This Forest is Hiding Something Strange!

This week we come across a Strange Forest rock walls while metal detecting and find some amazing coins and relics.

[@tonyd4746]

So glad you guys don’t forget the important part of your journey while detecting. Remembering and bringing back to life the place that once thrived is what it’s all about. Happy hunting!

[@detectingpa8968]

That’s one of the things we love about it.

[@Zac_PARH]

Congrats on the bucket-lister flying eagle Jerry! Some amazing finds! Really enjoyed the episode! Keep crushing it guys!

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Zac! You do the same!

[@adventuresinmichiganwlisa9852]

Congrats 👏👏👍🤓👍❣️. Ive never ha the opportunity to find a flying eagle yet. Thanks for sharing y'all, every day out etecting isa good one👍🤓👍. ❤ from here in Michigan

[@marthafenimore4279]

Ya'll make the best pair hunting. Enjoy every episode whether you find a lot or not. Keep it going.

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks! We do enjoy hunting together. Thanks for watching and the kind words!

[@mona2046]

Good morning guys, watching now... 💖💖

[@jamesprentice5503]

Nice finds,thanks for letting us tag along,gold soon!

[@detectingpa8968]

We have both found gold rings. We both need to find those gold coins next!

[@johnbussey2521]

Jerry the bone with metal is probably where a hog was shot in the head and hung in the smoke house that Shawn found the key hole cover

[@detectingpa8968]

Hmm, didn’t think of that! Very possibly could have been!

[@earthsciteach]

My first thought was an animal that had been shot.

[@williamfindspeople4341]

Yep hogs are still raised in western Pennsylvania

[@user-cv9rr1qp5d]

Man what a great coin

[@goldenoutdoors]

Another great adventure guys 👍🏻 congrats Jerry on the flying eagle 🦅

[@detectingpa8968]

Thank you! Never thought I would get one! They are still out there!

[@elev8dadventures]

Another great video guys, thank you. I look forward to your content each week. Loved your reaction to the eagle head coin Jerry

[@detectingpa8968]

Thank you! The bucket listers are always exciting to find! Thanks for the support!

[@dirtclodmetaldetecting]

Awesome finds! Congrats!

[@juliegriffin7609]

I'm glad I finally found you guys! I've missed y'all. Nice finds. Congrats, Jerry, on your flying eagle! I love the old Indians and nice V nickel. Cool thimble.. 💖💯

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Julie. Did you lose us?

[@juliegriffin7609]

@@detectingpa8968 you and Shaun used to hunt as PA Relic hunters

[@detectingpa8968]

Oh okay!

[@trishharrison3618]

Great job Jerry on finding that flying eagle, and great job Shawn on finding that piece of silver, you guys have the best videos on KZbin keep up the amazing work love all the great finds can't wait for the next video stay safe and lots of love from West Virginia ❤️🙂

[@detectingpa8968]

We appreciate the kind words Trish. Thanks!

[@sagehawk6316]

Nice hunt guys. Enjoyed the horse and wagon passing by.

[@detectingpa8968]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@parelichunters1645]

Congrats Jerry on that flying eagle, maybe that Hoodie brought you some luck. The artillery button was an awesome find. Congrats Shawn on the 1876 Indian. Nice suspender clips ,thimble, lock cover, v nickle and pocket watch. Take care guys.

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks fellas! It possibly did bring some luck! Gotta support our buddies! Thanks for watching!

[@wildmandigging3486]

Very awesome hunt congrats of the flying eagle cent love when ya throwed the old horse n wagon clip in God Bless and happy dirt fishin…Virgil

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Virgil. We like incorporating new things in the episodes. Trial and error. lol

[@richardklapka5147]

Congrats on that flying eagle! And other finds also! Rk.

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks!

[@TravisFerryman-tv9sd]

I enjoy watching your guys videos and I just wish I had people to do this hobby with happy huntings guys

[@detectingpa8968]

Having someone along on the hunts is definitely more exciting. When you’re out alone, it’s like you search for someone to celebrate with and no one is around!

