bigscoop
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Who Buried The Loot?
Buried loot, we hear about it all the time, stories involving everything from pirates to old misers. Yes, there's a lot of stories out there and it just might surprise you that some of those stories are true. Question is, which ones?
I only bring this up because it's been a topic of personal interest lately, call it another one of those pet projects for the long and grueling road ahead. What began as a very casual treasure hunting adventure has now turned into something else, the all-out pursuit of treasure in any form. Buried loot wasn't on the original list of pursuits but now it is and I can't wait to go snooping about.
In 1876 and under a downed tree two Wells Fargo agents discovered a powder tin containing $2'800 in currency and two sacks containing $1'700 in gold dust. They also recovered a gold brick valued at $2'800. How sweet would it be to discover something like this today. And this is just one such documented story of recovered buried treasure.
In 1605 an ancient document tells of Spanish soldiers recovering pieces of eight that an Indian chief had buried near St Luci Inlet. This account is representing a rare account of Spanish success in their attempt to reclaim any portion of the millions of dollars these coastal Indians routinely looted from shipwrecks and passengers over the course of about 200 years. Survivor accounts and other existing documents leave no doubt that a great deal of this widely scattered loot is likely to still be out there.
And in more modern times, well, we've all heard endless stories of buried loot. According to police and insurance records, following a home invasion, a loose coin collection valued at around $60'000 was tossed from a moving vehicle near the site of a small bridge, these loose coins becoming scattered in a side ditch and an adjacent front yard. The recovery of these coins was never pursued and so they are still out there today, the property owner having no clue what was tossed onto his property. No kidding, this is all fact, not fiction.
So, who buried the loot? Apparently a lot of folks over the years. Just thought I'd start a thread so folks could share a few “true tales” of buried treasure with the masses if they so wish. I've provided just a small variety of true tales already just to get the wheels spinning.
Buried loot, we hear about it all the time, stories involving everything from pirates to old misers. Yes, there's a lot of stories out there and it just might surprise you that some of those stories are true. Question is, which ones?
I only bring this up because it's been a topic of personal interest lately, call it another one of those pet projects for the long and grueling road ahead. What began as a very casual treasure hunting adventure has now turned into something else, the all-out pursuit of treasure in any form. Buried loot wasn't on the original list of pursuits but now it is and I can't wait to go snooping about.
In 1876 and under a downed tree two Wells Fargo agents discovered a powder tin containing $2'800 in currency and two sacks containing $1'700 in gold dust. They also recovered a gold brick valued at $2'800. How sweet would it be to discover something like this today. And this is just one such documented story of recovered buried treasure.
In 1605 an ancient document tells of Spanish soldiers recovering pieces of eight that an Indian chief had buried near St Luci Inlet. This account is representing a rare account of Spanish success in their attempt to reclaim any portion of the millions of dollars these coastal Indians routinely looted from shipwrecks and passengers over the course of about 200 years. Survivor accounts and other existing documents leave no doubt that a great deal of this widely scattered loot is likely to still be out there.
And in more modern times, well, we've all heard endless stories of buried loot. According to police and insurance records, following a home invasion, a loose coin collection valued at around $60'000 was tossed from a moving vehicle near the site of a small bridge, these loose coins becoming scattered in a side ditch and an adjacent front yard. The recovery of these coins was never pursued and so they are still out there today, the property owner having no clue what was tossed onto his property. No kidding, this is all fact, not fiction.
So, who buried the loot? Apparently a lot of folks over the years. Just thought I'd start a thread so folks could share a few “true tales” of buried treasure with the masses if they so wish. I've provided just a small variety of true tales already just to get the wheels spinning.
