The Old Stone Bridge : Metal Detecting

[@davemuse419]

Hey Chigg. I've been collecting coins since 1975. Whatever you do "Do not" clean the coin further. If you were to have it certified (encapsulated and graded) it would be identified as environmental damage which isn't as bad as being identified as Harshly cleaned which it would be if you remove the corrosion further.. If they say it's cleaned it becomes almost worthless. If identified as environmentally damaged it will be more valuable and more desirable to a collector. It would be worth thousands if it weren't dug but still a valuable find.

[@earlt.7573]

That horseshoe at 5:33 is for Winter use, it had studs that threaded into those four holes to help the horse get traction on ice, neat find.

[@janehelbert7551]

Thank you I was wondering what that was!

[@mmarch2978]

@@janehelbert7551 Totally agree, they still use studs in shoes mainly in eventing here when the mud is thick to give the horse extra grip for eventing and cross country. The studs are at the a back only now and the construction of the shoe is a little different. Nice find.

[@SuzanneDeniseB]

Thanks ! I was hoping someone knew !

[@aquachigger]

This was a fun little metal detecting adventure. The horseshoe that I found looks like it has a specific purpose to me. Does anyone have a guess as to what that might be?

[@joshuataft5541]

Chigg..hi.. js5 qanted to say hello..idnt think ypu see these an i dnt blame ya ..ypuve become big..❤ ya 😢

[@richmarston4272]

look up old horseshoes, there were mud and also ice shoes as stated below, the large holes would have sort of cleats in them, maybe carbide, but not sure.

[@rtzedaker8213]

Under no circumstance do not clean that coin. If you do the value will drop. Leave it like it is.

[@sylviajones3355]

I think you're wife confirmed my thought. Ice/snow shoe.

[@karlorndorff3309]

I have some horseshoes similar to these. The four raised area holes should be threaded. Small wedges were screwed into the holes so that the horse did not slip on icy roads.

[@RelicDog]

That toy looks kind of like the Airport Crash Tender that QuarterHoarder dug in one of his recent videos. That tape wrapped copper is a Rabid Beaver Billy Rapper.

[@Otterman-vx1zy]

Chigg is the Boss, truckers check their tires with clubs

[@RonAdams-h4s]

We always carried a length of pipe in the cubby of the truck. When you walk the length of the truck and trailer you would whack each tire with it. A nice bounce meant the tire was holding its air pressure, a soft thud meant there was an issue. Good quick way of checking especially at night. Oh, and a so so day in the river is still better than chores!

[@Otterman-vx1zy]

@@RonAdams-h4s that’s what I thought. Have a great weekend

[@johnramirez5032]

That pies of copper is valuable as copper recycler.3.25 a lb.

[@carykatzenberger4224]

I died 3 minute's in forgot to tell me to hold my breath. Great video

[@AlbertD711]

That’s a great looking Draped Bust Large Cent. I would leave it as is.

[@mercedithcompala8148]

Fun day😅water seemed clear, love watching.

[@oilerfreak]

That coin is absolutely amazing, good job Beau.

[@dansteffee9759]

the large cent is perfect the way it is ... Great Fine

[@PaulGadoury]

That coin is nicer than it looked initially. I'd leave it alone.

[@magnusdunning6113]

perhaps the horse shoe was modified to put hot kettles, pans etc in the kitchen. Decorative?

[@timjb19621]

Hey Chigger, I was an electrician by trade. The hunk of wire with tape on the end was likely just a scrap piece of copper from a construction job. We tape the ends up until it's time to make terminations, then cut the end off. The scrap piece usually gets kept by the contractor or the electrician himself to take to the scrap yard when enough built up for extra cash. I believe that's what you have there, especially since you found it under a bridge. Could have fell off a truck or dropped accidently.

[@EricRagle]

Truckers carry stuff like that all the time. They get around it by calling it a tire thumper which they have to use to pre-trip their truck. Thumping on the tires tells them if there is a significant pressure loss.

[@sylviajones3355]

100% Correct. They are handy for checking tires.

[@unh1nged_h3athen45]

When I worked at a truck stop, they sold what they called tire thumper. It was a wooden dowel about that big around with steel wrapped around one end.

