Great finds ! Great Vid ! Gotta say that this is my favorite channel ! No sure what I enjoy more, the stuff you fellas find or the genuine friendship and fun that You and Chris have ! Great stuff Gentlemen ! Just got my Equinox 600 and will order my 6 inch coil from Kellyco ! Keep up the great work guys !
Thank you Dan and that is so awesome to hear. Thank you so much for your support of my channel. It means the world to me. For me personally, the friendship and fun that Chris and I have when we are out detecting will always trump the finds that we make. I really appreciate your comment as I am glad that it is conveyed through the videos I put together each week. It's really great to dig with a young guy like Chris that has the same passion for the hobby and history as I do. There are a lot of great young guns out there in the hobby and on UA-cam and it gives me great hope for the future of our amazing hobby. With that said, HUGE CONGRATS on getting your new Equinox 600! I know you will enjoy using it and if I can help you please don't hesitate to let me know. Thank you as well for shopping through my links with Kellyco. It really does help a lot with being able to put this channel together each week. Don't forget to use the FAUSA sales code at checkout to save yourself 10% on your order. LOL Take care and ATB Greg
Coins are great but I agree that the type relics you guys rescued that day are what really gets your imagination in gear and truly presents a glimpse into what life was like in those days. Great hunt!
I couldn't have said it any better Don. I love finding everything but this type of hunting is what gets my blood going. Always so incredible to be able to hold something in your hands that was last touched by a colonist. Thanks so much for watching and I really appreciate your comment. Look forward to hearing from you again. ATB Greg
Watch all your videos think they are awesome you take a lot of care making them and it shows so keep enjoying what we bolth love "detecting " and pray for spring and new adventures!
Thank you so much for your very nice words William. It really does take an incredible amount of work to put these videos together but I love doing it and it's really awesome to hear feedback like yours. Very much appreciated. Luckily, when we get snow here it usually is gone in a few days to a week so hopefully you will be able to watch out adventures during your cold months. ATB Greg
Thanks Bob! That hunt must have seemed like another day ending in Y for you all up there. LOL Hopefully, you get a mild winter or some breaks in the weather to get out occasionally. Really glad you enjoyed the video and I hope all is well with you and yours. ATB Greg
Wow!! That pocket knife is surely amazing! That's a great spot and would be a true privilege to hunt! You guys did a great job rescuing those super cool relics. ATB
Thanks Jason! I was so surprised to see that pocket knife in the hole. It really is an amazing place to detect and very happy that you enjoyed watching. Thanks so much! ATB Greg
To think of great great great grandparents being those who used the utensils. Their livestock using the tack items. The buttons and buckles used to secure their clothing. And the pocket knife being used for it's many purposes during that time period. It's all so cool to look at and to picture the colonial family who used then all to live their lives out in that wilderness. Great hunt and video yea Greg and Chris; your new machines are making hitting old locations all new locations again 😃👍
You hit the nail on the head Kaye. Those are exactly the thoughts I think of throughout the day when I am unearthing these treasures. For the price of a metal detector you can take a trip through time and history every day you go out. It is an amazing hobby. Awesome comment Kaye and thank you as always for watching and especially for your support of the channel. Much appreciated! ATB Greg
Great hunt Greg. U and Chris knocked it outa the ball park with those early American relics. Loved the old knives. Amazing how they had to make pretty much everything they used. Looking forward to ur next hunt. Best of luck to u both.
Thanks JD. It's almost always a memorable hunt when we get to hunt our colonial site. Could you imagine having to make everything nowadays? That would be a sight I hope I never have to see. LOL Really glad you enjoyed it and had the chance to watch. Always appreciate your support! ATB Greg
You are absolutely right Brian. Thank you so much for those kind words. That is exactly what I was hoping to communicate with this video. Thanks so much for watching and leaving me a comment Brian. ATB to you Greg
Thanks Ben! Really appreciate that. I was completely blown away when I saw what was in that hole. That knife is definitely one of my favorite finds from this year. such a rare piece to find. Glad you had a chance to watch the video my friend. Always appreciate your support and hearing from you. Take care and ATB Greg
Thanks Jeff! That was a really fun day of detecting. Really appreciate you watching and leaving me a comment. Very happy to hear you enjoyed the episode. ATB Greg
It's great to hear you like the video so much. I really appreciate you telling me that and glad you are also enjoying the historical aspect of my channel as well. Really means a lot to me. Thanks for watching and ATB Greg
Sounds like we like the same things Kenny. Nothing better than digging at a very old place like that and never knowing what is going to come out of the ground next. Thanks very much for watching and really glad you enjoyed the video. Look forward to hearing from you again. ATB Greg
Always like seeing the notification pop up saying you have a new video out. You and Chris have a nice looking spot there Greg. And that’s true. If it wasn’t for history then what the heck would we be doing. Have a great day buddy. Tony.
Thank you very much for those kind words Robert. I think you hit the nail on the head when you mentioned "perspective". That's one of the main goals I wanted to accomplish with my channel and that is to put our finds into historical perspective so that everyone appreciates what they find more. That's why I always say that "History makes the find a treasure". That rusty tool found becomes a treasure when you put it into historical context and you can visualize the people that crafted and used it. It's a great hobby! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. It is greatly appreciated! ATB to you and yours Robert. Greg
Thanks Lin and it definitely was cold! But I really like hunting in the cold. Filming in the cold is sometimes challenging. LOL Thanks for the help with the ring and very glad you enjoyed the video! ATB Greg
Enjoyed your video again, my friend. The knives yall found were awesome! you are in a great area for old stuff. We will hopefully get on some early 1800's relics next Tuesday. Happy hunting, and we will talk to you soon.
Thanks Stephen! Glad you enjoyed the latest episode. We were very happy to have found those knives. They just don't come along very often with the bone handles still on them. Good luck on your next hunt Tuesday and I hope you all find something amazing. Talk to you soon. ATB Greg
So awesome to hear you enjoyed the video DC. Don't worry, we've kept everything we have found there and some of it is really awesome. I'm thinking of doing another video from this location and also mixing in pictures of the amazing things we have found there in the past. Thanks so much for watching and really appreciate your comment. ATB Greg
Wow! Thank you for those very kind words Scott. That really means a lot to me. I hope you'll continue to enjoy Finding America in the future. Thank you for your support and for watching each week! ATB Greg
Thanks! Really appreciate you watching and glad you enjoyed it. We were over the moon with those relics and awesome to hear that you enjoyed the history as well. Thanks again! ATB Greg
Thank you my friend! Huge congrats to you on reaching 200 subs! Very happy for you. UA-cam is a ton of work but it's fun and it let's you unleash your creative side. LOL Thanks as always for watching! ATB Greg
Hi Greg , looks like winter has arrived my friend , some lovely old relics coming up the knife at 13.22 is a super find , and the huge buckle that Chris found is a belter ( forgive the pun lol ) a great dig once more very enjoyable , take care both of you ATB GL & HH Rob .
