Metal detecting a river full of silver and gold (part 1)

[@richardlemay8013]

Best metal detecting I've seen. Awesome finds. I will for sure keep watching. Just awesome video.

[@remodelassets6523]

A real gentleman when you say "we are going to look at this together" Shows teamwork and respect. The "Native american" bracelet is a great find! Please document it with a historical society or an Antiquities Authority with photos measurements etc. All the intricate designs on it tells a story of the time. Great finds! Thanks for sharing. I think if I had a metal detector I would be gone for days...

[@dougmcartin3881]

The Rogers Park National Bank was located on Clark St in Chicago from 1917 till 1931 when it failed in the aftermath of the stock market crash of 1929. Neat token.

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thanks for the info on it , I never got the chance to research it yet

[@mikew3667]

Man Lux u and Dirty Dan just about cleaned the river dry...best part of it was you both had a blast and thats what its all about awesome day bud!! GL & HH

[@AmericanCoinHunting]

Awesome hunt with Dirty Dan . You guys found some interesting coins and jewelry Well done , We'll all be waiting for part 2 and 3 as your silver & Gold counts will skyrocket . Way to go guys .

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thanks for watching , yes sunday I struck the gold mine !! 5 gold rings in 4 hours that will be the next video after part 2 video ..I got lucky finding a virgin spot ..dan found the spot and after studying the pictures , we figured out where the most activity was . we also have another site we want to check out , I will give you a call next time we head out there , so dust off that at pro !

[@AmericanCoinHunting]

Awesome Tom , I can hardly wait to see your next 2 videos . You know , I haven't even turned that AT Pro on since I got it from you ......Guess I'll have to play around with it and at least relearn how to turn it on again ....LOL

[@jochecha]

hiluxyota

[@tahlequahstandingbear1722]

I do this and california amd don't find shit , maybe becuase it's the west. I need to metal detect the east coast

[@steven2212]

A dream haul for anyone. Great work...you could probably work that site for a long time.

[@oscarbyars6893]

hhhhhhhhhh Steven Shiner

[@DetectingtheBurgh]

The river agrees with you .. Awesome finds and a nice way to stay cool. Love that Bracelet.

[@keithsteffen5770]

Cool deal!!! I grew up along the DuPage River in Winfield, and I miss those days for sure.. I took up metal detecting last year and try to get out 2, 3 times a week here in North Florida... Good luck.. Happy hunting!!!

[@laurieschild2876]

Can't wait to see all part 2 and all your awesome finds from the Secret Silver Mine♣

[@reiserstreasurehuntingempo8993]

Great Finds! The walking / standing series are my favorites! Good luck out there!

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thanks for watching , went back today for a bit and got a lot more ..

[@beautifullinda1908]

that's amazing!! I would love a braclet like that!!! I think I was more excited though 😀

[@hiluxyota7200]

I was excited .. a lot of times there will be fishermen in and around the river next to us . and when I make a find, I have to make sure I have my back to them and also stay quiet so we don't bring a lot of attention to us when I film ..

[@lightbeing3955]

This also happened on the old Pontchartrain beach here in New Orleans. It opened around 1939 and had stars like Elvis Presley perform there, and it closed its doors in 1983. Heck, we've had 25 hurricanes in our area. I enjoy this show.

[@Coinazoid]

Holy crap Tom bucket list coins in fantastic condition! Makes me want to go out and find a river. That must have been a very popular location to still have that many old coins. The Native American bracelet is a great find as well. We found its twin a few years ago. Great video.

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thanks for watching , I went back out there today for a few hours and literally hit a gold mine !! that place had hundreds of people every year , and was popular in the late teens to early 1920's

[@LostandFoundMetalDetecting]

Wow! What a great spot with a lot of great finds.... Looking forward to part 2! GL and HH Van Jr.

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thanks for watching , the video after part 2 is where I score big on the gold ..

[@pizzaman1130]

Where is part 2??

[@Unclebub34]

Very nice hunt... Looking forward to the next video. Big Congrats on finding that area!

[@2cr4d5at1]

Nice Tom!! Great spot that has obviously been long forgotten about. I would probably set up camp there for a while lol. Awesome finds and looking forward to part two!! GL & HH, Jerimy

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thanks for watching , I would but my legs got sore and my back started to lock up from bending over digging ! the video after part 2 you definitely have to check out , that vid I struck a gold mine with gold rings !! I will upload that one after my part 2 video ..

[@2cr4d5at1]

Cool, looking forward to them!

[@ErlefromVa]

Truly a great spot for treasure hunting! Looking forward to following episodes!

