Metal Detecting Relics: Is That A Civil War Era Fingerprint In The Button?

[@aquachigger]

This was a fun little hunt. When I dug the button, it broke open and it looks like there may be a fingerprint on the inside. What do you think? Subscribe Here! bit.ly/AquachiggerSub Check Out My Top Videos bit.ly/AquachiggerTopVideos Follow the ChiggsArmy! My Patreon: www.patreon.com/aquachigger Instagram: instagram.com/aquachigger/ Facebook: facebook.com/chiggsarmy/ Twitter: twitter.com/BeauOuimette Affiliate links to see and purchase the gear I use: General Gear: bit.ly/MetalDetectorsAndMOAR T-shirts, mugs and MOAR!: teespring.com/stores/chiggs-army T-Shirts: www.bonfire.com/store/aquachigger/ Garrett Metal Detectors: goo.gl/nbzDYH Aquachigger kzbin.info As always, my videos are advertisement free and served fresh off of the press at the “Sneak Peek” level and higher on Patreon: www.patreon.com/aquachigger Thanks for watching…. The Chigg

[@johnrobertson8156]

My coil went bad on my at max and I sent it and my detector to Garrett. Just one week and I got everything back cleaned up with a new coil and coil cover. Also new batteries. I am impressed, thanks Garrett. Oh yeah chigg, I am impressed with you and your videos also. :)

[@aquachigger]

Thanks, glad to hear Garrett treated you right.

[@dougalexander7204]

John Robertson good to know. Thanks for sharing this.

[@VickieV1333]

John Robertson @Aquachigger Uh yeah Garret, my whole detector and all the little thingys that went with it fell down a black hole. Please send my new stuff to 1234 Main St, Anywhere, USA PLease and thank you 😉

[@TeeterTuckin]

John Robertson Never had a problem with Garrett so that adds up. Good to hear 👍

[@OutdoorsygalO]

Thank you for being so thoughtful and burying that glass and taking the lid. 😁👍🏻 Super cool finding that fingerprint! Wow! I love that searchcoil! ❤️

[@sandiscuriousthings]

The fact that there is a fingerprint from the maker of that button is so exciting! My mind rambles wondering who it was, what kind of life they live and so many other questions. Such a personalized piece of history!!

[@FoulOwl2112]

I look for native American artifacts mainly. One of my favorite pieces is a simple pottery shard which has extraordinarily clear fingerprints of the maker in it. Of the thousands of shards I've found, only this one piece has perfectly preserved fingerprints.

[@CatalinaThePirate]

😃 That's fantastic! I was on "early man" habitation dig, and one of us found a bit of clay daub from a hut that had been burned. It had a fingerprint fired into the clay - how awesome. It really made you feel like you were shaking hands with the past. Fantastic find.

[@FoulOwl2112]

@@CatalinaThePirate I agree. It really connects you with the past in a way l can't really define.

[@SmallWonda]

Really neat finds - well done Beau - lovely to see the button like that!

[@AppalachianHistoryDetectives]

The finger print Chigg...that has to be exceptionally rare. Find of the day right there!

[@lesahanners5057]

Of course if the camera is going to cough it, it will be on a coin spill...ha ha ha...thanks for another fun hunt Chigg. Glad you found a few good things, proof of Civil War activity. That gold coin is waiting for you out there somewhere, along with all of its silver companions. Have a great day!

[@ashmaybe9634]

Right with you on smashing the glass and leaving it behind.

[@NIghthorseGrows]

"I live in reality, not a fantasy world" 😂

[@waxhawcreek1717]

That's my Chigg

[@brendamiller9455]

What

[@davidmaxfield3754]

? What do you think of the minelab equinox 800 compared to the AT Max, also what are your settings again and what reading for bullets

[@dwellyryder1824]

I sure do love watching your videos I live in a very historic part of the country myself in Upstate New York Revolutionary War..

[@advenzures]

Another great video. Happy Hunting.

[@13bravoredleg18]

I have a early 1800's hand made brick that was fired with a dog footprint in it. Came from a cabin in Paris, Tennessee.

[@denniswhittaker2434]

Good little finds great thumb print 👍

[@alabamadixiediggers4714]

Thanx Chigg..... definitely needed that one.... Great to see you nailing it on a Civil War Camp again......... The finger print was EXCELLENT..... see ya on the next

[@eddominates]

NYS button, J-hooks, dropped bullets, Shield nickel... that's a successful dig if I've ever seen one! I know you'll be back there searching for belt buckles!

[@rogerdempsey7227]

good finds the day they're young man You stay blessed and I'll see you on your next one

[@chrisjordan4574]

Love the fingerprint!!!! Nice button Chigg👍

[@timothyarcher594]

Definitely a little girl's face in the paper insert. I wonder what the original picture was. Good hunt Chigg.

[@timuckotter1246]

Chigg, I really enjoy your videos and especially when you show the VDI of some of your targets. I love my AT Max!