Hello Rob! Winter just came for a brief visit this week. It is going to be in the 50's for the rest of the month. At least that's what they tell us. That pocket knife was a sharp find! (forgive the pun lol) haha Of course, I needed cutting edge technology to find it (forgive the pun lol) That really was an awesome buckle that Chris found. So glad you enjoyed the vid and hunt and I hope you find something amazing on your fields next time out. ATB Greg
It sounds like the hunt of the century. Keep up the good work gentlemen! You both really inspire me. I’ll be going to a Civil War site in GA in December. Hopefully I’ll find some nice relics.
It was a fun hunt that day and I really appreciate you watching it Robb. Best of luck in December and I hope you go home with a lot of nice CW relics! Take care and ATB GReg
Thanks Keith. I liked how that one turned out and it's good to hear you liked it as well. We'll be hitting it through the winter and hopefully many winters to come. I agree with you on Chris' knife. That little notch at the base of the blade still has me curious. I've seen knives with that notch but I just can't place the type it is. Could be a knife used to filet fish. Thanks as always for watching my friend and thanks again for your gift! ATB Greg
excellent video … loved the key, im getting tired of the cold here for sure haven't been out for a few days and watching videos is making me stir crazy!!!
Thanks Shane. Glad you enjoyed the latest episode, I would go nuts too if I was cooped up and couldn't detect. I remember when I hunted in Germany we would have snow on the ground from late October until April. Drove me crazy. LOL Hope you get out soon. ATB Greg
Me too Dennis! Nothing better than spending sun up to sun down digging and finding America. Really glad you enjoyed the episode and can't wait one day to get to hunt with you my friend. ATB Greg
That first target might be a bale hook. That pocket knife is really cool! Great hunt with lots of colonial-era relics. Way to go fellas! Have you considered donating items to museums or historical societies?
That could be as well. I really liked the pocket knife too. Oldest one I have ever dug! I have done that in the past and would certainly do it again. It just has to be the right place. I just do not want to give it to a place that will just put it all in a shoe box and stick it in the basement. That's almost as bad as leaving it in the ground. Glad you enjoyed the hunt and video Mike and I really appreciate you watching! ATB Greg
It is amazing how we still find things there. There is a lot there and the new tech definitely helps. Thanks so much for watching and letting me know that you enjoyed it. ATB Greg
Those are some amazing find to find and hold something that was made and used over 200 years ago. Enjoyed the video and as always Be Safe and HH my friends.
Thanks Jessie! It is an amazing place and 98% of the targets are period. Glad you liked the video and finds. If you liked this one, I think you will like this next one. We had another great day there and I think I will also show some of the great finds we made there in the past in the next video too. ATB Greg
Unfortunately, I can barely fit what I do into the videos as it is. There are a lot of channels out there that will show the screen and the locating process but that is just not what I wanted my channel to be about. I wanted to do things differently than other channels when I started UA-cam and focus on the finds and their history as well as offer detecting tips and advice. If I tried to include the entire process, my videos would be way too long and I would never be able to fit all that we find into the video. On top of that, recording and setting all that up would take so much time out in the field that I would hardly get time to try and find anything when I was out detecting. Hope this makes sense. Thanks as always for watching. Always appreciate hearing from you. ATB Greg
@@markrutledge2593 Thanks for understanding Mark. Really appreciate it. Unfortunately, there just are not enough hours in the day to try and do everything. Not to mention, I have to make a living like everyone else and also try and keep up with the whole UA-cam thing. It's not easy. LOL
Love your videos. I'm embarrassed to admit that I have thrown away a lot of the things you have found in my early years of detecting back in the early 80's. I could just smack myself for my ignorance. I won't be doing that anymore. I now have the AT Max with the 5x8 coil and am trying to find some older permissions. Back in the 80's I detected and old orphanage and found a lot of silver and toys. Lots of fun. I then had a White's 6000D coinmaster detector. back then it was a top of line detector. A little history for you.
Thanks so much Ray! Really glad you enjoy my videos. We have all thrown away things we shouldn't have back in the day. Now, nothing gets thrown away until I can get home and have a good look at it. I wish you the best of luck with your new Max and hope you find some great things with it. I remember the Whites 6000 series very well when it came out. Back then I was using the Garrett ADS units. Those were the days! ATB Greg
Another awesome video. Sorry but since Sept. I haven't been around too much. I have been looking for a place to live and it isn't easy. Then I got the flu and I'm still coughing up a lung. That started about the 8th or 9th of Oct. I don't want anyone to feel sorry for me. Others have bigger problems. I just wanted to know why I haven't been watching your videos. This was a really good video to get back into the swing of things. I really enjoy how much you and Chris love doing and finding all these relics. Have a great weekend. GB!! & HH!!
Not a problem at all. Don't you hate it when life gets in the way? :) I'm sorry to hear you have been going through all this and I hope you feel better very soon. Hope you enjoy the other videos as you get caught up and please know Chris and I send you our best! Thanks so much for watching and especially for leaving me this comment Shirl. ATB Greg
Thanks Ward! Doesn't get much older than that in Tennessee. We really have a good time when we hunt there. For me, from a historical perspective, it's almost a spiritual thing having the chance to recover items like that. Really glad you enjoyed the hunt and video my friend. ATB Greg
Thank you Valerie. That's all I need to hear! So glad you enjoyed the video. I never know exactly how people will take to each new video and it's always great to' hear from viewers like you after they watch them. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. It means a lot to me. ATB Greg
Thank you Kellie. Really appreciate you subbing and it's great to have you on board. Glad you have been enjoying the channel and the history segments. Hope you enjoy my other videos too and I look forward to hearing from you again. ATB Greg
Thanks Michael! Really glad you watched and enjoyed this episode. If you liked that pocket knife don't miss the next video! LOL I hope you enjoy my other videos and I look forward to hearing from you again. ATB Greg
Good finds! The 6” coil is so awesome. It seems to be made to get in between those iron signals to sniff out the good stuff. Since I bought it, it has come off my 800 only a couple of times for beach hunts on Florida vacation.