[@mona2046]

Wow, Jerry & Shawn, I sit here in awe of the incredible relics you both find, and in what looks like the middle of nowhere now. I can read about history in books but seeing the items that people used 200? years ago is a mystical experience for me; it makes it real. Congratulations on the flying eagle cent, Jerry!!! That sterling piece is beautiful, Shawn!!! I know there's more, but my mind is blown 🤯🤯you guy's rock my world, thank you both 💖💖

[@detectingpa8968]

Mona! Thanks! Did you hear your shout out in the video? 😁😁😁😁

[@665123]

Great hunt and super finds! The Flying Eagle is always special!

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks! It’s my first but hopefully not my last. Hopefully Shawn gets his first before I dig another one though. Thanks for watching!

[@girlnorthof60]

🤔 Hollow silver piece could be a hat pin end, one end of a collar pin or a handle to a button hook (do-er upper-thing-er) Cheers guys, Pat/ Yukon 🍁 a new sub.

[@tobybobo6539]

🔥🔥🔥 awesome and congrats 🎉

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Toby as always!

[@BarberBobDetecting]

Congrats on the flying eagle, great hunt.

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks!

[@brokenarrowoutdoors2467]

I’ve never found a flying eagle either. But I have a lot of coins I haven’t found yet. It’s always a good day when you find a bucket lister.

[@detectingpa8968]

Yes it is! You will find one some day! They are out there still. Thanks for watching

[@dfdigger3820]

Great hunt guys & finds !! That silver piece at 5:30 might be a victorian button hook :)

[@kennysr.1054]

Informative and enjoyable vids guys ! ✌ 👍

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Ken! Appreciate the comment and for watching as always!

[@user-cv9rr1qp5d]

Great finds

[@GregScavezze]

You should carry some small spray bottles eith water so you can clean your coins better for the camera. Great finds!

[@detectingpa8968]

We carry water. Problem is if you spray water on copper, it turns it a weird color. Just using a toothpick and dry brush with a little nose grease works better at keeping the natural color.

[@adrientucker5949]

Congrats on that first flying eagle!

[@detectingpa8968]

Thank you Adrien!

[@MD-NWWI]

Great hunt guys! I really enjoy following along on your adventures!

[@detectingpa8968]

Thank you! We are glad you go along with us. It’s why we keep making videos!

[@jaytwadelle8053]

Awesome video as usual guys. Would be worth revisiting that site.

[@detectingpa8968]

One of us will definitely do another once over on it.

[@Guidedhunts]

Awesome video, guys.

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks!

[@jeffnorth8447]

Jerry you found 3 of my bucket list that flying eagle that trim an the half dime I'm going tomorrow to try for all. You guys inspire me

[@detectingpa8968]

Yea, some of those things we think we will never find then all of a sudden you get all three. Good luck and I’m sure you will find them soon!

[@chuckjenkins4348]

Most large thimbles were men’s thimbles but not for darning there clothes but used for sewing the ends of burlap and canvas bags that they filled with corn and wheat while pulling the seasons harvest and is also the reason a women’s small thimble would be found out in a yard usually near a barn site. They helped sew the bags for there husband and family.

[@detectingpa8968]

Wow! Thanks for that info Chuck! It will certainly help us In the future to tell the stories of these old sites. Thanks as always!

[@grandmakellymcdonald]

let's go let's go treasure and adventure ✌👵

[@user-cv9rr1qp5d]

Great video

[@detectingpa8968]

Thank you!

[@darinblackburn6023]

Nice flying eagle. One of my favorite coins.

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Darin! Hopefully we get a few more this year! It’s it difficult one to find though.

[@user-bv3cl2cl8b]

It's a Centennial!!! First 100 years from 1776 to 1876. Nice find the 1876 Indian head penny.😊❤

[@detectingpa8968]

Never even thought about that. Nice!

[@andrewkrzykowski3489]

The “lead saddle decoration “ looks like the handle to an 18th century tobacco jar lid. Andy

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Andy. Could have been!

[@jeffbabb792]

I love Pa. There is creek in Tioga county named Babb creek so with the same last name my nephew researched it and it’s a long story that goes back to the 1700’s. That’s why I love your channel.

