Massive Boulder Leads Treasure Hunter to Find Curious Golden Coin

[@trippingonrocks1165]

I like how you take your time and explain your finds so well. What an awesome hunt, well done. Thank you 👍🏼

[@GMMD]

Glad to hear that!

[@jonathanstanley2531]

Fantastic finds. My Friday’s are not complete until I watch GMMD. Thanks so much!

[@davidleearney3090]

agree nice morimg starter

[@ShellyAnn1a]

Love the way you put in clips and stills of the natural world, like the feather on the leaf or the little inch worm on the log. It makes your videos more interesting, than just going from one find to the next digging holes in the ground. Please keep this style and keep the videos coming, I now have to enjoy the outdoors vicariously through videos like yours. Thank you for sharing.

[@Steve-Pitt]

It's always great to wake up to a Friday morning but even better with a new episode of GMMD!

[@millyakins807]

Better than a cup of ☕

[@flthunderdigginwrob3162]

Jeep ZJ- every friday I make my bacon, eggs, toast and coffee, and into the living room we go to watch GMMD!!!

[@Steve-Pitt]

@@flthunderdigginwrob3162 Sounds like us! Except we have to wait until Saturday morning :-)

[@cdoggyish]

It's always great to wake up.

[@phillipyannone3195]

Great finds today. Over all you have the best metal detecting channel on KZbin.

[@GMMD]

Thanks so much, Phillip!

[@ahhReno]

note even remotely close lol beau is 10x more enjoyable to watch.. this was a cringe fest

[@dadams9158]

@@ahhReno huh?

[@blkcat1254]

@@GMMD Hi from Canada. The shoe buckles that you find may not be bent,look at your foot and notice that the bone is high on one side and not on the other, left and right buckles.the one in the vid is for the right foot.

[@mariamjehn7071]

I love this channel..he doesn't scream and carry on verbally...every time he gets a good find..he is just so knowledgeable and the videos are beautiful!!?

[@waltergolston6187]

As my Grand Father would say the Jay feather was a Spirit gift to be gathered and given a thank you . Such things are rare and a portent of good.

[@billoliver2251]

Really love your vids Brad. You have a calm demeanor that makes your vids pleasing to watch. I don't care for people yelling at me no matter how excited they seem to be. You convey a lot of knowledge about your area and I enjoy your incite.

[@monkcheetah8203]

Nice finds yet again. Liked the shot of the blue Jay feather 🐦

[@riverbender9898]

I've been detecting since I bought my first Whites new in '73. I really like your style and attention to (and respect for) the precious artifacts of our forebears. Thank You.

[@axesort9070]

I just don't understand why anyone would give you a thumbs down on any of your videos. They are all so great

[@stephk5797]

I adore you and your videos Brad and I've watched pretty much every single one - whenever I see an upload I can't help but grin and whenever I hear the theme music just a massive wave of peace flows over me, no matter what is happening in my life - thank you so much

[@GMMD]

Thanks so much, Steph!

[@stephk5797]

Yaaay! *incoherent fangirling*

[@WW2HistoryHunter]

Again a great time shared here. Thanks for doing that and Greetings from WW2HistoryHunter.

[@rodevans602]

As a kid here in Australia 60 years ago I had two of those half guinea tokens in my coin collection. Same date, 1797. They were brass, but not (as I remember) gilded. They were known as Gaming Tokens, presumably used in some kind of gambling game.......?? Love your videos and look forward to them every week! Best.... Rod.

[@toulds]

Yes, it's a spade Guinea token. They are quite common finds on the fields in The UK. Cool to see one come up in The US.

[@spartanumismatics8165]

Yep definitely a token. Made out of bronze. Georgian. Not a counterfeit. I have several. Fairly common

[@patrickbush9526]

Wow great find

[@Bell2trac]

Again a wonderful tour of the mountains laced with fabulous finds! Love the counterfeit, it always a puzzle when we find one and a mixed feeling, while we would like to find the original we take comfort in knowing the counterfeit is even more scarce!

[@cynthiaswearingen1037]

You found a bean pot hanger, whole! How cool is that? Beautiful buckles, I really am impressed with the repaired one. I love the buttons, too! And a counterfeit coin! They probably tossed it, when they realized it was fake! Awesome video, as always, Brad!