Couldn't agree with you more. That coil together with the Equinox is simply amazing! It's a champ in the iron and in the trash and it gets very impressive depth. I use all the coils depending on the site but the fun factor award goes to the 6 inch. Thanks so much for watching the video and glad you enjoyed it. ATB to you Greg
Another great video! When you're pulling things like that last knife, do you stop and think "I wonder who last touched this and when?"? I definitely would if I lived in an area that had things that old! One good thing about where I live - it's still in the mid to upper 50's in Seattle so no snow! 😊
Thanks Elisabeth! Glad you enjoyed the video and I think about that pretty much every time I dig but especially when you are detecting in such an old spot. My favorite period in American history is the Colonial era and to be able to unearth things like this in Tennessee is a very special treat for Chris and myself. The snow is melting up here on the mountain and they say we are going to be in the 50's for the rest of November. I'm ready to go detecting again! LOL Thanks as always for watching and great to hear from you. ATB Greg
I’m thinking your first find may be part of an adjustable forged trammel hook. Used to raise or lower a pot over a fire. Great video and congrats on the finds!
Thanks Michael. Appreciate your help with that piece. Really glad to hear you enjoyed the video and finds and thanks so much for watching. Look forward to hearing from you again. ATB Greg
Most excellent Greg! Awesome finds that truly stimulate thoughts in our minds about early American life. The pictures included at the end are FANTASTIC! Buttons, flatware, pocket knife and what appears to be horse tack hardware is super interesting! I'm pretty sure the rings with the hollow short tube attached is a connection point for wagon or buggy draw bars to a harness. i'm thinking with all that iron and horse related items, you might be working an old blacksmiths shop. Congratulations!
You are right my friend. It is impossible not to imagine life in those days when you are holding their belongings in the light of day for the first time in 230 years. Such an amazing experience that we get to have thanks to our great hobby. I agree with you on the rings and most of the iron relics that day were coming out of the area where they had a brick kiln. They may have done their early blacksmithing in the area we were in as well but I do know that they did have a blacksmith shop in later years a couple acres away. We have yet to locate that one. I will probably be doing another video from this location and I'm also trying to think of a way to incorporate pictures of our past finds from this location. Some really nice things came from here before I started this channel. Thanks as always for watching and always great to hear from you. ATB Greg
Thanks DD! We had a ton of fun on that hunt and we will be back there again. Finding those knives with the bone handles still on them was amazing and I'm glad you enjoyed seeing them come out of the ground. Thanks as always for watching! ATB Greg
Thanks Bartley! I know what you mean. When we get to hunt that spot, I always feel like I traveled the Time Continuum and fell into a Stealth Diggers episode. LOL We don't get to hunt for relics like that every often here in TN. Very happy to hear you enjoy my videos my friend. That really means a lot to me. ATB Greg
Thanks Carl! Chris and I were both elated with the table knives that we got and I was (and still am lol) over the moon with the pocket knife. Such a rare thing to find. I'm sure glad I dig it all because that knife rang up like foil! Thanks as always for watching my friend! ATB Greg
There are some great places to hunt. Just have to research and find them like anywhere. We just got done hunting this spot again today and we found some really nice things again. Thanks so much for watching Ed! Really appreciate it and great hearing from you. ATB Greg
I believe that ring is what went to a tongue on a wagon to hitch up the team. they would run the leather straps through a ring on the tongue to control the horse. the other strange item that the root grow through went to a pack for a pack horse bag to tighten down the load and to close the flap on it.
Wow! Thank you so much for that information HT. That piece with the root growing through it had me stumped. Really appreciate your help with that one and the ring as well. Thanks as well for watching! Take care and stay safe out there! ATB Greg
Could the first metal be part of a weigh cotton scale and the ring attached item be a horse hitching post? Another great show. Catching up been busy with bees. swarms and making new hives. Glad to take a break.
They definitely could be. We had a very fun time out there at our colonial spot and I'm glad you enjoyed watching that one. I did a part two of that hunt in the video Colonial Ground. Really great to hear from you again and glad all is well with you two. I was wondering. Take care and stay safe out there! ATB Greg
Thanks for the video great information and great finds.Those early pioneers and settlers were a very resourceful and resilient bunch of people ,they had to use their brains and sharpen their wits to survive.Yes definitely those artefacts were made as required which makes them very unique probably just one off items for a dedicated purpose.Do you think that the settlement might have been abandoned quickly?Those items would have been treasured and not thrown away. Thanks again much appreciated.
Thanks Brian! Really appreciate you watching and so glad you enjoyed it. No, that property remained in the family for many years including through the Civil War and beyond. Often times, when things broke they still weren't discarded but kept in case they could reuse them or their materials. When we found this site, it was completely virgin and it really shows you just how much stuff can accumulate on a Colonial property when it is used for so many years. Definitely one of our favorite spots to detect. ATB Greg
Honestly, I kept it in the Park 2 settings I've been using (Park 2, 5 Tones, Sensitivity at 23, Threshold 7, Recovery at 7, Iron Bias at 3) and they did great. I did switch over to some of the Field programs but then decided why mess with what's working? I am sure some out there have some great settings specifically for colonial sites (and I would love to know them too) but I just figured "If it ain't broke don't fix it" LOL One thing I would strongly suggest is picking up the 6 inch coil if you haven't already. It is a great coil to work through the iron with. Thanks so much for watching! ATB Greg
I find it strange that many knives were actually lost. I wander if they were left in the cabin when they moved because of wear or damage. We will never know. Fun video and thanks for sharing.