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks Jeff, it’s those kind of stories that keep us going out and filming searching for those lost sites. Thanks for watching!

[@jeffbabb792]

@@detectingpa8968 I forgot to mention his cabin is still standing on the Morris fire company ground.

[@gregoryharris4838]

I sure love Saturday mornings - with my coffee ,and out with you guys ! The silver piece may indeed be a hat/ hair pin- or the button hook as suggested - look up " chatelaine" - During the Victorian era this was a chain that had small scissors , thimble , perfume vial, needle case etc. This would be more common among middle class and wealthier women . Outstanding Flying Eagle Jerry ! Gotta be more coins at that site .. 🍻🍻Gregory.

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks for the info Gregg! I looked them up and it very well could have been any of those. The button hook handles are almost identical! So glad we have supporters that are more knowledgeable than us! We are good at maps and detecting but Identification isn’t our strong point. Thanks again!

[@downhomedetectorjeffdowns1878]

Got a flying eagle myself about a month ago. Congratulations. Always fun watching your channel; lots of cools stuff.

[@detectingpa8968]

Nice! It’s definitely a coin that doesn’t surface too often. Congrats on finding one!

[@jillianfortuna2348]

👍👍👍

[@brianbloom1799]

That silver might be part of a ear ring.

[@detectingpa8968]

Very possible. Very lite

[@jamesstfelix2408]

Heros.

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks for watching James!

[@granddad-mv5ef]

Another exciting area. It sets my mind wondering what happened to cause the abandonment; a move west or simply no heirs to continue? I lived my first six years in a hamlet (smaller than a village) in the extreme SW corner of Pa. There are still people there, but the five-house property on which I lived, always kept like a park, is mostly destroyed. Question: Have you ever seen stone walls like that in Western Pa? You dug some very good finds today, the Flying Eagle must be the cherry on the Sundae.

[@detectingpa8968]

We were wondering that too. This area was close to a stream and was in big woods so it had everything early settlers would have wanted. We wish our books would have everyone’s names in it so we can research them further but this name was not in our book.

[@mona2046]

I knew that was a girl's bike, but I didn't want to say anything 😁 Sweet bike, loved the color!!! I can't believe you gave me a shout out!!! How cool is that!?! I'm still watching... 💖💖

[@detectingpa8968]

As we always say we love all the comments and people watching and you’re one of our favorites. Thanks so much for always tuning in and commenting on our videos.

[@mona2046]

@@detectingpa8968 You guys are two of my favorites. No thanks needed; in fact I can't get enough. Keep up the great work & having so much fun together, it's great to watch!!!

[@cheaplaughkennedy2318]

Speaking of memorial cents, even the copper was removed after 1982. That was interesting about the stone walls , just wondering how old that site was. Really cool finds and always like seeing your uploads appear. I have a family grave plot near laughlintown , not far from Ligonier.

[@detectingpa8968]

Was definitely an odd site. Not a whole lot of finds right around those rock walls though.

[@MadelineRose-ep7fj]

You should both have a camera to use! The holograms are great. Have you found census records for the areas you are searching. Spray bottles, soft brushes, small lights, items cleaned and identified.😊❤

[@detectingpa8968]

We both use our own cameras. Sometimes a second hand view is better in certain situations. In our historical books of our county they have census for each township.

[@manderson3231]

The Sterling piece is probably a finial off of a teapot lid, or maybe a sugar bowl lid, something like that.

[@detectingpa8968]

We are thinking it was part of a hair pin.

[@ducttapedigger7811]

Congrats on the flyer

[@detectingpa8968]

Thank you!

[@williamstewart1378]

the silver piece looks like it could have been a hair pin congratulations on your flying Eagle thats Awesome.. i got mine this year too

[@detectingpa8968]

Nice! Congrats to you as well! It’s a tuff one to find. It could have been a hair pin. Some people say it may have been a button hook handle too.