[@elifallin9708]

Well done Chigg!👍👍

[@skcamerican]

Hey, thanks for sharing your adventures and your excitement at cool historic finds. And thanks also for refraining from yelling “Dude! Duuuuuuude! Oh my god!” when you find something. :)

[@eddominates]

"what is THATTT" is so much more endearing lol

[@MountainJunkers]

As Always another Great Video My Friend. I have been watching you for a few years and when I started watching you had 3 or 4 Thousand subs and I don't pay much attention BUT JUST NOW I about FELL OUT OF MY CHAIR ...You are Knocking'em Dead! Keep them Coming Love it

[@randlerichardson5826]

Great video Chigg

[@jalpa9642]

Great finds man love those Civil War artifacts....! =)

[@adiwejherowo]

Hello friend, I drink coffee and watch 💪👍

[@johnrobertson8156]

I went to the big yard sale in Tennessee and bought 3 buttons for four dollars and I have that new York button in mint condition. I think that was the one someone was selling on the Internet for 65 dollars in mint condition. Really cool to see one dug up.

[@paulstan9828]

Some amazing finds. The finger print in the glue is my favorite.

[@randlerichardson5826]

Wow a finger print

[@jerryhuntjj2885]

Wow that finger print was really kool.

[@cooter224]

The fingerprint is awesome!! I have a stone ink that I dug during DIV 14 on Coles Hill that has a fingerprint print in the glaze.

[@scottt8424]

Hey man thank you for the video I really enjoyed this one

[@randlerichardson5826]

Nice button Chigg

[@Jack873rd]

I don't see a fingerprint Chigg, but there is print on it. Perhaps from a book?(Would they have to get paper from any source they could?) I adjusted the brightness/contrast of a screenshot. There is a little girl's face and maybe her clothing. I can't tell what the rest of the design is.

[@19Patrick89]

Yep it's some type of print/stamp. Amazing it survived so long!

[@braddocksgarage]

Glad to see this hunt was more productive than your east coast hunt from several nights ago. BTW, I can't find a j-hook to save my life and you find three in one spot. Ive only ever found one and that was in G-ville

[@randlerichardson5826]

We’re always ready Chigg

[@ericmalmstrom9943]

Chigg, Wow! A really great job, I really enjoyed this video. An unreal job of super efficient digging and vlogging. NO way I could do that, my video would have been 2 hours long. I've been watching you for many years and have been a big, big fan, I remember when you hit 100K subscribers, thinking that is incredible. But lately I have been finding some of your more recent videos a bit slow or too long. I look for 20-25 minute videos because... that's all I have time for. I dug my 9th axe head this week, trying to catch you!

[@leannkennedy6568]

That finger print find was absolutely the best find of this hunt!

[@phildonnakilmer5109]

Dinner with the Chigg!

[@silencerbear9347]

In a couple of hundred years some guy with a you tube channel will be complaining that you found all the modern coins before he had a chance. Haha.

[@battleparkwest2463]

Absolutely love these chig vids!

[@aquachigger]

Thanks

[@normawinton6832]

Awesome! Never seen parts too a button like that. Congrats on that and all the j hooks, wow!

[@ronhawks7199]

Nice find.s...i went looking the woods for a old house thats on the 1858 map but no luck ill go back tomorrow and look till i find it..hopefully..cheer.s ron

[@dragonflydigs658]

Cool relics! J hooks are awesome!! Thanks for the adventure 👍🏻 HH🎧⛏

[@exploringwithamission]

Nice work mate 🐝safe Dan

[@aropals672]

Cool finds as always!

[@pacificnorthwestdiggers4205]

I know you have found out by now, but that "shield nickel" is a V-nickel!! None the less, you look like you had some fun out there in the woods!! HH and GL

[@tracybranham8648]

Awesome! J hook!!!

[@shebawolf145]

Good evening Chigg. Hope you are doing well.

[@freezeinak]

That looks like dream soil to dig through.

[@randlerichardson5826]

I’m glad to see longer videos from you buddy

[@parkercasteel795]

Awesome find

[@Bee_Charming]

Just love everything about your videos!

[@SouthernCrossGO]

Nice hunt Mate..

[@TeeterTuckin]

15:17 You had me going for a millisecond. Thought you were gonna say it was confederate and not accidentally say “concivil war” haha

[@johnr.timmers2297]

I haven't tuned into your channel recently and really didn't know you were making metal detector videos. Looks like a gotta hit that bell so I can stay up to date

[@suetaylor5186]

Just like spending time with the Chigg! Don't care if you find anything x

[@trirycheman]

Chig, I've asked this before, and never got an answer. What do you do for ticks? Prevention, etc. Would make a cool video segment.

[@williamedwards2512]

Great finds just, to get in the woods for awhile has to be nice.

[@AdamosDad]

Its awesome to see such an old fingerprint it gives you a personal connection to the past. I would also say its a good thing go pro is not a sponsor.. lol

[@Amanda_D-G]

Hi from the uk chigg 🙋‍♀️🇬🇧

[@aquachigger]

Hi

[@Amanda_D-G]

@@aquachigger thanks for the many hours of entertainment. I love the channel.

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

That button is the coolest find of 2020.