I've always found it strange but they did eat their meals in the fields while working so that may account for it. But it had to get a little costly losing utensils all the time. I always wondered about it to watching Stealth Diggers and all the spoons they always dig up at these sites. My best guess is that they often broke them and then just discarded them. It's very rare to find a complete fork or knife. Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for leaving a comment. ATB and take care. Greg
Did you need permission to hunt there? Many nice relics from you both. Those 2 forged rings look like the small portion would slide on a bar. Very cool pocket knife. I knew sooner or later you'd find a key, too bad the ring was broken off. very nice one. Interesting explanation on dating the buttons, never knew that. The photos at the end was rough living. GL HH
Yes, we did Joe and it took some time to finally get it. I agree with you on the rings and they may be part of a wagon or plow rigging. I really loved finding that pocket knife. Definitely ]is now one of my top finds this year. Chris actually found another key there a while back and the one he found this time was a stunner. Glad I could help with the button info. They didn't really start to make two piece buttons in the US until around 1838-1839. Europe had already started making them long before. I actually have some Napoleonic Wars artillery buttons that I found in Europe that were beautiful two piece buttons. You are right about the photos. It was a very hard life and yet, amazingly, it was still a much better one than the one they had left behind in the Old Country. ATB Greg
You have my sympathies Barney. Having to deal with an Arctic front like you are experiencing. :) The snow is now melting and just in time for us to get back out there and do some more detecting! I always have the snow much longer than everyone else since I live on a mountain but I love it. Thanks as always for watching my friend! ATB Greg
Greg you just solidified my button find by saying your flat button was from 1815 -1840 i had found a flat button that I pretty much had to connect the dots! it is a flat button to commemorate Wellington's defeat over Napoleon at Waterloo. from the info i have got thus far is that Wellington commissioned a button manufacturer to put his title on the back of the button along with the 2 words gold Gilt If I'm wrong please correct my findings!
Yes, those buttons date from around 1815 and buttons with backmarks became the norm from 1810-1840. I know one I've seen one that had Standard Treble Gilt on the backside along with the name Wellington. They say that many British officers wore them on their uniforms. Hope this helps and thanks for watching! ATB Greg
Hey, you never know. I truly hope it can find many more things at this site. I think the Simplex is a heck of a machine especially with what it has to offer at such a low price point. I can't wait to get one in my hands and I really hope I can get one to use at this spot before it gets overgrown again. I love using Minelab products but I have used a lot of different brands over the years. Honestly, I don't care what machine I use as long as it performs well and I click with it. I am all about finding what is in the ground. That is what I care about. I want performance and results and I really don't care what brand of machine it is. When I am using or reviewing a machine on my channel you will hear me talking about that machine. I will never bash or criticize another machine because I love using all kinds of brands and machines. Some are better than others but they all have a place in the hobby. The more brands and machines that are out there only serves to improve the hobby through competition. That's how we get these amazing new machines, through competition in the marketplace which results in new innovations and lower costs for consumers. Sorry to bend your ear so much LOL. I really appreciate you watching my video and I hope you enjoyed it. ATB Greg
@@FindingAmerica You seem like a GREAT person. I would have really liked to gave hunted with you but I'm 70 years old and fighting cancer so that's not going to happen in this lifetime. I'll just have to live what's left of my life through you. God bless brother. 🇺🇸
@@theveteran765 Thank you very much for those extremely kind words. I would have enjoyed hunting with you too and you can still coming hunting with me every Thursday my friend. I hope you have many years left with us. Stay in touch and God bless you too.
That is so awesome to hear Kaye. HUGE congrats!! Your first silver and a very sweet silver coin to boot! I am so glad you told me about it. Just got back from 9 hours of colonial detecting and your news made my evening. Now those silver coins are just going to start jumping out of the dirt and into your pouch from now on. LOL ATB Greg
@@kayesdigginit1519 You should be. That is a great find! I still remember my very first silver coin. 1905-S Barber quarter found in 1980 in Ft, Huachuca, AZ.
Thanks OS! I love digging iron. One of my favorite things to do and you are right, it does pay off. Thanks so much for watching and look forward to hearing from you again. ATB Greg
Great finds ! Great Vid ! Gotta say that this is my favorite channel ! No sure what I enjoy more, the stuff you fellas find or the genuine friendship and fun that You and Chris have ! Great stuff Gentlemen ! Just got my Equinox 600 and will order my 6 inch coil from Kellyco ! Keep up the great work guys !
Thank you Dan and that is so awesome to hear. Thank you so much for your support of my channel. It means the world to me. For me personally, the friendship and fun that Chris and I have when we are out detecting will always trump the finds that we make. I really appreciate your comment as I am glad that it is conveyed through the videos I put together each week. It's really great to dig with a young guy like Chris that has the same passion for the hobby and history as I do. There are a lot of great young guns out there in the hobby and on UA-cam and it gives me great hope for the future of our amazing hobby. With that said, HUGE CONGRATS on getting your new Equinox 600! I know you will enjoy using it and if I can help you please don't hesitate to let me know. Thank you as well for shopping through my links with Kellyco. It really does help a lot with being able to put this channel together each week. Don't forget to use the FAUSA sales code at checkout to save yourself 10% on your order. LOL Take care and ATB Greg
Coins are great but I agree that the type relics you guys rescued that day are what really gets your imagination in gear and truly presents a glimpse into what life was like in those days. Great hunt!
I couldn't have said it any better Don. I love finding everything but this type of hunting is what gets my blood going. Always so incredible to be able to hold something in your hands that was last touched by a colonist. Thanks so much for watching and I really appreciate your comment. Look forward to hearing from you again. ATB Greg
Watch all your videos think they are awesome you take a lot of care making them and it shows so keep enjoying what we bolth love "detecting " and pray for spring and new adventures!
Thank you so much for your very nice words William. It really does take an incredible amount of work to put these videos together but I love doing it and it's really awesome to hear feedback like yours. Very much appreciated. Luckily, when we get snow here it usually is gone in a few days to a week so hopefully you will be able to watch out adventures during your cold months. ATB Greg
Nice job boys!! Gotta love the old stuff!! We just wrapped up our 1750’s site for the year due to the cold weather. Keep the videos comin’!!!