[@petebovenzi8119]

Subbed

[@tomnickell1276]

The house site might have been the home of a civil war veteran. The A in the shield would have represented a junior grade officer. Earlier than the war the enlisted men would wear buttons with letters in the shield. Nice hunt, go back and find his belt plate.

[@detectingpa8968]

One of us will revisit that site. That plate could be in there!

[@Jrhuck52]

The metal hook thing was a scale. Used to weigh cotton or tobacco or other crops usually picked manually

[@earlcaudill2897]

I thought that too but I also thought it could be a log hook, you would drive the hook into the log then hook the other end to your horse or mule to drag it. Not sure just an observation.

[@charliealleman4966]

Congrats on the Flying Eagle! On my bucket list, too. I think the reason not too many eagles and fatties are found is because they don't ring up as high as regular Indians. It'll fool the coin hunters.

[@detectingpa8968]

The nice thing about hunting these old site is it’s easier to dig everything because everything is usually something interesting no matter what VDI it is. Thanks for watching!

[@xxgrizbearxx830]

That silver object may be an old hat pin or are they called hair pins ? Love your journeys

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks for the ID!

[@user-cv9rr1qp5d]

Nice button

[@timothycottrell3211]

Metal hook looking item maybe part of a log turner.

[@detectingpa8968]

You may be 100% correct!

[@fredprobst199]

A lot of times the landowner would stack the rocks in a line just to get them out of the way so he could he could plow the field.

[@johnbussey2521]

Shawn the reshaped spoon looks like seed dispenser

[@detectingpa8968]

Could have been for sure! Thanks for the info! We will look that up!

[@williamfindspeople4341]

They started stamping silver in 1739 the stamp will show the initials of the maker. One of the biggest hospitals from the battle of Gettysburg was in the Pitt Township area of Allegheny County Pennsylvania. Maps go from 1788 to 1868. Try the Penn Hills Library.

[@detectingpa8968]

We have found makers mark stamps in silver but Sterling I believe is later.

[@petebovenzi8119]

Log roller piece ?

[@paulevans5455]

Grubby detecting at its best. Come back to this location soon.

[@detectingpa8968]

We may have to. We have a few other sites to hit before the summer growth takes over the forest and makes it hard for us to detect.

[@johntanem7361]

Bent curled spoon bowl could have been used for a gun powder funnel dispenser.

[@detectingpa8968]

Good possibility.

[@mattbortz10]

1870s Indians are always black out of the ground, at least all the ones I've dug, pretty sure it's due to the composition. For some reason the 1877s aren't though. Also, I found that exact buckle with the B&C on it. In the middle is like a ribbon

[@detectingpa8968]

I always figured the composition would have been the same after the fatty Indians. But something is different for sure.

[@earthsciteach]

I wonder if that folded spoon was used as a writing instrument, like a makeshift pen.

[@detectingpa8968]

Never know! It could have been.

[@deepskyal]

Quick search shows "Sterling" use started post 1870 US.

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks for the info deepsky! Love finding silver like that!

[@keepdigginmetaldetecting]

@Mona got a shout out! Mona is an awesome supporter. ❤LL

[@detectingpa8968]

Yes she is! You are as well! We really do appreciate the support and help with our finds!

[@benwhite1803]

The spoon reminds me of an invalid spoon. Could be wrong but my grandmother had a silver one that looked pretty much the same as that.

[@detectingpa8968]

It does look like that kinda. Thanks for the info. Never heard of an invalid spoon

[@scottfreeman2576]

i got permission for a 1800’s mansion, and luckily it was built on fill dirt. i found a flying eagle and five indians and they are in great shape all cause of the fill dirt !

[@detectingpa8968]

Wow that’s great! We found an 1860 Indian head in a burn pit once that was in perfect condition. That sandy loose soil protected it as well.

[@HaveHeart93]

Could be the end to a hat pin!

[@detectingpa8968]

We think that’s what it is! 😁 cool stuff!

[@johndodson4527]

Log roller

[@deepskyal]

Wonder if that suspender clip is actually a rubber boot buckle...

