Farm Field Finds

Farm Field Finds was a collection of materials found by Southampton resident Robert Beck in and around farms across the east end while metal detecting. Amongst the materials were buttons and rare coins including a Fugio Cent, which was the first official coin to circulate in the United States, minted in 1787. The exhibit also included various folk art pieces made with materials found in the earth and a little bit of the science behind just how metal detecting worked.