Thanks Bob! That hunt must have seemed like another day ending in Y for you all up there. LOL Hopefully, you get a mild winter or some breaks in the weather to get out occasionally. Really glad you enjoyed the video and I hope all is well with you and yours. ATB Greg
Wow!! That pocket knife is surely amazing! That's a great spot and would be a true privilege to hunt! You guys did a great job rescuing those super cool relics. ATB
Thanks Jason! I was so surprised to see that pocket knife in the hole. It really is an amazing place to detect and very happy that you enjoyed watching. Thanks so much! ATB Greg
To think of great great great grandparents being those who used the utensils. Their livestock using the tack items. The buttons and buckles used to secure their clothing. And the pocket knife being used for it's many purposes during that time period. It's all so cool to look at and to picture the colonial family who used then all to live their lives out in that wilderness. Great hunt and video yea Greg and Chris; your new machines are making hitting old locations all new locations again 😃👍
You hit the nail on the head Kaye. Those are exactly the thoughts I think of throughout the day when I am unearthing these treasures. For the price of a metal detector you can take a trip through time and history every day you go out. It is an amazing hobby. Awesome comment Kaye and thank you as always for watching and especially for your support of the channel. Much appreciated! ATB Greg
Great hunt Greg. U and Chris knocked it outa the ball park with those early American relics. Loved the old knives. Amazing how they had to make pretty much everything they used. Looking forward to ur next hunt. Best of luck to u both.
Thanks JD. It's almost always a memorable hunt when we get to hunt our colonial site. Could you imagine having to make everything nowadays? That would be a sight I hope I never have to see. LOL Really glad you enjoyed it and had the chance to watch. Always appreciate your support! ATB Greg
If not for those people where would we be now? You bring the past to life here, thank you again.
You are absolutely right Brian. Thank you so much for those kind words. That is exactly what I was hoping to communicate with this video. Thanks so much for watching and leaving me a comment Brian. ATB to you Greg
Great finds guys! Another awesome video!
Thank you Ed! Really great to hear you enjoyed the video and thanks as always for watching. ATB Greg
That pocket knife was just incredible. Wow!
Thanks Ben! Really appreciate that. I was completely blown away when I saw what was in that hole. That knife is definitely one of my favorite finds from this year. such a rare piece to find. Glad you had a chance to watch the video my friend. Always appreciate your support and hearing from you. Take care and ATB Greg
Great finds. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Jeff! That was a really fun day of detecting. Really appreciate you watching and leaving me a comment. Very happy to hear you enjoyed the episode. ATB Greg
Great finds Greg keep up the great work!! 👍
Thanks Eli! Really appreciate the kind words and your support of my channel! ATB Greg
Thanks for the great videos I look forward to them! Great historical info.
It's great to hear you like the video so much. I really appreciate you telling me that and glad you are also enjoying the historical aspect of my channel as well. Really means a lot to me. Thanks for watching and ATB Greg
I love hunting real old places. Finding mystery items. Nice finds!
Sounds like we like the same things Kenny. Nothing better than digging at a very old place like that and never knowing what is going to come out of the ground next. Thanks very much for watching and really glad you enjoyed the video. Look forward to hearing from you again. ATB Greg
As always great video!!! Finding the history of America is great, there’s nothing better
Thanks Eric and I couldn't agree with you more! Thanks very much for watching and looking forward to hearing from you again.
ATB Greg
Always like seeing the notification pop up saying you have a new video out. You and Chris have a nice looking spot there Greg. And that’s true. If it wasn’t for history then what the heck would we be doing. Have a great day buddy. Tony.
Thanks Tony. Always good to hear from you and glad you enjoyed the new episode. Hope you have a great one too. ATB Greg
Great hunt. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks OD! Really appreciate you watching and really glad to hear you enjoyed the video. ATB Greg
great vid love the pics at the end really puts things in perspective and thankful when you see how people had to live.GL&HH
Thank you very much for those kind words Robert. I think you hit the nail on the head when you mentioned "perspective". That's one of the main goals I wanted to accomplish with my channel and that is to put our finds into historical perspective so that everyone appreciates what they find more. That's why I always say that "History makes the find a treasure". That rusty tool found becomes a treasure when you put it into historical context and you can visualize the people that crafted and used it. It's a great hobby! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. It is greatly appreciated! ATB to you and yours Robert. Greg
Thank you for the info on buttons!
Very welcome my friend. Glad it helped you. Thanks as always for watching and great to hear from you. ATB Greg
Nice hunt on a cold day. 4:15 definitely end of yoke.
Thanks Lin and it definitely was cold! But I really like hunting in the cold. Filming in the cold is sometimes challenging. LOL Thanks for the help with the ring and very glad you enjoyed the video! ATB Greg
Enjoyed your video again, my friend. The knives yall found were awesome! you are in a great area for old stuff. We will hopefully get on some early 1800's relics next Tuesday. Happy hunting, and we will talk to you soon.
Thanks Stephen! Glad you enjoyed the latest episode. We were very happy to have found those knives. They just don't come along very often with the bone handles still on them. Good luck on your next hunt Tuesday and I hope you all find something amazing. Talk to you soon. ATB Greg
Relics galore!!! That's was exciting to see! Dont let go of those relics. Happy for y'all😀
So awesome to hear you enjoyed the video DC. Don't worry, we've kept everything we have found there and some of it is really awesome. I'm thinking of doing another video from this location and also mixing in pictures of the amazing things we have found there in the past. Thanks so much for watching and really appreciate your comment. ATB Greg
Some amazing relics. As always Greg another great video keep em coming. HH
Thanks Ezra and those relics were definitely special. Glad you enjoyed the video and I look forward to hearing from you next week! ATB Greg
Very cool video, it seems they were into making there own custom iron pieces lol that’s an awesome place to hunt. Great video guys well done 👍🏼
Thanks very much and glad you were able to watch my video. That spot is an amazing place to hunt. You never know what you will find there. ATB Greg
I love the finds and history. One of my favorite channels. Thank you
Wow! Thank you for those very kind words Scott. That really means a lot to me. I hope you'll continue to enjoy Finding America in the future. Thank you for your support and for watching each week! ATB Greg
Some really interesting relics found on that site. Beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Norm! There is nothing like making finds that saw the founding of our country. Really appreciate you watching and leaving a comment. ATB Greg
Awesome relics, I love the history.
Thanks! Really appreciate you watching and glad you enjoyed it. We were over the moon with those relics and awesome to hear that you enjoyed the history as well. Thanks again! ATB Greg
Awesome finds!!!
Thank you Sharon! Chris and I had another great hunt at that spot today. Chris made an incredible find! Thanks for watching! ATB Greg
Awesome hunt with great recoveries
Thank you my friend! Huge congrats to you on reaching 200 subs! Very happy for you. UA-cam is a ton of work but it's fun and it let's you unleash your creative side. LOL Thanks as always for watching! ATB Greg
Another great video Greg.