[@jenniferbellaw5095]

Didn't actually know that was illegal. My pappaw gave me a "tire thumper" for me to carry in my truck (not a semi, but a 93 Ford ranger lol; I'm just a bitty 5'2" woman and carrying my 22 under the seat wasn't acceptable at university 😅)

[@jenniferbellaw5095]

But yeah...its a tire thumper to check my 33s 😁

[@nelsonbattis2763]

Holes on shoes were cork...ice..so horse didnt slip...yankee shoes!!!

[@drbranko16]

Uncle Chiggers! I can't tell you how much I like the post video briefings on your porch! Lots of cool info and closeups. I can't wait to see what's next this summer. Any planned long haul trips? Well, now you got the Billy Club.... :)

[@JBSLeathercrafts]

Chigg, The horse shoe you found, the holes were designed to put cleets on the shoe for winter time to prevent slippage on ice or packed snow for draft horses.

[@itzcaseykc]

Nice coin, Chigg. Truckers also used pipes or clubs to check the tires for their air pressure.

[@torchandhammer]

For the large cent, you can get a little curved burnisher with a wood handle, whole thing about 6 inches long. You have to dress the edge nicely so it doesn't scratch at all. It's not like a knife edge though, you couldn't cut yourself with it, even if you pushed it really hard. The traditional way was to rub it on walrus hide with pumice powder but you don't need to get that fancy. Practice on some memorial pennies but if you're lucky, you can peel the corrosion right off and leave the original surface undamaged. The burnisher does have a point on the end and if you happen to dig that into the metal, it will scratch and leave a bright spot. Done that a few times. I do it with brass that's gotten thick blue deposits on it. The deposit itself can sometimes change the color of the metal and it might cause pitting but more often than not, the blue stuff will burnish off and leave the metal with the normal brown oxide patina.that brass naturally turns with age. Burnishig was used to polish precious metals back in the day because it didn't remove any metal.

[@TheThetechnician]

Gday Chigg snd viewers from Regional South Australia 🇦🇺

[@thomhussey7130]

Used to carry something similar to your blackjack it was a thumper for whacking tires to check inflation you can hear a difference an under inflated Tire

[@leesmith2798]

💥💥💥💥That horseshoe is very common in New England. Cleats were screwed in the shoe for winter use. We also find many of the cleats with no shoe. Great hunt!

[@lostonwallace1396]

It looks like a small shoe made for winter. I remember seeing larger versions of that kind of shoe on draft horses when I was a kid. That coin might fetch between $350-$700

[@AdamosDad]

A large cent, wow but even if it was a junk day I always like a river adventure. Good to see Mike out with you.

[@janehelbert7551]

Nice large cent!

[@justinstiff5641]

The Reflector is really cool!

[@Jjsimo383383]

Chigg. I truly appreciate each and every upload. I could only hope to be half as successful in finding relics like you do. Keep up the great work. Even if you get the occasional skunked outing!

[@wyleedingo]

Hey Chigg, I would leave the coin as she is. That patina is earned.

[@Traxxis03]

WOW! That coin is amazing Chig! I'd love to see how you end up cleaning it, if you do. I'd go ahead and have it graded too!

[@jonnycarrick7552]

Always a great video 🎉

[@user-Icicleandfireball]

Love all your metal detecting adventures

[@aquachigger]

Thanks

[@user-Icicleandfireball]

@@aquachigger your welcome

[@truthseeker2900]

I raise my glass to the video. Cheers.

[@leemon5386]

Being a retired truck driver, we call those tire bumpers before your trip. You walk around and bump your tires. If somebody tries to get in your truck, you bumped your head.

[@richardwarnock2789]

Lazer Beau best way ever!!

[@stevebroadway3713]

Thanks for the video! Always enjoy watching your adventures!

[@dougalexander7204]

Just putting in time searching makes it worth while.

[@barbarafritchie2000]

Awesome day. Thanks for taking us along.

[@BruceGordon925]

Nice LC nicest I've seen come out to the water/ground. Anything more than a toothpick will damage it. And you know it.