[@hiluxyota7200]

There will be more for sure , There was a unique find this weekend that you will be surprised with !! I have 2 videos to produce after this one here, and the second one is the one to watch !

[@SuperKyle309]

It's amazing how alot of that stuff still hangs around the area even with flooding and whatnot. I'm so ready to get a metal detector and start hunting.

[@hiluxyota7200]

a lot of people don't realize that when things were dropped in a river with a gravel/clay bottom it pretty much stays where it was dropped. over time it gets like concrete in some spots and is hard to dig out . Any river with a hard bottom is where the heaver stuff is going to be and that's where the good stuff will be sitting.

[@gunvald833]

Great video, always wanted to find a spot like that but so far have not, will look forward to part 2, good luck and HH

[@hiluxyota7200]

They are out there , just takes a lot of research , I cant wait to show what I found in todays hunt from that place..

[@larryfree4576]

One of your better video's to watch on you tube very interesting! great job thanks for sharing.

[@genedavidson3395]

Good to see you back again, great find, good luck, hh

[@Swing4TheRing]

One of those hunts you'll always remember when you're old n gray telling war stories of diggin'

[@mr.digger9375]

Congrats to you and your buddy. Looks like prime hunting conditions....shallow, mild current, sandy/pebbles on the bottom. Nice! -Mr. Digger

[@tennesseegem1063]

Great video and some very nice finds. You found a silver mine. Wow that was incredible. Great finds, I would definitely go back there. Congrats guys.

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thanks , I actually went back today for a few hours , and hit a gold mine this time !!

[@tennesseegem1063]

+hiluxyota I can't wait to see that video. That's great.

[@DownSouthDiggers]

Wow!...That's one of those spots that you dream about finding. - Silver Coins and jewelry galore... Awesome stuff fellas! HH - Cody 'R.S'

[@Bell2trac]

Wow that is a hot spot Tom, never have done water detecting but you make it look tempting!

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thanks , I got lucky in finding a virgin spot .. With the awesome research that I know you do for those farm fields , Im sure you will have no problem finding old swimming holes and water parks ..

[@texasdigger3273]

Damn guys, great hunt n looking forward to part 2. Looks like the AT Pro is getting the bigger silver but u gotta get that coil over them. Never have hunted rivers but may have to start , thanks for sharing...

[@carladosh806]

Great video, nice and sharp!

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thank you , and thanks for watching..

[@jbolf6]

Amazing river finds. You guys just kept on hauling it up. Anxious to see part 2

[@BasementVinyL85]

Roger Park National Bank is from 1912 and the very next coin picked dated 1912, one of the coins before that dated 1914.. Fascinating

[@petefloyd]

Congrats! Thanks for sharing the adventure.

[@jaredsperry5393]

Wow! you and your rivers! Awesome hunt!

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thanks for watching , Im definitely hooked on them now !!

[@mikemorgan362]

Can't blame these guy for being squirrely about location disclosure. Who wants a tourist boom spoiling such a great area.

[@jasonchristian5204]

Wow....great finds. A lot of old silver👌

[@dirthawk2669]

Sweet Hunt Guys ! What a Honey Hole , love all the silver , Look forward to pt. 2 and wrap up ! Keep on Swing'in ! Dirt Hawk !

[@debrawilliams5121]

I love watching you guys 💜

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thank you Debra , I appriciate it ..

[@JtotheDplus3]

This was on my birthday. I love metal detecting and I wish I could have had this kind of find on my birthday!👌🏽👌🏽

[@coastalpierman154]

Awesome hunt! Can't wait for part 2.

[@DDMMetalDetectives]

Wow looks like you guys got one heck of a nice spot there great job on the research. And what a payoff.

[@MUDSWAT]

Really awesome site, you could hunt this for years! Just wait till you start hitting the gold signals! Keep @ it and HH!!

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thanks , I already went back today for a few hours , and definitely hit a gold mine this time !

[@MUDSWAT]

Awesome, can't wait to see the next video !

[@bergbryce]

I used to live down the street from the former location of that bank. Sweet site, what a hunt.

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thanks. What town ???

[@bergbryce]

hiluxyota Chicago. Rogers Park is the furthest north neighborhood before Evanston.

[@adventureswithchristian6967]

WOW! I would keep going back. I always thought the big amounts of silver was here in Las Vegas. Great video

[@harrydecoycapitoldigger6505]

Awesome! that's a nice honey hole you guys have...

[@jimbonito3766]

man u said it never endless coins and great items can't wait for part two .. congrats

[@albion2742]

Any idea how or why all that stuff was there.