[@detectingpa8968]

Possibly. It’s like any we have dug. Very possible it’s not a suspender clip

[@earthsciteach]

If you didn't already pitch the two axe heads, I'd give you $5 each for them. I live in Dallastown, PA, just south of York. Sounds like you are in the region. I currently have more axe handles than heads to hang on them. I like finding the really rusted ones and cleaning them up using electrolysis.

[@detectingpa8968]

York is a little bit of a ways from western Pa. It would be quite costly to ship them. More so than the cost of the axe heads. If we find decent ones, we usually repurpose them.

[@earthsciteach]

@@detectingpa8968 No worries. I’m enjoying your channel. Keep it up!

[@raymondcurtis9483]

That hook may be off a wood mizer cant hook

[@user-fg2lh2kk6l]

ya them deus head phones have the same like my orx drives the back of my ears nuts

[@janetnunn210]

The warped spoon may have beem to feed a baby

[@detectingpa8968]

Ya, it could have been. Definitely altered for a specific task. These are the types of things we love to find

[@jeffnorth8447]

Love your videos and how do you get your nose dirty Jerry in almost every video

[@detectingpa8968]

Nose grease is the best for getting dates of dry coins lol.

[@johntanem7361]

Detecting PA, If your face ain't dirty you ain't detecting.

[@detectingpa8968]

Might be our new slogan! 😂😂😂

[@ducttapedigger7811]

That button looks like a you tube play button.

[@detectingpa8968]

That’s our copper play button plaque 😂😂😂

[@ducttapedigger7811]

@@detectingpa8968 🤣🤣

[@james67693]

...a bullet hit bone in animal or person?....

[@detectingpa8968]

I would be lying if I said it didn’t cross my mind. It was very odd and creepy. Glad we moved on from that first spot lol.

[@mikestanners23]

64 was a transition year, it had fatties and thin cents.

[@detectingpa8968]

Ahhhh ok, I could have swore I found a fatty 1864 before. That explains it. Thanks for the info!

[@route2632]

I'll never understand why guys rub coins with their fingers and dirt.

[@detectingpa8968]

Well, for the viewer of the videos we all make, you need instant gratification. Otherwise, people would be upset that they didn’t know what years etc. All coins from the ground have environmental damage anyways which is worse than rubbing a coin.

[@georgegeyer3431]

Could be off a punch bowl.

[@acb381]

Hat pin

[@lesaabe913]

Does Shawn have a sister with a KZbin channel in Alaska?

[@detectingpa8968]

Not that I know of. Lol

[@katieprince2748]

Gold teeth

[@petebovenzi8119]

1886

[@user-cv9rr1qp5d]

I don’t sell my coins neither

[@detectingpa8968]

We have been offered money for finds we have got in the past. Always turn it down. 😁

[@davideo1954]

When you guys say pewter with a u sound I ALWAYS have to think pooter with a poo sound like Winnie the Pooh for example. Have I been hippotized? It would be weird if now y’all started thinking like that.. 👁️🦿👁️

[@detectingpa8968]

Pooter spoon!

[@davideo1954]

Where did my comment go? I know that I followed all the guidelines

[@detectingpa8968]

KZbin was having known issues with comments disappearing.

[@bluecorona868]

just found you boys love the videos. just sub you . uk

[@detectingpa8968]

Thanks! We are glad you’re here!

[@davideo1954]

Every time someone says pewter, with the u sound, I HAVE to say pooter, with the poo sound. Don’t know why, maybe I am hypnotized! Now maybe when y’all hear a pewter you’ll think pooter. 👁️🦿👁️ 👁️‍🗨️🌀👁️‍🗨️

[@Fried-Pig-Nipples]

Just found the channel. Sweet hunt! Weird to say, but the bent pewter spoon bowl would have been one of my favorites from the day. Someone put their mind and time to make that for some purpose. Same reason ill take a carved minnie ball over a dropped. Wishing great hunts to you from a Franklin co. Digger

[@detectingpa8968]

You win for best KZbin handle. 😂 You eating those nipples? 😳 For sure any find that was repurposed has a special place in my mind. Gives it more of a personal feel.

[@gregganus409]

Hat pin