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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 10h

It's getting pretty up here! Nothing better than fall in New England.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Found a really nice button out in the potato field yesterday. It was silver plated, and from the late 1700's. I wish it had more of the design left, looks like it would have been very nice!

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

One of my favorite spots. Right by the Kennebec River. All I can hear right now is geese honking in the distance. 1888 Indian Head penny, the remains of a toy gun, and an antique cigarette case.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Hello from Northwestern Maine!

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Man is it beautiful out today! Glad I decided to take the day off from work. The blueberry barrens are starting to change color, found a buffalo nickel and a few other cool things!

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Happy Labor Day! Time to search some old stone walls.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Finds from today's gorgeous walk! It was probably about a mile and a half down a trail to a stream bed and back. I was actually looking for a gentleman's phone that he lost a couple weeks ago now while riding his 4wheeler. No luck. It must have taken a crazy bounce farther off the trail somewhere.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

You can definitely feel the seasons shifting this morning. It's a beautiful day for a new spot in the woods.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

A very interesting find from a freshly tilled field. These tokens were used either to teach mathematical operations to children, as counters in a game, or shopkeepers used them to count on a grid. Also sometimes used in times of currency shortage, these coins are part German, part American.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A few finds from 3 different spots. A 1944 "war nickel" that actually contain no nickel. During WW2 nickel was needed for armor plating, and were made with 35%silver. The rest is copper and manganese. Also, pieces of a pocket watch case that you can barely see a pattern on, and a cool garter clip.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Our father, who arf in heaven

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Hit a new spot today. The property has a house from the 1700's. Unfortunately, nothing too exciting from that era. I did find a bridal rosette, solid silver spoon that dates 1850-1870, a 1944 silver Mercury dime, and a 1930 Maine chauffeur license badge. Also a matchbox car, and part of a cap gun.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I forgot to add the Conestoga bell I found on the property along with the two cases full of items I posted earlier. It just wouldn't fit in the cases. Conestoga bells were on covered wagons, and are where the term "I'll be there with bells on" came from.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Today I am presenting the property owner with these two cases of finds from what may very well have been a Civil War era brothel.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A closer look at the 1870 shield nickel I found today. This was the first US coin called a nickel, and was 75%copper+25%nickel. Before this 5 cent coins in the US were silver, and called half dimes. These were made in part due to people hoarding silver and gold during the Civil War.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

As close as you'll get to a live update from me.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Got an early start in this freshly cleared and tilled field!

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Radagast the Brown says kitties are never late. Nor are they early. They arrive precisely when they mean to.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Another recent find. It's a little over and inch across. Not really sure what it came off of. The body is brass, and has a garnett/jewel/or decorative purple glass set in the center. Judging from the patina, and dates of everything else found in the area I'd says its from the mid 1800s. Any ideas?

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Here's a closer look at the pre-Civil War US Navy button I found on Sunday, along with an example of what it would have looked like if it weren't in the ground for nearly 200 years.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Shown here are all the finds from my Sunday outing. In addition to the muzzload pistol, and Civil War snake buckle are a pocket knife, conestoga bell from a wagon, another buckle, some horse tack, a few buttons(one of which is a US Navy button from the early-mid1800s).

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Another great find from yesterday. A Civil War era snake buckle. I've actually never found one of these before, and have been looking for one for many years. This spot is the same place I found the 3 brass heart heel plates. It's turning out to be one of the best I've come across.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I found a whole bunch of really cool things yesterday afternoon and I can actually show you and tell you about them! Check out the remnants of this small muzzleload pistol from the early 1800s. I even found a match!

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

A couple photos from the end of the day. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait like 6 months or so before I can share details. I will say it was an amazing experience, and a success in every way.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

More pictures from deep in the Maine woods!

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Was asked to come up a day early for more scouting+filming. I'm excited to share more details. Maybe once filming is done I can share a bit more.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Well, that didn't take long! If you've been watching my posts for a while you might remember this coin. One of my favorites, and one of the hardest to find. One of the smallest coins ever minted. They are called trimes, and they were 3 cant silver coins. This one is dated 1857.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I had another scouting mission up by the Canadian border today. Next Friday I return for the filming of the episode!

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

You know, if someone would just move this stuff I could find more things like this..

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Bits and buttons and a buckle.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I just picked up all the items I had on display at the Boston Museum of Science for 4 years. This is a 1930's Boston Public Schools Committee 6th Grade Excellent Posture Pin. I found this years ago when I lived in the Boston area. Finds like this are some of my favorite.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Detecting a different kind of metal tonight.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

No detecting today. Only camping.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Another heart heel plate! Man, that's a lot of prostitutes! Also a nice shield nickel and large cent.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

It's pretty windy, but other than that it's a beautiful day out there!

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Made it out yesterday for a bit and came away with this beautiful 1912 silver Barber Quarter!

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

For the last 2 days I returned to the spot where I found the Civil War era prostitute heart heel plates. Seems like a busy spot! A small buckle, harmonica reed plate, oil lamp burner, spoons, toe tap, suspenders clip, an 8 token, and what I think is a small decorative broach. A lot of history!

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

This one should clean up nicely! 1845 large cent.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Part of the "trail" I hiked on for a few miles at the beginning of the week.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Another shot from my secret excursion deep into the woods earlier this week.

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Dig It Dan @digitdan.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Sorry about the lack of posts lately. I've had some exciting things in the works. Can't really share the details yet, but I'm going to be metal detecting on a pretty major history based TV show!

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