[@hiluxyota7200]

it was an old water park in the early teens , and the water level was a lot higher back then for swimming unlike it is now

[@albion2742]

Thanks.

[@47485ksc]

(psst: hiluxyota; where's this place located?)

[@gregwicks51]

Sweat! You might have found and old picnic area! Nice!

[@hiluxyota7200]

definitely was a local swimming hole , and picnic area back in the early 1900's from what was researched

[@gregwicks51]

+hiluxyota It might be a good land hunt area! Again nice finds!

[@craigtalley]

Good paint job! Cool prizes!

[@DarrenBarnesMD]

Great video again mate. Your channel is Growing well. Keep up the good works, Dazz

[@TeamOhioDetectors]

Holy cow! Very, very awesome hunt! -Tim

[@thegoattree2509]

Very nice how you do your research and rewarded for it. I have a research technique and time saver you may want to consider. Many times my research trail will start with old post cards! For instance go over to Ebay and have a look at the vintage post cards, from a town or an area... Sometimes you can pick up some very helpful info, hints or a starting point for your next hunt. Good luck & I subbed you.

[@hiluxyota7200]

Never tried looking for them on e bay , but this site was found from a postcard ! Thanks for the info. I will look into it even more and check out e bays postcards.

[@thegoattree2509]

+hiluxyota Wow how cool finding this site through old post card.... btw: you don't have to buy the postcards.... Just search, read and make notes from time to time. A lot of businesses promoted themselves through early 1900s vintage cards... Hotels and saloons particularly, makes it so easy because many have a street address... And if you really get lucky it may now be a vacant lot.

[@tiredlawdog]

Somewhat disappointed that all the finds were not on display cleaned up at the end of the video.

[@hiluxyota7200]

Some like to see that while others don't . I try to show each find as well as I can after each dig instead of laying them all out and going over each item a second time because it makes the video even longer ..The coins I have been finding in the rivers I started to leave them as they are found with all the tarnish . thanks for your input ..

[@ShamanNoodles]

amazing day for you guys. congrats!

[@danafredrickson9718]

the one looks like an older college ring antique nice!!!

[@WildDigger]

Awesome hunt! I need a river spot like that... We have been looking but can not find anything... GL&HH.

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thanks , they are out there , sometimes they aren't online , you can sometimes find these spots by looking at your towns , or surrounding areas history in old town history books ..theres one spot that had nothing on the internet , but was in my towns local history that I found in a book at the library.

[@kevin86670]

Wow amazing spot!!!! Wow. I need to see part 2!!

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thanks , I cant wait till I put up todays hunt !! I trumped yesterdays !!

[@donnagraham3758]

Nice hunt. !!!

[@DigginArkansas]

Awesome. I can't wait to see part 2.

[@hiluxyota7200]

thanks , the video after part 2 is where I score big on the gold finds ..

[@jimwilleford6140]

Great video. I think the maybe silver bracelet with the images might be more valuable for the art on it. Not sure, but be sure to check it out.😎

[@rob5513]

awesome day hunting

[@BeamDigger]

Nice hunt man! look forward to part 2

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thanks for watching , actually went back today for a few hours and made some awesome finds..

[@joshuataft2019]

+hiluxyota inc job man.virgin spot for sure. lucky b. lol.great job

[@hiluxyota7200]

Lol thanks , yes I do seem to get lucky sometimes , but I also have my slumps where I cant seem to find anything !

[@paulfadz945]

Hi, have you ever found a milk bottle that says RF Clark embossed on the glass? In around the No branch of the Chicago river Andersonville area

[@TreasureTracker]

Wow! Congrats on the silver and gold!

[@Helldpdigr]

Good stuff! Congrats on all of your finds!

[@ralphcossairt1476]

Holly Cow...nice spot.

[@darrenlyons7548]

so cool,What was there in the past a bridge maybe?

[@hiluxyota7200]

just an old swimming hole next to a railroad ..

[@michaelpatsch973]

just getting into this hobby! very cool hunt! soon as I get my own stuff I would love to hunt with you guys some time. I'm in the Oswego/North Aurora area. And I've been scoping old houses I'm my area to hit permissions.

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thanks for watching , me and the deep digger duo detected a few old farm houses out that way .. don't know what machine your looking at , but don from deep digger duo has a new at pro for sale ..

[@michaelpatsch973]

+hiluxyota Maybe I'm blind but do you have an email linked to your page?

