Trying to find some lost money

[Jclopp]

Three months ago my oldest son burried around 3000 dollars in cash. He has since become incarcerated and has asked me to please find it. I have the approximate area narrowed to about 15 feet. The money is buried in a tupperware container and inside that it is in ziplock bags. I cannot seen to narrow the exact site down as he does not remember. He has said he buried it about 18" deep. Is there any way that any one knows of which would help me locate the exact site, or get very close? He has told me no one other than himself and me know where the money is.

 

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[pong12211]

Dig a really big hole....

 

[Jclopp]

Wish it was that easy but where he buried it there is a tree and a lot of roots in the way. Any serious help would be appreciated

 

[jeff of pa]

LOL , Due to the limited info, Looks like a Thread I'm going to need to watch Closely.
Hopefully I won't need to time-out members for making Judgements.

I take it there is only Paper cash ? No Metal ?

You may not like this but, cheapest way I can think is , using a Good aerial site like Google

Get the best Pic you can, Then post it here Dowsing
and keep your fingers crossed it works
you may want to change your story too so the holier-then-thow don't jump in . Forget the "incarcerated" part & go with away at College
or moved to Australia

of course I'm sure his incarceration has absolutely nothing to do with the cash


only other, perhaps Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) but for this to work,
you will need an expert who isn't afraid of his shadow , & Probably a Cash payment
before he may go with you

you may try taking pics of the entire area, when Dry & again when wet
after a rain, compare closely & hope for an anomaly.
immediately after a heavy rain there may a slight puddle
where the ground was originally disturbed, If the ground sank.

If the spot is higher then the surrounding area, it may look slightly drier
over the dig spot

or Weeds may grow at a different pace or color.

anyway , Best of Luck

 

[Jclopp]

Well I have it narrowed to about a 15 X 15 foot area but as I said there are a lot of tree roots in the way. All I know that is in the box is paper cash money and there is one tiny piece of stainless steel metal in the box. The stainless is very tiny as it is a needle for diabetic injections of insulin. I am not sure if there is any way something that small can be picked up by metal detector but I thought I would try. It is buried deep in the woods. And since it is deep in the woods the best arial photo I have would not work due to the heavy cover overhead.

 

[jeff of pa]

Well I have it narrowed to about a 15 X 15 foot area but as I said there are a lot of tree roots in the way. All I know that is in the box is paper cash money and there is one tiny piece of stainless steel metal in the box. The stainless is very tiny as it is a needle for diabetic injections of insulin. I am not sure if there is any way something that small can be picked up by metal detector but I thought I would try. It is buried deep in the woods. And since it is deep in the woods the best arial photo I have would not work due to the heavy cover overhead.

ok at that depth, I'm gonna say no on the stainless. pretty much Impossible.

Try my Photographs Suggestion, I added above, Also if ALLOT of roots,
this may help. if you can,
Ask him if he had to Cut roots out the way to bury it.

then walking around with a Pole with a Knife or other stabber type object
on the end, or spade shovel may help narrow it down. As you could rule out the areas where
you can't easily stab into the ground

 

[Mackaydon]

Wait till he gets out, then search together.
Don.....

 

[huntsman53]

Use a metal probe just like the guys use to probe for septic lines and field lines to probe the ground! It is a long metal rod with a "T" bar at the top. Probe the ground in the area where the cash is supposed to be buried. The undisturbed ground (soil) will be harder to probe and the disturbed ground where he buried the cash, will be much easier to probe. When you find a spot like this either dig there or mark it and continue to probe the ground in the area until you locate all soft spots (making sure to mark them as well). You may be able to tell which is the correct spot before you dig, by pushing the metal rod into the ground until you meet resistance. If the resistance is spongy, then you more than likely have hit the tupperware container!

Good luck!


Frank

 

[Jclopp]

OK thanks for the suggestions I will try the probe rods and also here is a photo if any one here knows how to try the dowsing method I am game and

 

[midnightmoon]

Your son had to do a little work out there, shoveling and sweating, losing skin cells, maybe a few knuckle hairs.

Does he have a dog? I'd bring his dog out to see how he reacts to the area.

I like Huntsman53's suggestion...bet he finds stuff!

Good luck to you and your son.