[@t.s.butler191]

A hooked handle beanpot piece! Kinda rare, I think, hard to find whole at markets. Hooked handles, (for hanging over a fire), is usually broken. I have my grammy's.

[@larrylakey1331]

Great program Brad, your country and mountains tell such a wonderful story of the life and people. I think some of your adventures would be great. But it is such a joy at age 83 to still see and do through your eyes. Keep it up sir, and God bless you.

[@chrisackerley1842]

Awesome video, Brad! I agree with Wendy. I'd love to see the contents of your display cabinet, sometime!

[@Beanieweenieable]

Thank you for always providing us with such and enjoyable story!

[@dgc940]

I just came across your channel two three weeks ago and just wanted to let you know that I really like it! Its your personality and attitude that lends to the channel not to mention your video and editing skills are very good too.

[@brianmccarthy9514]

That is a thimble for a flintlock rifle. For the ramrod. That’s a beautiful find

[@jonaichs1976]

That is exactly what it is.....looks like a modern jaeger.

[@kayesdigginit1519]

It amazes me that the scam artists were busy being deceitful even in the early days of the colonies. I love every video that you make. You don't just hunt history out; you give us the beauty of where you're at and as much backstory as you've got available. This is why I love your channel. And as usual; you always tend tio find some great items to show I us. My favorite in this video was the ram rod guide, it was a beautiful piece. Have a great week Brad ☺👍

[@Mantreaus]

Another Fantastic Hunt. Worth going back a few times it seems. For the History side of it, I wonder if there were census or land claim records available at a local history museum. I have spent many hours going over old microfiche rolls searching old documents. Local Historic Societies have been very helpful. Who ever lived there may not have been wealthy by monetary means, but what you have found there has had a distinct sense of style and art form. The counterfeit coin itself has a story, but found where it was found someone lost twice. You're livin the life Mate. Congrats.

[@katiekoehlmoos6472]

Super neat finds! Always a pleasure. Thanks, Brad!

[@flthunderdigginwrob3162]

Well Brad, another OUTSTANDING video. Love everything about them!!! Now, your videos are about, oh, 1000 times better than mine-but one teeny observational idea-when you were describing that shoe buckle and called it a chape, maybe show a quick picture of all the parts together with an old shoe, give us a better concept of the use of the item! LOVE that coin find!!! Your 2nd counterfeit coin!!!! Rob / Diggin' Florida w/ Rob!

[@StefDigs]

Beautiful shoe buckle frames and that counterfeit gold coin is unreal - hell of a day, Brad! I'd definitely be revisiting that site, especially after our Northeastern deep freeze.

[@dadams9158]

Great tune 7:35 ish. One I associate as the gmmd signature tune. I know when I hear it something intresting is about to happen. Love the finds, the scenery, the music, the history and the excitement your channel evokes.

[@briankesterson4365]

Some fantastic finds once again! You do a great job highlighting your artifacts as well as describing them. Your videography and story telling ability are excellent! Thank you again for sharing your adventures with us! H.H.

[@wadehendryx7378]

Real nice to wake up to one of your videos here on the west coast. Wish we had the older history that you have. Love it.

[@jengalloway4961]

Beautiful scenery, now on my list to visit. Great finds. I hope you got out of there before the storm. Thanks for sharing.

[@havardmoen6423]

I could watch this all day. Pity one has to work. Keep it up!

[@GMMD]

Glad to hear it!!

[@KayInMaine]

The shoe buckle with the silver fix!!!!!! Awesome.

[@karentashua.14s13]

DITTO TO ALL THE GREAT COMMENTS !!!! You are providing such a service along with enjoying yourself !!

[@terrystover7365]

I always wait for your videos, they are great. Each one seems to outdo the previous. Not a bummer in the bunch and they relax me with the beautiful scenery and your narration. What great finds which is the very basis for the video in the first place. All the rest is the plus that makes them so good to watch.

[@GMMD]

So glad to hear that, Terry! Thanks for watching!

[@possumbuddy]

Great finds. Loved the inchworm not the tick though.

[@mrblueskynm3968]

Wonderful hunt! Excellent colonial finds!

[@wendycrawley9214]

Greetings from Australia! Love your show. Would love to see your display cabinet.

[@kayesdigginit1519]

So would I!

