Treasure Hunting

Treasure hunting can pay off big. Valuable treasures have been buried in the ground for centuries. Stories have been circulated about shipwrecked pirates, outlaw banditos, and eccentric men of wealth. Are they true, and if so, where's the loot?

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Where to Treasure Hunt

The key to treasure hunting is establishing the truthfulness of the tales. Once you have confirmed that the treasure exists, you need to do your research. This will help you utilize your instincts to find the cache.

Check with your local historical society for old maps of the area. Another good idea is to 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 is possible that they buried money, gold, and jewelry in their yard.

What you can find

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 mysterious circumstances, but not before leaving two encrypted notes with directions to the treasure. While the first note has not been cracked, the second note's code was broken revealing vague directions to the loot. The treasure has not been found, and the first note has yet to be broken. Maybe you can find the loot!

Bergdall Gold

In 1919, a wealthy German-American named Grover Cleveland Bergdall evaded the World War I American draft authorities because of his support of the German cause. He ran with $150,000 that his parents gave them. Fearing capture by the FBI, he stashed the money in suitcases somewhere near Harper's Ferry, Maryland. He was eventually captured and sentenced to seven years in jail, but the loot was never excavated. He claimed it was still there around the time of his death in 1966.

Treasure of Victorio Peak

In 1937, Doc and Ova Noss reportedly discovered some gold bars and other treasure in an abandoned mine in New Mexico. While establishing a claim with the State of New Mexico in 1938, the entrance to the mine collapsed. They spent over a decade trying to finance an excavation of the find with no success. In fact, a man that was funding the project shot and killed Noss over a portion of the 50 bars of gold he promised him. Those bars are supposedly 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 might exist near you.

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