruining my video, ASS”!

[@StefDigs]

HAHAHA, omg it’s so true! 😂🤣 I’m cracking up! 😂😂😂

[@erickmischke38]

@@StefDigs😬🤣

[@StefDigs]

@@erickmischke38 I read it outloud to Nic because I was cackling… 🤣😂 She only gave this a chuckle, hmmmph! 😡😂 I literally screen grabbed it because I was laughing so hard hahahaha!

[@XP_LANE777]

Maholo, Peter O'Keefe can id your coin.

[@StefDigs]

That would be pretty tough, but maybe, lol. I can figure out almost any coin and usually ID them right away in the field. For example, I immediately recognized a 1723 Rosa Americana two pence the moment it came out of the ground yesterday. 😆 I’d wager a (possibly arrogant) guess that almost nobody could’ve known what it was right off the rip, haha!