[@hiluxyota7200]

I thought I did , if not you can send a pm private message through youtube by clicking the about button , or e mail at [e-mail]

[@michaelpatsch973]

thanks

[@michaelpatsch973]

sent an email... check ur junk folder

[@Dan-n-Butters]

Might be an old swimming hole for kids maybe. Wearing their shorts to lay in the water to cool off

[@caniblegiraffe8120]

Yea dropping daddys silver coins out of their pockets

[@hotwheel6663]

Your lucky as most spots in Cook County have been closed to detecting. Too many digging with Shovels in wrong place. Enjoy it while You can.

[@hiluxyota7200]

I see them in the Chicago parks all the time ..

[@centralwisconsintreasurehu5853]

Awesome finds. I'd love to find a spot like that.

[@teutonic3035]

Awesome hunt! Congrats!

[@austinduvall2422]

I believe that Ill. Ring is a Deerfield class ring... They are called the Deerfield shields

[@MsThylacine]

Ring @18:52 appears to say DEERFIELD SHIELDS HIGH SCHOOL ILL. (for Illinois)

[@hiluxyota7200]

Yes it was , out of all the early class rings I found only 2 had initials and I just returned one last fall to the family .. I have the return video on here as well

[@frankbehnke6062]

River Ring Rodgers... looks like Aaron Rodgers, finds precious metal rings coins n stuff ! Hahaa

[@yerdigginitmetaldetecting]

OMG, you found metal detecting heaven. That place is insane!!! FYI, I started doing shout outs in my videos a little over a month ago ...you were one of my first but I don't think you ever saw it. Not trying to tute my own horn but just thought I'd let you know in case you wanted to go back and see it.

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thanks for watching , I appreaciate the shout , unfortunately , I have been way behind on watching everyones videos ! Its been hard for me to keep up with everyone on a timely basis , I will definitely check it out ..

[@yerdigginitmetaldetecting]

+hiluxyota I understand, if you watched everyone's movies that would be like a full time job. I'm amazed at the stuff you are pulling from the rivers, crazy cool!

[@Lentulus11]

nice and beautiful video output.

[@quinnswingler197]

Nice silver haul !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@albertwaggoner3249]

You had a great day. By all means keep to location secret and let us enjoy it with yall....thanks

[@johnharvey8854]

Researched it you said..what was the area in the past? Tent city from the great fire or swimming hole? Exciting..after 15 years I havent come even close to an area like that in Macomb co. Mich. Congrats! Chicago subs have to be in the top 5 for good finds!

[@hiluxyota7200]

John Harvey , I will pm you with some information on how to find those spots in your surrounding area , I will even send you an example of one site to give you an idea , when I get home from work today.

[@johnharvey8854]

Thanks a lot. Researching is an area I need vast improvement in. I live in Clinton Twp. MI 48035. Not much to hunt near here that isnt concreted over already.

[@hiluxyota7200]

I cant seem to pm you , but I did look up the area you sent and I did find an old swimming hole , looks to be in the 30, or 40's there was a site on the Muskegon river Houghton lake called the old dam , there are only a few pics of it , what I do Is look up old swimming holes or water parks . I look for the areas that had old water slides or sometimes called taboggin slides, those features would have had a lot more people in the water than just a regular swimming hole. you might have to look into towns within an hour or so away and search those as well , I also go to the local library and look at books of my surrounding towns history , those usually give where old water parks or water slides were ..all I did was look up old swimming holes in your area and it showed me some old pics from that old dam on Houghton lake or river , that could be a start for your research .. If you find something in particular , I can try to help you find more info on it .for example in a river I hunted last year was called electric park in plainfield Il , If you look that up for example It will show you where the water slide, and paddle boats were in 1900 and that site had a lot of old photos to go off of ..sometimes there might be a couple of photos , that's where you have to go in and scout for tell tale signs like old bottles , old bridge footings ect.

[@hiluxyota7200]

Also for old homesites I have a video called how to find old homesites in your area to metal detect , I show an easy way to overlay old plat maps in your area from today to 1870 and fade the map in and out to see whats there today and from 1870

[@johnharvey8854]

Thanks a lot.. I'll start focusing on more research. Good info and glad to have your help. I'll watch that video now. ;)

[@Jps3bs]

Freaking Awesome River Hunt Tom. 🙌🙌 You better stake your claim to that site and put up No Trespassing signs😂 What a Silver Haul..Yahoo Baby Can't Wait For Part 2..Great Hunt and Video Tom. Congrats to you and Dirty Dan🙌

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thanks for watching , went back today for a few hours , and your not going to believe what I found this time !!

[@bagheera2021]

That's an epic hunt!

[@SlimShady-sn1lz]

What scoop u use in river?

[@rossdickens]

Awesome love this stuff!!