Thanks Mark! Happy to hear you enjoyed it. That is an amazing place to detect. Hope you and yours are doing well. ATB Greg
Hi Greg , looks like winter has arrived my friend , some lovely old relics coming up the knife at 13.22 is a super find , and the huge buckle that Chris found is a belter ( forgive the pun lol ) a great dig once more very enjoyable , take care both of you ATB GL & HH Rob .
Hello Rob! Winter just came for a brief visit this week. It is going to be in the 50's for the rest of the month. At least that's what they tell us. That pocket knife was a sharp find! (forgive the pun lol) haha Of course, I needed cutting edge technology to find it (forgive the pun lol) That really was an awesome buckle that Chris found. So glad you enjoyed the vid and hunt and I hope you find something amazing on your fields next time out. ATB Greg
It sounds like the hunt of the century. Keep up the good work gentlemen! You both really inspire me. I’ll be going to a Civil War site in GA in December. Hopefully I’ll find some nice relics.
It was a fun hunt that day and I really appreciate you watching it Robb. Best of luck in December and I hope you go home with a lot of nice CW relics! Take care and ATB GReg
Great video Greg. You guys will be able to dig there for years to come. The first kitchen 🔪 chris dug looks like it was sharpened for years.
Thanks Keith. I liked how that one turned out and it's good to hear you liked it as well. We'll be hitting it through the winter and hopefully many winters to come. I agree with you on Chris' knife. That little notch at the base of the blade still has me curious. I've seen knives with that notch but I just can't place the type it is. Could be a knife used to filet fish. Thanks as always for watching my friend and thanks again for your gift! ATB Greg
excellent video … loved the key, im getting tired of the cold here for sure haven't been out for a few days and watching videos is making me stir crazy!!!
Thanks Shane. Glad you enjoyed the latest episode, I would go nuts too if I was cooped up and couldn't detect. I remember when I hunted in Germany we would have snow on the ground from late October until April. Drove me crazy. LOL Hope you get out soon. ATB Greg
I love those dig till you drop days ! Truly an epic day for you and Chris !
Me too Dennis! Nothing better than spending sun up to sun down digging and finding America. Really glad you enjoyed the episode and can't wait one day to get to hunt with you my friend. ATB Greg
Nice finds guys
Thanks Will! That was a very fun day of detecting at an awesome spot. Glad you enjoyed it. ATB Greg
That first target might be a bale hook. That pocket knife is really cool! Great hunt with lots of colonial-era relics. Way to go fellas!
Have you considered donating items to museums or historical societies?
That could be as well. I really liked the pocket knife too. Oldest one I have ever dug! I have done that in the past and would certainly do it again. It just has to be the right place. I just do not want to give it to a place that will just put it all in a shoe box and stick it in the basement. That's almost as bad as leaving it in the ground. Glad you enjoyed the hunt and video Mike and I really appreciate you watching! ATB Greg
That spot keeps giving up the goods for you guys. Really enjoyed it.
It is amazing how we still find things there. There is a lot there and the new tech definitely helps. Thanks so much for watching and letting me know that you enjoyed it. ATB Greg
Great hunt guys.
Thanks JR! That was a ton of fun and what an amazing place to be able to detect. So glad you enjoyed it! ATB Greg
Those are some amazing find to find and hold something that was made and used over 200 years ago. Enjoyed the video and as always Be Safe and HH my friends.
Thanks Jessie! It is an amazing place and 98% of the targets are period. Glad you liked the video and finds. If you liked this one, I think you will like this next one. We had another great day there and I think I will also show some of the great finds we made there in the past in the next video too. ATB Greg
As a newer detectorist I would appreciate seeing the locating itself; that's where there is a lot to learn. Thanks
Unfortunately, I can barely fit what I do into the videos as it is. There are a lot of channels out there that will show the screen and the locating process but that is just not what I wanted my channel to be about. I wanted to do things differently than other channels when I started UA-cam and focus on the finds and their history as well as offer detecting tips and advice. If I tried to include the entire process, my videos would be way too long and I would never be able to fit all that we find into the video. On top of that, recording and setting all that up would take so much time out in the field that I would hardly get time to try and find anything when I was out detecting. Hope this makes sense. Thanks as always for watching. Always appreciate hearing from you. ATB Greg
@@FindingAmerica yessir, makes perfect sense. I CAN get that elsewhere. I do love your finds!
@@markrutledge2593 Thanks for understanding Mark. Really appreciate it. Unfortunately, there just are not enough hours in the day to try and do everything. Not to mention, I have to make a living like everyone else and also try and keep up with the whole UA-cam thing. It's not easy. LOL
Love your videos. I'm embarrassed to admit that I have thrown away a lot of the things you have found in my early years of detecting back in the early 80's. I could just smack myself for my ignorance. I won't be doing that anymore. I now have the AT Max with the 5x8 coil and am trying to find some older permissions. Back in the 80's I detected and old orphanage and found a lot of silver and toys. Lots of fun. I then had a White's 6000D coinmaster detector. back then it was a top of line detector. A little history for you.
Thanks so much Ray! Really glad you enjoy my videos. We have all thrown away things we shouldn't have back in the day. Now, nothing gets thrown away until I can get home and have a good look at it. I wish you the best of luck with your new Max and hope you find some great things with it. I remember the Whites 6000 series very well when it came out. Back then I was using the Garrett ADS units. Those were the days! ATB Greg
Another awesome video. Sorry but since Sept. I haven't been around too much. I have been
looking for a place to live and it isn't easy. Then I got the flu and I'm still coughing up a lung.
That started about the 8th or 9th of Oct. I don't want anyone to feel sorry for me. Others
have bigger problems. I just wanted to know why I haven't been watching your videos. This
was a really good video to get back into the swing of things. I really enjoy how much you
and Chris love doing and finding all these relics. Have a great weekend. GB!! & HH!!
Not a problem at all. Don't you hate it when life gets in the way? :) I'm sorry to hear you have been going through all this and I hope you feel better very soon. Hope you enjoy the other videos as you get caught up and please know Chris and I send you our best! Thanks so much for watching and especially for leaving me this comment Shirl. ATB Greg
You guys really found some early finds , really old area . Those old knives were something . That was enjoyable Greg , thanks to you both . 👍. Ward K.