[@alaskahammeryukonvarietych6793]

Me too 👀

[@FLIPPER1439]

Wendy Crawley Yes please

[@michellepratt902]

I’m an Aussie too🇦🇺 .... really enjoy watching 🤗 thanks 🙏

[@ShellyAnn1a]

Hi there, Down-under; you all have great things to see down there, ever consider doing videos of the bush country around where you live? Or exploring the region and recording it then posting it here? I would enjoy it, there might be others around the world who would also enjoy it. Again Hi from the Pacific Northwest on the Oregon coast.

[@nrsrchd]

I would like to offer a suggestion . On you future excursions you might consider taking a few helpful items with you. 1. A bottle of alkaline water. Simply remove the cap from a bottle of drinking water and add 1-2 teaspoons of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), screw the cap back on tightly, and shake until the sodium bicarbonate has dissolved completely. Mark your bottle somehow so that you don't drink it while you are in the field. It will not harm you if you do, but you are taking it to help clean the soil off of the objects you find. Why the baking soda? Most of the soil conditions around the New England are relatively acidic. Sodium bicarbonate has an alkaline pH of 8.4 therefore when put in contact with something acidic, like the soil where you are, by lowering the pH upon contact it will neutralize the acids on the surface of your object thus arresting any corrosive effect from acidity, which leads me to the next item. 2. A bottle of fresh drinking water to rinse off the alkaline water. Something too alkaline will also cause corrosion, so you want to bring the surface of your found object to a neutral pH of 7, and a final rinse in fresh water will do that. 3. A dry cloth to dry your object once it's been cleaned. 4. A soft bristled tooth brush. It makes me cringe when ever I see someone scrub the surface of a find with their thumbs. Archeologists do it too, it drives me crazy to watch it. It's like using sandpaper on the object. Use a soft toothbrush and the water you take. 5. A digital pocket scale to weigh your object in the field. This may help determine what sort of base component you have found. I thought this might help.

[@whaleyoutdoors9537]

Only took me 3 years to find your videos and I love them! I'm commenting on the little spade piece with the hole in it that you found. I believe it could be what I call a "disposable stake" us trappers use them to stake down a trap with a peice of wire. You attach it to the trap, drive that device in the ground with a rod, and when an animal is caught and pulls, that device turns sideways in the ground and it won't pull up. The ones I use are much more simple and modern. This one looks old and awesome (guessing mid/late 1800s). But I'm a 95% sure on this. Good luck on future detecting, keep up the great videos!

[@dancooper6447]

First time watcher. Nice finds and great explanation of each item! Thank you for sharing!

[@GMMD]

Thanks for watching!

[@royal4463]

outstanding finds! love the coin, thumbs up to your researcher mike.

[@merryparker1384]

I really enjoyed this video, the inch worm was a cute addition and the scenery was beautiful and the digs were exciting. I love going with you Brad on these exciting adventures. Bless you for sharing with me and others. Grandma from Ohio

[@zw5509]

You are the proud owner of a fireplace crane! A pot hanger for over the fire. Great finds. You can see someone using a piece of a silver coin to repair that shoe buckle. It was much more valuable than the coin and who would notice the nibble of the edge of the coin? Enjoy the videos and exactly right about those darn Deer Tick!

[@ralphcossairt1476]

Super video & recoveries, Brad! Your videos never disappoint....and are the icing on my Friday cake every week.

[@GMMD]

Glad to hear it, Ralph!

[@SemiErnie]

Wow counterfeit even back in the day , great finds as always . Tks again

[@karentashua.14s13]

William Long yeah amazed the BS’ers have been around FOREVER. ! And we think it’s just now

[@SemiErnie]

@@karentashua.14s13 ya just to pull a fast one over on someone that doesn't have much and for what a donkey ?? , the shoe buckle being welded should explain keep what you got . I'm always amazed on what he finds and run it through my head on how they lived . Wished I could go with him on one hunt

[@SemiErnie]

Just read another post that it was a gaming token , would they of known this . Maybe not , the wonders of the past

[@karentashua.14s13]

William - yes love the northeast , the history is astounding - grew up in NYS and explored many old stone cellars , dumps etc lots of cool stuff !

[@mountain_girl]

I miss Vermont and I think the youtube algorithm know that. lolz. I'll never look at old homesteads and cellar holes the same way after seeing some of your content. Love the music too. ☮

[@leonardparks2007]

Great job Brad, this was well done, as all your vids. It was nice to meet your family and learn more about who you are.

