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Alex Metal detecting to see what fascinating stories I can uncover along the way! Please join this lifelong adventure!
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05/23/2026

Finding what people lost at an 1800’s school part 2!

05/15/2026

I found out where an 1800’s house used to be using an old map and found some awesome stuff!

05/10/2026

What did people lose at this 1800’s school?

05/07/2026

I used an old map to locate a fairgrounds from the 1800’s. I was able to get permission to detect it and found some awesome stuff!

04/30/2026

Part 2 of using an old map to find a lost homesite!

04/25/2026

We found a long lost farm from the 1800’s!

A find I made a in 2025 that may still be one of my favorites ever! A fugio cent! These coins were privately struck in 1...
04/25/2026

A find I made a in 2025 that may still be one of my favorites ever! A fugio cent! These coins were privately struck in 1787 and designed by Ben Franklin! What’s awesome is the one I found just so happened to be in amazing shape! Forever a find I’ll always remember!

Pictured is a beautiful diplomatic button that I found metal detecting a few months back. I found it in a field behind a...
04/22/2026

Pictured is a beautiful diplomatic button that I found metal detecting a few months back. I found it in a field behind a farmhouse that was the first farm house of the town. The individual that first lived here was a very prominent person.

Diplomatic buttons were worn by individuals of a higher status, and often signified rank, prestige, and national authority. These buttons acted both as fasteners and decoration, distinguishing government officials from ordinary tourists or citizens.

I first thought it was a military button due to the eagle surrounded by stars, as that is the design for a lot of different militia buttons, but that wasn’t the case. This dates back to the early 1800’s and is probably one of my favorite finds to date. It’s also really cool to be able to connect a single find to the prominent person that once walked the land I am walking on 200 plus years later!

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04/19/2026

What did a butcher lose around his house 200 years ago??

04/15/2026

We found some amazing stuff searching around a 1700’s plantation site!

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