Thanks Ward! Doesn't get much older than that in Tennessee. We really have a good time when we hunt there. For me, from a historical perspective, it's almost a spiritual thing having the chance to recover items like that. Really glad you enjoyed the hunt and video my friend. ATB Greg
Superb!!!
Thank you Valerie. That's all I need to hear! So glad you enjoyed the video. I never know exactly how people will take to each new video and it's always great to' hear from viewers like you after they watch them. Thanks so much for watching and commenting. It means a lot to me. ATB Greg
Great hunt
Thank you Charles. Great to see you! ATB Greg
Nice finds Guys! New sub here. Enjoying your channel very much😀 Keep them videos coming ! Thank you for the bits of history you tell as well👍.GL & HH
Thank you Kellie. Really appreciate you subbing and it's great to have you on board. Glad you have been enjoying the channel and the history segments. Hope you enjoy my other videos too and I look forward to hearing from you again. ATB Greg
New to your channel. Some super cool finds. Love that pocketknife... great video. Looking forward to watching your others
Thanks Michael! Really glad you watched and enjoyed this episode. If you liked that pocket knife don't miss the next video! LOL I hope you enjoy my other videos and I look forward to hearing from you again. ATB Greg
Good finds! The 6” coil is so awesome. It seems to be made to get in between those iron signals to sniff out the good stuff. Since I bought it, it has come off my 800 only a couple of times for beach hunts on Florida vacation.
Couldn't agree with you more. That coil together with the Equinox is simply amazing! It's a champ in the iron and in the trash and it gets very impressive depth. I use all the coils depending on the site but the fun factor award goes to the 6 inch. Thanks so much for watching the video and glad you enjoyed it. ATB to you Greg
Another great video! When you're pulling things like that last knife, do you stop and think "I wonder who last touched this and when?"? I definitely would if I lived in an area that had things that old! One good thing about where I live - it's still in the mid to upper 50's in Seattle so no snow! 😊
Thanks Elisabeth! Glad you enjoyed the video and I think about that pretty much every time I dig but especially when you are detecting in such an old spot. My favorite period in American history is the Colonial era and to be able to unearth things like this in Tennessee is a very special treat for Chris and myself. The snow is melting up here on the mountain and they say we are going to be in the 50's for the rest of November. I'm ready to go detecting again! LOL Thanks as always for watching and great to hear from you. ATB Greg
I’m thinking your first find may be part of an adjustable forged trammel hook. Used to raise or lower a pot over a fire. Great video and congrats on the finds!
Thanks Michael. Appreciate your help with that piece. Really glad to hear you enjoyed the video and finds and thanks so much for watching. Look forward to hearing from you again. ATB Greg
Most excellent Greg! Awesome finds that truly stimulate thoughts in our minds about early American life. The pictures included at the end are FANTASTIC! Buttons, flatware, pocket knife and what appears to be horse tack hardware is super interesting! I'm pretty sure the rings with the hollow short tube attached is a connection point for wagon or buggy draw bars to a harness. i'm thinking with all that iron and horse related items, you might be working an old blacksmiths shop. Congratulations!
You are right my friend. It is impossible not to imagine life in those days when you are holding their belongings in the light of day for the first time in 230 years. Such an amazing experience that we get to have thanks to our great hobby. I agree with you on the rings and most of the iron relics that day were coming out of the area where they had a brick kiln. They may have done their early blacksmithing in the area we were in as well but I do know that they did have a blacksmith shop in later years a couple acres away. We have yet to locate that one. I will probably be doing another video from this location and I'm also trying to think of a way to incorporate pictures of our past finds from this location. Some really nice things came from here before I started this channel. Thanks as always for watching and always great to hear from you. ATB Greg
Awesome hunt! The bone handles still on the knives are so cool😍 HH🎧⛏
Thanks DD! We had a ton of fun on that hunt and we will be back there again. Finding those knives with the bone handles still on them was amazing and I'm glad you enjoyed seeing them come out of the ground. Thanks as always for watching! ATB Greg
Excellent hunt and finds! This reminds me of the finds back in N.J. before moving to Tn.. Anyhow I certainly enjoy your videos.
Later Bart
Thanks Bartley! I know what you mean. When we get to hunt that spot, I always feel like I traveled the Time Continuum and fell into a Stealth Diggers episode. LOL We don't get to hunt for relics like that every often here in TN. Very happy to hear you enjoy my videos my friend. That really means a lot to me. ATB Greg
Watching Learning. All them rings go to a horse bridle mabe. Nice finds .
Wow that knife is sweet awesome finds gentlemen. Carl HH
Thanks Carl! Chris and I were both elated with the table knives that we got and I was (and still am lol) over the moon with the pocket knife. Such a rare thing to find. I'm sure glad I dig it all because that knife rang up like foil! Thanks as always for watching my friend! ATB Greg
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We are done for the year because of old man winter so I'll just keep up with you an Chris. Take care an God Bless you guys. Carl HH
got to be some real good hot spots up over there in the Smokies... HH and onto the next hunt
There are some great places to hunt. Just have to research and find them like anywhere. We just got done hunting this spot again today and we found some really nice things again. Thanks so much for watching Ed! Really appreciate it and great hearing from you. ATB Greg
I believe that ring is what went to a tongue on a wagon to hitch up the team. they would run the leather straps through a ring on the tongue to control the horse. the other strange item that the root grow through went to a pack for a pack horse bag to tighten down the load and to close the flap on it.
Wow! Thank you so much for that information HT. That piece with the root growing through it had me stumped. Really appreciate your help with that one and the ring as well. Thanks as well for watching! Take care and stay safe out there! ATB Greg
Could the first metal be part of a weigh cotton scale and the ring attached item be a horse hitching post? Another great show. Catching up been busy with bees. swarms and making new hives. Glad to take a break.
They definitely could be. We had a very fun time out there at our colonial spot and I'm glad you enjoyed watching that one. I did a part two of that hunt in the video Colonial Ground. Really great to hear from you again and glad all is well with you two. I was wondering. Take care and stay safe out there! ATB Greg
Thanks for the video great information and great finds.Those early pioneers and settlers were a very resourceful and resilient bunch of people ,they had to use their brains and sharpen their wits to survive.Yes definitely those artefacts were made as required which makes them very unique probably just one off items for a dedicated purpose.Do you think that the settlement might have been abandoned quickly?Those items would have been treasured and not thrown away. Thanks again much appreciated.