[@onwardsandupwardsrockhounding]

Great finds Brad. Love the coin and the history with it. Onwards and Upwards !!

[@JohnTomasella]

You definitely picked the right hobby. The finds where you live are crazy.

[@jaybales3160]

Excellent hunt. Very nice discoveries, congratulations. I also hope the person who lost the gold plated coin was not scammed. Very interesting finds. See you on your next hunt for relics.

[@janwarriner6554]

Oh wow! Part of a shoe buckle. I love them! History! You find great treasures...even the fake ones!

[@pettyeddie2000]

Good morning Brad ! Some great finds today. The golden coin is extremely cool to see.

[@goodguysgunsllc9369]

Another awesome job! Thanks bud!!

[@4thdimensiontravels855]

That coin gave me chillbumps. Freaking unbelievable man. WOW!!!

[@jeffadams7]

Very cool finds Brad! Thanks for the history you share with us as well. My favorite detecting channel!

[@RandyLunn]

What a fantastic day! Well done. I am glad you are watching out for those deer ticks. Stay healthy.

[@franciehansell1862]

Love watching your films. Xxx

[@gregusmc2868]

New subscriber here and I just wanted to thank you for all the work you do posting these videos up for us guys and gals who can’t get out there and hunt anymore. You do a great job! My first find was with a 25 dollar Radio Shack detector and it was a 1945 Walking Liberty half dollar. I was hooked. I hunted with a Fisher CZ-6 detector back in the 80’s and 90’s until old military injuries caught up with me and made it too difficult to get out there anymore. Anyway, I’m in Ohio so we don’t have much colonial era stuff but I have good friends in Montpellier, VT and whenever I am out there I always wished I could still get out there because that’s where the old stuff is! Anyway, thanks for taking us along on your adventures. You’re good enough to have your own TV show brother! Stay safe, happy hunting, and best regards to you and your family. Keep your powder dry! Semper Fi.

[@GMMD]

Thanks so much, Greg!

[@granddad-mv5ef]

I wish there were two Fridays per week, one just isn't enough!

[@sammyclark838]

Most underrated channel on KZbin

[@hooper4581]

Splendid hunt and vid brad ! Always a pleasure to watch Thanks again for taking us along. Fabulous finds pal

[@willynthepoorboys2]

Great finds, and I hope you get many more locations like this one.

[@hercule1610]

Awesome finds! Maybe in the winter you could do a video of your wall and some of the coolest things you’ve found over the years.

[@codymackniak6328]

Another great video 👍 keep up your search for the elusive treasures 👍

[@sovereigns1grace]

Awesome finds! Love your videos. Always on the lookout for the next one!

[@scottmcd2969]

Great finds. The gun part that looks like a pen is really a musket/rifle ramrod tube. It would be the last one, closest to the lock. The brown bess musket has a similar shaped one, but not quite as decorative as yours.

[@timfrederick7983]

At 14:20 is an entry pipe where the ram rod enters the wood stock

[@skybarnum9859]

Correct. If I had to guess, from the styling, I would say it was from what what is now called an "early english" style musket. 1770-1800 vintage.

[@pigoff123]

Awesome finds. Makes me wish I was young again

[@devildogadventures6141]

You always make us feel we are there with you. Thanks for the video

[@amel6206]

Kids would be drawn to that boulder like a magnet, campfires and early lean-tos/tents pitched against it. Really interesting.

[@Beanieweenieable]

That u shaped item looks like a hook to hold a kettle bail for over the fire

[@daveparnell3886]

That is exactly what it is :-) you beat me to telling him that's what it was ....

[@SheepDogActual]

That:’s it on the money

[@jayh9529]

Could you take a look at hangman 1128 channel for me please you have a good eye

[@729wood]

It could have been a piece that a cable would run thru to go from one mountain to another,

[@patrickbush9526]

Bingo

[@edwardmckenzie3402]

Makes my week complete!

[@DigginWithDeej]

Fantastic variety of artifacts & coin! Really enjoyed this episode

[@SmallWonda]

Really enjoyable and so many super finds. Pretty trees on that property, too - but don't like the nasty deer ticks. Have a great weekend.

