ISLAND GOLD RUSH Town - Silver Dreams - BC Coast - Metal Detecting History - Shoal Bay

Early this summer we set out to detect a town site that I had visited last year. This time I brought some more of my friends along with me. Shoal Bay BC was once the site of the town of Thurlow which had a mining district named after it. There are different reports to how many people lived in the town, some up to 3000 people. After extensive hunting in the forest around the site I am confident that the town never reached more than possibly a couple hundred people and that for a short amount of time. This is based on the quantity of items left behind, and the area of which the debris field from the town covers. None the less a strange phenomena has occurred on the beach while metal detecting there. So far a high number of half dollar coins has been found there. The dates are as follows. 1876 US, 1894 Can, 1898 US, 1900 Can, 1965 Can. Why are there specifically a high number of half dollars on this beach? What do you think?
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[@barryblack1411]

Nice production and a super hunt

[@TYEEHUNTER]

Thanks for being part of it Barry

[@barryblack1411]

@@TYEEHUNTER I wish I had been a part of it, but I couldn't keep up with you kids :)

[@TYEEHUNTER]

Lol9, I thought you commented on Today's video!

[@MetalDetectingNWGA]

Nice assortment of old coins guys! Congrats on your first silver spoon as well!

[@TYEEHUNTER]

Thank you sir! I hope all is well in you neck of the woods. I haven't had any of your vids pop up in a while, I'll take a look at your channel tonight!

[@MetalDetectingNWGA]

TYEE HUNTER been too hot to hunt man. I’ve been lazy this summer. :)

[@treasurehunters2619]

Great video, just subbed you 😀

[@Fleelex]

I will be checking this out later tonight and am looking forward to another adventure!

[@TYEEHUNTER]

Finally! I got the episode done, I have another one in the works too, hopefully it wont take me 3 months to get out there!

[@WIGTV]

Great video. Spoon coins looks a great day. I subscribed

[@TYEEHUNTER]

Thanks for the sub! Your comment was in the Likely spam folder, ill sub you right back!

[@jefflake5703]

It's amazing that after so many decades of being under ocean water, (in some cases 100 + years) that the dates on those coins are still visible and 'readable'.

[@TYEEHUNTER]

It seams that the more tidal the location the crustier the coins are. One spot in Discovery Passage the crust is ridiculous. Thanks for watching Jeff!

[@DiggingCanuck]

Wow ... The word epic comes to mind !!!

[@TYEEHUNTER]

Thanks Liz! Its been a super busy summer for me having moved and also having a pretty much endless stream of visitors staying with us . Not a lot of time for detecting and even less for editing. Things have calmed down now so I am hoping to get on a more regular schedule with the episodes and most importantly more detecting!

[@DiggingCanuck]

@@TYEEHUNTER Always more detecting 😀

[@925inder2]

Awesome video of this exciting trip. Love places like that.Congrats on the sterling spoon and other nice silvers. ATB

[@TYEEHUNTER]

Thanks for watching Sebastian! ATB to you too! Thanks you for checking out Shoal Bay with us.Its a beautiful place to detect!

[@blindlfaithful]

Awesome vid! Really would love to know your beach settings on the nox 800! :) (im out on Sonora).

[@TYEEHUNTER]

@Johnny B Do you have the 6" coil? Find me on Facebook and ill get you the settings via messenger I'm Tyee Hunter on there too. Have you hit any beaches over on Stuart ?

[@DoylesDigs]

Great hunt boys! Glad to see you all back on Thurlow, The Place is a trove, Keep at it 🤘🏻if you guys ever hit Texada island let me know eh! HH&GL

[@TYEEHUNTER]

@Doyle's Digs! Ive been over to Texada a couple of times fishing off of the mine on the west side of the Island this summer. Vananda is on my list of must hunt locations. I'd really like to check out your Island! Find me on Facebook TYEE HUNTER via messenger and we can plan something. Its only about 40 min over there in my boat!!

[@DoylesDigs]

TYEE HUNTER Oh sweet! Yes definitely a must! I’ve been hitting plenty of good old finds in Vananda so far, lots of history here! Sounds good I’ll be in touch, and I’ll try not to snag all the goodies in the mean time 😉 Take care man!

[@thinking1respect352]

@@DoylesDigs Still on Texada?

[@DoylesDigs]

@@thinking1respect352 yup

[@thinking1respect352]

@@DoylesDigs Want to take me out on a tour? I’m chill. Working over there for a bit…