[@terriwilliams1600]

I really enjoy your videos. I especially like your Mother Earth theme music. 👏👍👏👍

[@ifind5036]

Hope you get your camera sorted...I did a whole days digging, filmed the lot...only to find it never recorded..😥😥 Great finds bud..👊

[@tatortotgarage583]

Awesome video chigg!! Exciting finds! Currently about to get an AT pro or Max in a couple weeks to upgrade from my ace400. Hunting for civil war artifacts is a dream of mine! No battles here in MN but got plenty of mid-late 1800s artifacts. Would love to dig with you something! If your ever in Minnesota message me I got some amazing permission on old native sites and ghost towns! Digging with you would make my year! Haha

[@rickyaderholt4119]

Freaking awesome chigg!!!!

[@marygarner5249]

CHIGG POWERS ACTVATE ITS GOING BE GOOD NIGHT again

[@hollietamale5156]

Hi. Just started watching your channel. Not sure how I stumbled across it , but I really like seeing what you find. Im curious...Why do you find so much melted lead?

[@justinguidry2665]

A deer hunter will be walking through the woods where you were digging and see all that disturbed dirt and think he hit the deer mega load 😂😂😂😂

[@582AIR]

First time posting. This stuff is good!

[@jimd6162]

that New York button is cool!!!!! can I ask what coil were you using in this video?

[@ecotangokeithfugittrkkf733]

Thanks for all your great adventures and cool finds! I'm looking in to a back up for my AT MAX. Curious in the Nox 800 & Xp orx have you any experience with either ?

[@jaredwhite489]

I really like your videos

[@randlerichardson5826]

Chigg you ever get on the Cumberland Plateau in Tn around Putnam or Overton co give me a holler I know a couple old house places that we can go detect

[@normajeancaballero7959]

Sometimes I find myself singing your theme song 🎶😃🎶😃🎶😃🎶

[@dennisrains780]

That's obviously a camp, but it's odd the funds were confined to such a small area. Perhaps other relics covered over during highway construction.

[@henrys3629]

Next time, bring a leaf rake. Found a copper rivet with leather from some horse tack. Whoopee.

[@davidmaxfield3754]

Any opinion on the minelab equinox 800 verses the Garrett AT max? Looking mostly for civil war artifacts and pre 1960 coins from mid Missouri

[@joejones2582]

HEY CHIG YOU THINK YOU COULD DO VIDEO OF YOU USING THE ATPRO SHOWING HOW YOU SET IT UP 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@MrWharfrat05]

How do you like that coil Chigg? Would love to hear your thoughts on it. I’m itching for a purchase of something I “need”.

[@amandapittar9398]

Roll on the day when cars and vehicles are all electric. There won’t be that traffic noise. Bliss.

[@dpsdronephotography2051]

Nice video! What state do you mostly metal detect? Or what state are you from? Ive wondered for a while when i watched a lot of your videos!

[@atvr100]

Hay chig I am thinking of buying an at max online is there any place you would recommend to purchase this are used to metal detect 25 years ago but that was with a whites

[@rickklein9031]

should of brought a rake! :)

[@vinylvishrecords]

I don't think that's a fingerprint. It looks like some type of print reused for the button

[@tracybranham8648]

What kind of detector do you use?

[@ashmaybe9634]

Looks like they were maybe making those paper inserts from old patterned paper, wallpaper?

[@clockworkNate]

"These always come out in terrible shape" continues to rub it with gritty gloves lol

[@musleman8]

Is the paper watermarked. I thought I saw a face

[@BigAlonBass]

Could you possibly clarify something, please, Beau? How did they get the name "Mini Balls" when they actually have a point? Thanks in advance - I hope!

[@truthseeker2900]

what's with the small coils lately?

[@keepitwitmine]

I assume this is very much like fishing since it requires great skills in patience, but I NEVER find anything like coins in the woods. I'm wondering how long it took to find that? In my region I can find an arrowhead a day but I can't find the new stuff.

[@randlerichardson5826]

Everybody is having trouble with go pro cameras lately be safe out there and GOD BLESS you and your family Amen 🙏

[@VickieV1333]

A fingerprint from the last human to have touched that item in over 200 years, the hairs on my head stood up...

[@h.vandewalker2428]

So interesting. Thank you for sharing. Have you ever seen CUSTER'S LAST STAND BATTLEFIELD DETECTIVES by Bob Daugherty on KZbin (also History Channel)? Interesting how metal detectors can change history.

[@thegodsme2155]

Hey Chigg, I know you're a fan of the Garrett A/T Pro, and I love watching your videos, you've actually inspired me to begin metal detecting, but I have a question for you. What is your sincere opinion of the Nokta Makro Anfibio? I have been eyeballing the Anfibio, and need some tips from the pro!

[@chrisstaples3780]

If it was the best he be using it Instead he's fairly serious about metal detecting.

[@donaldpowers5557]

Bet he'll be headed back soon to this place

[@ggsmith099]

Was it just me or are there pictures on that paper spacer out of the button? Later brocephus! 😎💨

[@davidm106]

That highway is atrocious but it probably means good stuff to be found.

[@jeremiahkennedy1683]

Its hard for me to watch your videos here in Ohio during winter, although its been warm, the digging is cold wet and painful. Lol