 

[Uncle Jeff]

I was going to suggest one of those skinny metal probes people on this site use for finding buried bottles. That should work fairly well since you have the area narrowed down and the item is less than 2 feet under ground.

 

[mical66]

hi and welcome to T net,
Jeff is right about the comments , i had a hundred thoughts running thru my head when i read your post,,lol
there is some good advice here so far , and as for the stainless steel if its as small as a needle then the MD will not detect it, i have tried in the past to find a dropped one and never found it, so held another under the MD and it did not make a sound.
Ok as for the hole , if you have it narrowed down to a 15 foot area i would think it would not be to hard to locate , if it was dug 3 months ago there should still be some tell tell signs of a hump or low spot, a quick scoop with the shovel should tell you something, since if it is the spot your son dug there will be little to no roots there . or use a Rod like suddgested earlier.

 

[Frankn]

18" deep in a 15'X15' area. Piece of cake! First, a good PI detector will probably pick up the SS needle. Second, if not you could dig that up in less than a day because you don't have to bother with the roots. They were there 3 months ago so your son didn't dig past them. Only thing is the needle and cash kind of got me wondering about the accesory factor. Maybe you should forget I mentioned this! Frank...

 

[bradyboy]

Get a fiberglass probing rod, not metal, you could run a risk of being electrocuted if you should pierce an electric line
some chimney sweep companies use fiberglass rods to sweep
Brady

 

[lucky larry]

I think the odds of detecting that needle would be the same as finding a needle in a haystack.
Bad pun, I know. I was just needling you. :-)

 

[Frankn]

I think the odds of detecting that needle would be the same as finding a needle in a haystack.
Bad pun, I know. I was just needling you. :-)

Hay Larry, My surfmaster PI picked up one #6 lead shot at 6". It almost drove me crazy locating it. That was before I had the pinpointer. I actually had to finger sift and find it by feel. Thought it was a gold flake in that Cal. desert. lol, Frank...

 

[jeff of pa]

Hay Larry, My surfmaster PI picked up one #6 lead shot at 6". It almost drove me crazy locating it. That was before I had the pinpointer. I actually had to finger sift and find it by feel. Thought it was a gold flake in that Cal. desert. lol, Frank...

same here, but a needle 18" deep ?
I Don't even think a Minelab 5000
if it can, Every gold hunter out there should go buy one today

 

[lucky larry]

Hay Larry, My surfmaster PI picked up one #6 lead shot at 6". It almost drove me crazy locating it. That was before I had the pinpointer. I actually had to finger sift and find it by feel. Thought it was a gold flake in that Cal. desert. lol, Frank...

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Thanks for info. I'm a novice and appreciate all the insight and info I can get.
BTW - The original post ranks high in the, Things That Make You Go Hmm, category. Nonetheless, the subject is captivating ;-)

 

[Frankn]

same here, but a needle 18" deep ?
I Don't even think a Minelab 5000
if it can, Every gold hunter out there should go buy one today

18" deep in a 15'X15' area. Piece of cake! First, a good PI detector will probably pick up the SS needle. Second, if not you could dig that up in less than a day because you don't have to bother with the roots. They were there 3 months ago so your son didn't dig past them. Only thing is the needle and cash kind of got me wondering about the accesory factor. Maybe you should forget I mentioned this! Frank...

Orginal post:That's why I said probably! That would be pushing it with my PI, but I think the Minelab 5000 could do it in experienced hands. Also Acuratelocators 2000 series PI's would do it easily. The problem is both of those detectors cost more than the target cache. Frank...

 

[jeff of pa]

18" deep in a 15'X15' area. Piece of cake! First, a good PI detector will probably pick up the SS needle. Second, if not you could dig that up in less than a day because you don't have to bother with the roots. They were there 3 months ago so your son didn't dig past them. Only thing is the needle and cash kind of got me wondering about the accesory factor. Maybe you should forget I mentioned this! Frank...

Orginal post:That's why I said probably! That would be pushing it with my PI, but I think the Minelab 5000 could do it in experienced hands. Also Acuratelocators 2000 series PI's would do it easily. The problem is both of those detectors cost more than the target cache. Frank...

I have to take your word on that, As I have no experience with either.

as for the other part of your post please don't go there.

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