He's also an insanely obsessive fan of the beautiful game of soccer, geeky movies, Jazz and Jam bands, and massively obscure books. Having lost his hammer in a field, farmer Peter Whatling called a friend with a metal detector to help him find it. The first time they did it, a collection of 3,000 silver coins from the 1300s was found. Its worth is estimated at $2.6 million and much of it now resides in the British Museum.

we travel to the European country of Bulgaria, where, in 1949, three brothers were digging around near a factory in the town of Panagyurishte when they found some odd stuff.

The number and proximity of these items led him to believe that they were not simply accidental losses but that this was an inhabited Saxon settlement, and that he would find a burial mound nearby. A fresh take on sports: the biggest news and most entertaining lists. Someone Found a Buried Treasure Hidden in the Rocky Mountains. Both American coasts abound with tales of buried pirate treasure. How would you like to find buried treasure to ring in Christmas and the New Year? Our servers comply with ISO 27018, a code of practice that focuses on protection of personal

We and some of our business partners (for example, advertisers) use cookies on our Website. The treasure would be composed of "carved silver, gold jewelry, pearls and stones of value, Chinese porcelain, rich fabrics, paintings and perhaps 500,000 pesos". We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our Web site.

19 real-life lost treasures that have yet to be found (19 Photos) By: Ben. Mel Fisher is a legend among treasure hunters and it’s no wonder. 43 items of jewelry, stolen in London on 6 August 2009.

In typical treasure hunting style, this shipwreck is shrouded in mystery. He has estimated the hoard is worth $2 million. Legend has it that the ship was so big it took two months to load and the Spanish were so upset with its loss that they sent five more ships to recover it- unsuccessfully. The hoard was bought by the British Museum for the amount of £270,000 (roughly US$520,000). The Museum of Somerset in Taunton, using a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, has acquired the hoard, which was officially valued at £320,250. A simple kimono worn by a female passenger fetched over $75,000 in 2012.

Retreating Nazi troops were seen sinking their treasures into Lake Toplitz as they fled Allied forces near the end of WWII, however the contents of the boxes is unknown.

Terry had stumbled upon a huge collection of military and religious artifacts. Lake Toplitz once served as a Nazi Naval testing station, and due to an impending defeat also served as a last-ditch-effort-safe.

and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. To ensure that our Website remains secure and is not subject to any hacking or fraud. You know why? I know I did. 81 Disliked 0. places we deem appropriate, so our users are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, And before you ask, yes, it was in a lead box. He announced the quest to the world in a self-published 2010 memoir, “The Thrill of the Chase,” and provided clues to the location in 24 cryptic verses of a poem. After 10 years, a chase for hidden treasure in the Rocky Mountains has come to an end.

“People are coming from other states and other parts of the world to find this elusive treasure that may or may not exist, with very few clues,” Chief Kassetas said at the time.

Since the treasure was uncovered in the late '70s, it’s changed hands a number of times, especially when Afghanistan was invaded and the national museum, where the collection was kept, was looted in the Afghan-Russian war a few years later. You hereby A rare gold arm ring (possibly from Ireland) was also found, along with a hacksilver (fragments of cut metal sometimes used as currency).

Our The initial value of the hoard (I can’t stop writing that word) was about $1 million, but as the coins seemed to be in pristine condition and haven’t been fully analyzed that number could rise.

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In April 2010, metal detectorist Dave Crisp found a hoard of 52,503 Roman coins near Frome in Somerset, England.

You want to talk about lost treasure you don’t have to look any farther than the Indiana Jones franchise. This time the buried treasure was found by Coleman in a farmer’s field (sound familiar?) What they found, hidden by nomads centuries before, was 21,000 (!)

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