[@andrewjackson6903]

Tire thumper for checking low tire pressures .when you have 18 tires to check the pressures easily.

[@jimschafer9196]

That copper cable wrapped I think was a fish head knocker - and they lost the grip and it went into the drink (LOL maybe a few extra beers too) 500 mill coper cable I used to install telephone equipment and that was the main DC power cable size feeding the equipment bays.

[@davidgeorge442]

I had that exact Matchbox fire truck you found (at the 4:00 mark) when I was a kid. Likely 1970’s. Blast from the past lol

[@garyhackenson429]

Great adventure Chigg. The horse shoe is definitely a winter shoe for traction. They're more popular up North in Massachusetts where I am... Oh yeah Awesome coin 1807 I'm very envious... 👍🏻

[@jillfetterman7955]

The detail on that largey is amazing!

[@pamelawooten3251]

Great find on the 1807 coin, Chigg. My husband said he uses a baking soda paste to take off corrosion on coins and sometimes toothpaste works. Worth a try!! Love your adventures and thanks for taking us along!!

[@pamelawooten3251]

@@davemuse419 That is true. Cannot over do it.

[@russellhiller4198]

Good find !

[@arctiknitter]

What a fun day on the creek. Love that old penney.

[@heathforgey4410]

Good bad or ugly it's always a good time when you can get out and go detecting. I really enjoy the after round ups.. table talk if you will. Thank you for the videos.

[@Aquabob1]

Not to be a dick….as a marble collector, I just wanted to say that “Bennington” marbles were named for the resemblance to Bennington pottery made in Vermont, however, they did not make marbles, but they did make the Bennington telegraph insulators as Mike said.

[@davidhatmaker7673]

I was also deeply disturbed by this falsehood!😖 it’s an insult to fine German pottery!

[@dannmccord1923]

Awesome finds chigger. Nice large cent. Lucky you❤

[@chuckjenkins4348]

Sweet finds Chigg!!

[@twindiggersminnesotapamandpat]

Chigg’s you never disappoint with your river finds. Nice to see you and Mike out together.👍👏😀

[@reggieheidelberg2363]

Hey brother! I know the old truck drivers used those to check tire pressures, I'm sure it could be used for self defense in a pinch...lol

[@stevebaker6432]

I had to carry a club when I drove trucks, the company had everyone do a walk around and check tires and fluids and brakes before we started the truck.

[@darbysdownhomedetecting]

Fun episode chigg 🤠

[@kellystewart8360]

Your melee weapon is a tire thumper, or tire knocker. They are used by the trucker to test their tires to see if they have a low, or flat tire. They all have them.

[@Mountainmonths]

I love that insulator

[@dirtclodmetaldetecting]

Awesome coin! Congrats!

[@yankeetimeline]

We carried similar ones and they are legit tire thumper.

[@dangodbout7818]

I have found a horse shoe just like the one you found. Mine was in better shape and the holes have screw in studs for ice. I dated it around 1910 and I found it in New Hampshire where I live.

[@johnweiss3198]

ITS A TIRE THUMP-ER USED FOR LOOKING FOR FLATS.

[@earlt.7573]

WOW, that 1807 coin looks like it's darn near new, somebody musta dropped that in 1808, man that is nice !

[@chrisburch9232]

Love your channel.

[@user-Icicleandfireball]

Yea definitely a toy firetruck, chigg

[@vickykirts7956]

Or a tow truck

[@SarasotaJerry]

Always enjoy your videos

[@jakewilson7112]

For coin corrosion, i use a dulled wood toothpick. Gently rub the surface of corrosion like you are shading in a picture with a pencil.

[@AndrexT]

4:12 Fire tender with ladder. The horseshoe looks like it had spikes in the raised pieces, perhaps for walking on icy surfaces or hauling logs in the woods. You can see from the lip at the front, the round bits were downwards.

[@paulkick7870]

Good adventure!

[@PaulGadoury]

That weird iron thing Gould be to anchor another wire to something or to splice 2 wires together.

[@jeffersonwebb5850]

Very nice finds! Thanks for showing the finds at the end .