Thanks Brian! Really appreciate you watching and so glad you enjoyed it. No, that property remained in the family for many years including through the Civil War and beyond. Often times, when things broke they still weren't discarded but kept in case they could reuse them or their materials. When we found this site, it was completely virgin and it really shows you just how much stuff can accumulate on a Colonial property when it is used for so many years. Definitely one of our favorite spots to detect. ATB Greg
Have you thought about grid sifting? Seems like it might be fruitful?
im new to the nox800. what settings should i use for colonial relic hunting?
Honestly, I kept it in the Park 2 settings I've been using (Park 2, 5 Tones, Sensitivity at 23, Threshold 7, Recovery at 7, Iron Bias at 3) and they did great. I did switch over to some of the Field programs but then decided why mess with what's working? I am sure some out there have some great settings specifically for colonial sites (and I would love to know them too) but I just figured "If it ain't broke don't fix it" LOL One thing I would strongly suggest is picking up the 6 inch coil if you haven't already. It is a great coil to work through the iron with. Thanks so much for watching! ATB Greg
I find it strange that many knives were actually lost. I wander if they were left in the cabin when they moved because of wear or damage. We will never know. Fun video and thanks for sharing.
I've always found it strange but they did eat their meals in the fields while working so that may account for it. But it had to get a little costly losing utensils all the time. I always wondered about it to watching Stealth Diggers and all the spoons they always dig up at these sites. My best guess is that they often broke them and then just discarded them. It's very rare to find a complete fork or knife. Glad you enjoyed the video and thank you for leaving a comment. ATB and take care. Greg
Did you need permission to hunt there? Many nice relics from you both. Those 2 forged rings look like the small portion would slide on a bar. Very cool pocket knife. I knew sooner or later you'd find a key, too bad the ring was broken off. very nice one. Interesting explanation on dating the buttons, never knew that. The photos at the end was rough living. GL HH
Yes, we did Joe and it took some time to finally get it. I agree with you on the rings and they may be part of a wagon or plow rigging. I really loved finding that pocket knife. Definitely ]is now one of my top finds this year. Chris actually found another key there a while back and the one he found this time was a stunner. Glad I could help with the button info. They didn't really start to make two piece buttons in the US until around 1838-1839. Europe had already started making them long before. I actually have some Napoleonic Wars artillery buttons that I found in Europe that were beautiful two piece buttons. You are right about the photos. It was a very hard life and yet, amazingly, it was still a much better one than the one they had left behind in the Old Country. ATB Greg
Farm out man 😎that snow and all looks like a hand made back ground so cold here in Texas it's 46 this morning hahahaha
You have my sympathies Barney. Having to deal with an Arctic front like you are experiencing. :) The snow is now melting and just in time for us to get back out there and do some more detecting! I always have the snow much longer than everyone else since I live on a mountain but I love it. Thanks as always for watching my friend! ATB Greg
Greg you just solidified my button find by saying your flat button was from 1815 -1840 i had found a flat button that I pretty much had to connect the dots! it is a flat button to commemorate Wellington's defeat over Napoleon at Waterloo. from the info i have got thus far is that Wellington commissioned a button manufacturer to put his title on the back of the button along with the 2 words gold Gilt If I'm wrong please correct my findings!
Yes, those buttons date from around 1815 and buttons with backmarks became the norm from 1810-1840. I know one I've seen one that had Standard Treble Gilt on the backside along with the name Wellington. They say that many British officers wore them on their uniforms. Hope this helps and thanks for watching! ATB Greg
Just think how much better you could have done if you had used a Nokta Makro Simplex plus! 🇺🇸
Hey, you never know. I truly hope it can find many more things at this site. I think the Simplex is a heck of a machine especially with what it has to offer at such a low price point. I can't wait to get one in my hands and I really hope I can get one to use at this spot before it gets overgrown again. I love using Minelab products but I have used a lot of different brands over the years. Honestly, I don't care what machine I use as long as it performs well and I click with it. I am all about finding what is in the ground. That is what I care about. I want performance and results and I really don't care what brand of machine it is. When I am using or reviewing a machine on my channel you will hear me talking about that machine. I will never bash or criticize another machine because I love using all kinds of brands and machines. Some are better than others but they all have a place in the hobby. The more brands and machines that are out there only serves to improve the hobby through competition. That's how we get these amazing new machines, through competition in the marketplace which results in new innovations and lower costs for consumers. Sorry to bend your ear so much LOL. I really appreciate you watching my video and I hope you enjoyed it. ATB Greg
@@FindingAmerica You seem like a GREAT person. I would have really liked to gave hunted with you but I'm 70 years old and fighting cancer so that's not going to happen in this lifetime. I'll just have to live what's left of my life through you. God bless brother. 🇺🇸
@@theveteran765 Thank you very much for those extremely kind words. I would have enjoyed hunting with you too and you can still coming hunting with me every Thursday my friend. I hope you have many years left with us. Stay in touch and God bless you too.
Possibly a hand forged file
You missed a tiny blue bead just by that piece that was around the root!!
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Thanks you so much for watching and for subscribing as well BCS! I hope you enjoy my other videos too. Take care and all the best, Greg
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I found my first silver coin today!!! A 1928 20 Centavos coin 🎉👍😃
That is so awesome to hear Kaye. HUGE congrats!! Your first silver and a very sweet silver coin to boot! I am so glad you told me about it. Just got back from 9 hours of colonial detecting and your news made my evening. Now those silver coins are just going to start jumping out of the dirt and into your pouch from now on. LOL ATB Greg
@@FindingAmerica thank you. I'm on cloud 9 right now 😃
@@kayesdigginit1519 You should be. That is a great find! I still remember my very first silver coin. 1905-S Barber quarter found in 1980 in Ft, Huachuca, AZ.
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Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the video. ATB Greg
Where are you located greg
The first find looks like an old hoof pick for horses.
Thanks very much for your help Janetta. Always appreciated. Thanks as well for watching and leaving your comment. Means a lot to me. ATB Greg
Keep digging the Iron... Eventually it will pay off.
Thanks OS! I love digging iron. One of my favorite things to do and you are right, it does pay off. Thanks so much for watching and look forward to hearing from you again. ATB Greg