[@angieroyall1516]

great hunt!!!!!!

[@comicswithfrank3762]

Awesome hunt!

[@quadflopper1012]

early 20th century coins and jewelry, odd mix, you said the spot was researched ahead of time, did you determine what the original source was or how that big a bulk of items ended up in the river? i'm on the west coast and don't know anything about that area....

[@hiluxyota7200]

Quadflopper101 it was a popular swimming site in the early teens. To late 20’s. I assume they had 30 year old coins in their pockets like we do today.

[@quadflopper1012]

wow was i going in the wrong direction, with the dates of the coins then i read the post about the post depression failed national bank in that area and my mind was trying to connect the two. anyway i was really curious because out here in the west there isn't any of the old stuff to detect like there is back east so when i saw the early 20th stuff you were finding i was curious to see if it was a formula i could put together for finding stuff out here but a once popular swim hole i'm thinking not so much, in so cal any place that used to be a popular anything back then is now a high rise building or a shopping mall but i'll dig around ans see what i can find out, thanks for the info.....

[@ralphimbo8331]

Do those dark silver coins clean up at all?

[@plasticdadaii8225]

Interesting just how tarnished they are. I've been doing a creek bed lately and the silver is as silver as silver, not black or gray... You near Flint MI?

[@hiluxyota7200]

silver is almost always dark grey here in Illinois after its been in the water for close to , or over 100 years..

[@plasticdadaii8225]

not here. Curious about that now

[@matthewkeen9072]

I'm curious and pretty green in medal detecting. I live in Virginia so I might not have the luck you guys have but who knows. My questions is how do you determine if the which rivers would be good. I heard you say you researched it. Awesome video helps keep me interested when watching it.

[@hiluxyota7200]

thanks for watching , yes , you have to research areas where there were lots of activities in the rivers. Like an old swimming hole, an old water park , an old river crossing before there were any bridges ect.

[@timlehnen3226]

Treasyres are found everywhere,,dont limit. Your. Adventures by following. The. Crowds..

[@garycarter961]

without disclosing the location , why do you think this was such a hotspot?. was a house built near there?

[@PugZDesigns]

That bracelet with the indian markings is probably 70's

[@dirtfishingcanada4527]

Nice haul of silver!

[@dieselphiend]

Ever find out more about the silver bracelet?

[@smokenjoe1194]

what lead you to this location? Why did you research this area? Why do you think so many coins and rings in this location, especially since they appear from same era? possible swimming hole or wash area or wishing well? curious why you picked this location. Congrats on your discoveries. Sounds like you had a great day. We are all jealous. Happy hunting Cheers

[@hiluxyota7200]

Thanks for watching. Rivers were the popular place back then for swimming. Certain areas even had water slides and boat rentals. Along with an amusement park or picnick areas. There's almost one in every local town. It could of been just a plain old local swimming hole , or it could of been bigger such as having a water slide ect. These were the local Wisconsin dells of today. Hundreds of people each year would have swam at these places during the summer. When people think water hunting , they think of beaches. But rivers were a more popular area , and the water was a lot cleaner than today. This area we tracked down from old photos , and were able to pinpoint the exact location from certain features in the photographs. We were just lucky enough that no one has ever detected this spot.

[@SlimShady-sn1lz]

Thought silver would shine more in water?

[@sonson0227]

can i ask if how do you clean all those coins?

[@zdanieldegki1528]

wow. it is very interest for me your metal detecting a river silver and gold.how many price is it metal detecting for a

[@j.b.p6478]

I didnt think the river would make the coins and silver look that black....Do they come clean and if so what did you use?? I seen beach finds and they are either black or crusted over! But the black coins come clean easy!

[@hiluxyota7200]

they will come clean using baking soda , but I mostly keep them the way they are for a display for my river finds

[@j.b.p6478]

Yeah i can see that if you kept everything!

[@tahlequahstandingbear1722]

Illinois yup that's good hunting grounds

[@livenfree]

What kind of activity in the past made this such a good spot? As I watched I kept wondering how does all this valuable stuff end up in a river and what is it worth all worn out? What will you do with the coins?

[@hiluxyota7200]

It was a popular swimming area back in the early teens .. The coins aren't worth any more than its silver melt value..The water lavel of the river was a lot higher back then for swimming

[@raider6511]

Where r u at to find this stuff

[@terrestrialtreasurehunter2669]

raider6511 secret spot he cant tell cuz then everyone would go there

[@bigfish4965]

Gonna guess somewhere in the Chicago suburbs based on the token and bottle

[@mikebo1547]

how do you research your spots