metal detecting

Treasure Hunting

Treasures of great value have been buried in the ground for centuries, just waiting for you to come along with your Bounty Hunter metal detector and dig it up. Many stories have circulated for centuries about shipwrecked pirates, outlaws, and eccentric men of wealth. Those from the great depression may have money buried in the ground, perhaps in your very own back yard. Indeed if these stories are true, then where’s the treasure?

Check your local historical society for old maps of the area. Also check newspaper archives for wealthy individuals that lived in the area. Check old tax records to see if they left the money to any family. It’s possible that they buried money, gold, and jewelry in their yard.

Beale Treasure ~ Thomas Jefferson Beale buried a vault of gold, silver and jewels worth tens of millions of dollars in 1819 and 1821 somewhere in Bedford County, Virginia. He disappeared under some mysterious circumstances, but before his disappearance he left two encrypted notes behind with directions to the treasure. The first note has not been cracked, the second note's code was broken but had very vague directions to the location. The first note has yet to be broken since the treasure has not yet been found. Maybe you could be the one to find the lost treasure!

Victorio Peak Treasure ~ Doc and Ova Noss discovered gold bars and some other treasure in an abandoned New Mexico mine back in 1937. In 1938, while establishing a claim with the State of New Mexico, the entrance of the mine collapsed. For over ten years they tried to finance an excavation with no success. In fact, a man funding the project shot and killed Noss over a portion of the gold bars he promised him. It is said that those bars are hidden in the hills nears Victorio Peak. Today, the Noss family continues to negotiate with the government over the rights to the mine. Finds like Doc Noss's may exist near you.

Bergdall Treasure ~ A wealthy German-American named Grover Cleveland Bergdall evaded the World War I American draft authorities back in 1919 because of his support of the German cause. He had $150,000 given to him by his parents. Somewhere near Harper's Ferry, Maryland he stashed the money in suitcases, fearing capture by the FBI. Eventually he was captured and sentenced to seven years in jail. He claimed the unexcavated loot was still there around the time of his death in 1966.

With some good research and a Bounty Hunter metal detector, you could be on your way to digging up some long lost treasure.