[@2FunWoolyboogers]

Phyllis and I just wanted to say thanks for sharing these Adventures with all of your viewers. Hope we get to see you in October at "Pound the Ground", there near Lake Champlain. We have only been doing this for a short period of time and have only found Artifacts back to the Civil War days, so for now we remain Jealous. :)

[@GMMD]

Thanks Martyn, I'll be there!

[@YsabetJustYsabet]

At last I can make a contribution! (Well, maybe.) That little clip-like thing at 20:05 very much resembles the kinds of hooks that women used to close a skirt at the waist with, usually paired with a small square or rectangular bar-loop attached to the other end of the garment's opening; considering the weight of the cloth, they had to be very sturdy and were usually removed from an article of clothing when it became too badly worn to be useful anymore. Their lifespan as a useful clothing accessory could last many, many decades, and you can find them in many cultures-- some of the old Anglo Saxon ones used to clasp the cuffs on a tunic or dress were pretty ornate. Modern clothing occasionally uses the modern version, a little squarish steel sliding tab-and bar fastener.

[@gregorybarr6112]

That’s the kind of video that I enjoy at 6 am... more than sleeping in! Thanks Brad for sharing it with us! I liked the shoe buckles, buttons, musket part and counterfeit half guinea.See you next Friday.

[@danielr5637]

Mee too! Only it's 7:10 am.......buts it's Friday! Awesome stuff Brad! Much love from upstate NY, very close to Vermont border!

[@gregorybarr6112]

Daniel Riemer Ontario Quebec border along the Ottawa River 60 miles from Montreal.

[@philipwolf825]

very interesting finds, some things you don't see everyday, thanks brad

[@outlawjjsmith]

Brad awesome hunt, thanks for sharing

[@andrewpennell37]

Good job again and thanks for another American history lesson

[@MrJento]

My you are a busy fellow! The U shaped artifact was called a “jews-harp”. It was used in logging. A chain was looped around several logs in a bundle. The U was slipped around the chain. The ox team wore a yoke or “bow” with chains that ran back down either side to a spreader bar or “heel bar” that kept the chains under load from closing on the beasts legs. The spreader bar was turned from locust or bowdock with forged iron caps and rings to accept the trace chains. There was a round iron bar several inches long attached to the spreader in the center. The opposed claws of the jews harp allowed quick attachment of the log chain to the spreader, a dangerous move if the ox moved during hookup. More important though. The design you have found would release quickly if the logs and oxen began to roll on a cross slope pull. This was quite literally a man and ox killer of an accident. If memory serves it was an innovation of the mid-1800’s.

[@DrJones-ni5mb]

I absolutely love that counterfeit Guinea! Great shoe buckles too.

[@kheff46]

Super cool finds!

[@marthariddlegarcia2991]

Wow! Awesome location with some cool finds.

[@1stmrcapncaveman]

Awesome finds today!~

[@zipshed]

Wow what a great day you had! Id say its a haul worth being very happy over!

[@candice7594]

Awesome finds, love your show, and the music, that Rock was amazing.

[@arpeggio63]

Thanks Brad. Always great to watch your vids...love'em man ! Keep'em comin !

[@OklahomaRelicHunter]

You always find the coolest things!!!

[@silvergoldking]

Very nice hunt. Thanks for sharing.

[@patrickbush9526]

Another great video thank you for sharing

[@grifftex8018]

Truly amazing work just like all of the other videos in your collection. I always look forward to a new and exciting video. Keep up the great work.

[@adirondackron5788]

The U shaped iron is for removing bean pot from the fire place colonial pot holder!!

[@bmiller22765]

Thank you, I was wondering what that was.

[@Robs346]

Great find on the counterfeit coin!

[@daveyjoweaver5183]

The large piece of hand forged iron is a large staple. It was driven through wood and peened over on the other side. Most likely from a wagon or Ina barn. Perhaps to attach a rope or chain. This type of staple had many uses in my situations. Very nice finds for the day! Thanks Much! DaveyJO in Pa.

[@UrbanDKaye]

Hey Brad, another great hunt!

[@SuperLaplander]

Great episode with many nice finds.

[@joehagerman2272]

Great video, I love watching to see what you find

[@_Brohan]

wow, that's a great gold find!

[@_Brohan]

er, counterfeit gold find. i imagine that's even rarer than an actual gold coin?

[@outlaw560]

Another great video! Love your guitar playing.