[@clivewarren780]

We gotta start calling you Ike when you are hanging out together, so you guys can be “mike and ike.” 👍🏻

[@ericfairchild5431]

Any hunt is a good hunt in my opinion! Nice large cent!

[@marshallfrazier915]

Hey Chig,I think you are right about that homemade head buster, probably was used and then they chucked it off the bridge. Truckers often had an object like that and it was called a tire thumper, we could walk around the truck and thump the tires and could tell if they were low.But they could also be used for safety assistance.

[@cg256y9]

That large cent is in excellent condition! Awesome find! Must've been lost when still relatively new.

[@treasuresearchandpickin6735]

Super nice coin!

[@TomFromMN]

Tim for the show. Beverage & snack in hand.

[@cheyennemauritz9911]

Wow awesome coin

[@Langonica]

Great video. Love the wrap up. Thanks as always!

[@calliecooke1817]

Chigg, the light at the beginning looks railroad related to me. The horse shoe definitely was for ice. My electrician brother has a similar piece of cable laying next to his truck seat(copper was bringing over $3.50 a pound scrap last week) and that Largie is absolutely beautiful !!! Thanks !!!

[@susanbardin-v1l]

I have found horse shoes like that which had metal cleats bolted to them I assume for ice

[@DimasFajar-ns4vb]

wow your tools is amazing sir

[@AnotherMN_Fan]

Thanks, Beau. Keep on doing what you're doing and I'll keep watching. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@aquachigger]

Thanks so much for the donation, I really appreciate it!

[@johnramirez5032]

Hi ch i watche you old to new times. Your are in one word tenacious! You never get old. I rember you sifting threw dirt at a old foundation. That was a long time ago. I keep waiting for you to dig up a gold coin. Mabe i missed that episode! Ive found many coins but not a gold one yet! Mabe one day. Many years and your still going! It aways amazes me that detecting you still find something new!

[@stevebroadway3713]

Thanks Chigg! Always enjoy watching your videos. You are really great at what you do.

[@DarinWixon]

It's not a fish club. It's a "fish calmer downer"

[@kenpalmer985]

Sleep aid

[@paulfittock639]

I believe a fish club is called a "Priest" as you are administering the fish's last rights!

[@460V8]

Horseshoe is for ice. We found those on our land too.

[@alanmoffat4454]

CATTLE SHOE OR OXE MAYBE.😮😊

[@user-Icicleandfireball]

Really awesome finds, chigg

[@generaldisarray4146]

Of course that largie was awesome but I'm so curious about that horseshoe. I hope we get an update when you find out.

[@rickyb2200]

Thanks Chigg

[@friendshipranger]

Another fun video

[@Robin-py5jx]

Another good one Chiggy. Keep um commin.🐱🐶🐾. 🥰 From "It's too dang hot" VA.🥵🫠🌡️🔥

[@graysonmclester9137]

The first thing you with the reflectors on it looked like something that would sit ontop of a traffic cone. One of those very skinny and tall ones. The hollow part on the bottom looks like it could slide right onto the top of one of those cones

[@sierrawave]

I know someone who worked in telecommunications and she got a piece of heavy cable from work just like that for self defense.

[@kevindevine5102]

you use the club to hit your tires. tells you if they're flat or low on air

[@MONTY-YTNOM]

Yer thats what they tell the police when they ask :)

[@GlennWebster-ut2xx]

Its a tire knocker.. all truckers have one.

[@mzimm460]

That big dude from highlander dropped his sword

[@sylviajones3355]

That horse shoe almost looks like an early ice/snow shoe.

[@danperry3116]

Truckers carry a thumper to rap on their tires to check if one is going low on air.

[@joeylandry4933]

My uncle was a truck driver and he used a “tire thumper” to check his tires when he stopped to check the load and tighten the chains. He’d hit the tires with the club and listen for any that needed air. He hinted that it could be useful if someone tried to rob you.

[@46kvolt]

The two things I wanted to see you didn’t even show lol I was curious about that matchbox car and those lineman pliers if they were older collectible

[@The_Great_White_Moose]

“Like meeee….. special. Not that way.” 😂😂😂