Jason’s Story

I’ve always had an interest in old things and the stories behind them, but when I first started metal detecting, I had no idea where it would eventually lead. Like most people getting into the hobby, I was just excited by the idea that something could have been sitting beneath the ground for hundreds of years waiting to be found.

Quarter Hoarder started simply as a way to share those adventures. In the beginning, it was just me heading out with a metal detector, learning as I went, finding places to hunt, and filming what came out of the ground. There was no grand plan for it to become what it is today.

Over the years, the hunts got better, the places got older, and Quarter Hoarder slowly grew from something I was doing on my own into something much bigger. Doug came along early in that journey, and eventually the crew grew to include Charley, Rich, Lynne, Matt, Jessica, and many other friends who have shared hunts and adventures with us along the way.

Some of my favorite finds have been incredible coins and relics, but for me the best part of metal detecting has never been just about finding something valuable. It’s getting permission to explore an old property, meeting the people who live there, learning the history of the land, and then finding something that connects you directly to someone who stood in that same place hundreds of years ago.

That curiosity has taken us to colonial homes, old farms, fields, and historic properties all over the Northeast. Along the way we’ve uncovered everything from early American coins and personal relics to things none of us ever expected to find. Some hunts are incredible, some are complete busts, and quite a few have turned into stories we’ll probably be telling forever.

As Quarter Hoarder grew, I also realized that people enjoyed more than just watching us metal detect. They were interested in the history, the people, the stories behind the finds, and the friendships that developed along the way. That eventually led to Quarter After LIVE, where I get the chance to sit down with historians, authors, treasure hunters, explorers, and other interesting people and dig a little deeper into those stories.

In 2026, Quarter Hoarder passed 100,000 subscribers on YouTube, something I never could have imagined when I first picked up a camera and started filming my hunts. I’m incredibly proud of that milestone, but even more proud of the community that has grown around the channel and the friends I’ve made because of it.

After all these years, the thing that keeps me excited is still pretty much the same thing that got me started. Every time I walk onto an old property with a detector, I know there’s a chance that the next signal could be something that hasn’t seen daylight in hundreds of years.

And I still want to know what it is.