Hello to all, I believe I just found my new hobby

[tony8404]

Well, hello everyone...

I am Tony 30 year old male and I am in the Chicago area, I have alwasy like the idea of looking for treasure. My wife with in the last 8 years of are marriage has mentioned she would like to get a metal detector. Especially when we would see the tv commercial for metal detectors. I always found it funny when she would talk about it I was like yeah sure what ever LOL. but now I am kinda interested in this whole treasure hunting idea.

Recently, I was browsing the internet trying to find a legitamite forum for treasure hunting. I do not want to get hung up on false treasure stories or lies or something that has already been found. I had found a webiste, not sure if it is okay to post the site, so i will not until told it is fine to do so. This so far seems to be a legitimate site and do not want to ruin my chances here. but anyways on that site there is a huge list of stories of buried treasure from wars, ships, pirates, bank robberies. Alsok has some states with multiple stories. Did not see anything about Illinois so that is what made me do a search on treasure huntig forums and found this.

Well, what got me going was reading a couple stories, I cannot stop thinking of the possibilities not to mention i have never been so psyched about anything before.

Just as long as you do not get into a buried treasure story and spend your whole life a hermit looking for that treasure and never find it right?

So back to my stories, I read about the Beale Code story(interesting but for some reason i feel half-half on the whole thing. I read about a ww2 nazi treasure that is in a lake that has not been found. I read about a story on Black Beard of 1812 (not the famous blackbeard the pirate lol, like I had thought which is why i did not believe the story until i read that it was referring to another blackbeard but not a pirate lol) Now i belive the story and cannot stop thinking of it. It is a buried treasure of 5 million in silver bullion in pennsylvania.

I see alot of guys on here seem to be just going around using metal detectors which is fine and all but wondering if anyone here is actually looking for an actual buried treasure from past times? I have read some stories about illinois buried treasure but it seems to be mostly about moeny from bank robberies.

I do not want to sound like a little kid or an idiot but I was wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of some real true buried treasure legends or stories?

 

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[tony8404]

How does one go about tracking down a buried treasure?
I mean after hearing a tale or reading a story about a buried treasure, that is supposed to be true how do you research this?
just trying to start off into this great adventure...


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[Lowbatts]

Where you from Tony?
Treasue is where you find it, kind fo like work. Almost like love, and for me, very much like insanity. Find that everywhere.

I take a rather cynical view of most treasure stories, since on any given well-known treasure tale you cannot count on all your fingers and toes or whatever else passes for digirs the number of well-worn paths to that same treasure. I cannot imagine myself finding insight into one of these treasure tales that someone else has not uncovered unless I am, as I believe, the most intelligent, insightful, well just plain prescient individual in the world.

Even being the world's most intelligent treasure hunter, as I am, I'm still falling well short of many other more vulgar and menial minds in the pursuit of treasure. Especially them newbies who like the Des Plaines area, God bless 'em, them freaks.

But should you decide to look for one or more particular treasure and want to delve into it whole-heartedly, there are many better treasure hunters than myself around here, since any real recovery has always started with the desire to make a recovery.

Look up Gypsy Heart's posts throughout the local state forums, she has done a banner job of listing many legendary stashes.

I bumped into a couple locals yesterday afternoon in my neighborhood park, recent converts to the faith. One said he is selling his machine to upgrade to an Ace 250, the other had a Bounty Hunter. Both seemed committed to working just playground sites because of the potential for jewelry and easy coiinage. I think they will be successful treasure hunters because they have defined parameters for their type of treasure and what they need to do to recover it.

My particular goal for this year is 2k in scrap gold. Everything else is fun time and recoveries of any other kind will be bonus digs.

As always, welcome and have fun!

 

[warsawdaddy]

Tony,don't get caught up in just printed state treasure tales.There are many treasures out there that are not documented.Keep your detector working.Here's a good tale to read about one of our members.There were a lot of posts on this tale.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,86636.msg616107.html#msg616107

 

[kimsdad]

I see alot of guys on here seem to be just going around using metal detectors which is fine and all but wondering if anyone here is actually looking for an actual buried treasure from past times?

I guess I'm one of those guys just going around and using a detector... Every old coin I find is a treasure to me. Every intact old bottle, silver ring, model T hubcap, etc. It's all good. The odds of finding an actual cache of stashed valuables are miniscule, so I don't fret about it. A good hunt with friends where everyone has a good time is a treasure in my opinion. Throw in a silver coin, a piece of jewelry, or an interesting relic and it's a great day!

Welcome to T-Net! I hope you find what you're looking for! HH!

 

[twistidd]

What Lowbatts said.

If I ever happened across a cache or large valuable stash of coins or precious metals, I'd be elated...but I'm not going out looking for a particular one, especially if it has been in the public eye for years. I'd kid myself by doing that because I know that there has been countless others doing the same thing. And think of it this way: What if there was this huge well-known cache of gold coins found and never reported? If I ever ran into one, I for one would not tell anyone but those in my treasure-hunting circle, and it definitely wouldn't be posted here. So I believe that a lot of those treasure tales are dead ends not because they aren't real...but because they don't exist anymore.

I don't indulge in "things" so much as I love being outdoors in good company, doing what I enjoy. I'm not very materialistic; to me, a huge treasure trove would be nice, but I don't need that to continue what I'm doing. Of course, it's frustrating when nothing is found on a hunt (especially when those around you are successful), but, whatever. I head out each time not expecting to find anything so that anything I DO find is exciting. People, particularly newcomers, who set their standards too high, will soon discover that treasure hunting is probably not for them.

But what do I know.

Joe

 

[Aday]

What Lowbatts said.

If I ever happened across a cache or large valuable stash of coins or precious metals, I'd be elated...

Joe

Bah the only thing that kept that huge pocket spill of yours from being a cache is the lack of a canning jar. Nice vid by the way, watching you pull one after another was pretty awesome.

 

[watercolor]

Hi Tony, welcome to TNet!

I've been metal detecting for almost two years now and have never made a "discovery"
that I could retire on. I'm not saying that it couldn't happen but I've never counted on it.

However, I have made a lot of new friends that share similar interests and when I
go out detecting. . . more often than not. . . I will generally find something unexpected.

And that's what makes this so much fun

If you & your wife haven't bought detectors yet, you're more than welcome to come along
with any of us on a hunt or two to see what it's all about. . . there are several members that
have additional detectors that I'm sure they would let you use for the day. Just a thought.

Take care,
watercolor

 

[DPBOB]

I agree with all the above .

If your out to find that " TREASURE CACHE " and you don't ...It's a big let down..
To me finding a "Wheat Penny " is a treasure.
Going out with friends , swinging the coil around, digging the "beeps", playing in the mud and dirt to find>>> "the treasure"
which could be a wheat penny. or any coin, a silver coin, a token, and old shotgun shell etc, etc.
Seeing a friend dig a "Treasure" ( list above ) is a treasure in it's self.
Everyone is different on what they interpret as TREASURE
Your more then welcome to come any time with any of us "Detectorist"
I have a couple detectors

That's just my 2 Cents ( haven't found one yet ) ( that would be a big treasure ) worth..

 

[Brett]

Welcome to TNET Tony!

I have heard private stories of caches found, and have heard family tales of caches buried. I went hunting for some with my Dad, and while we didn't find one... the thrill of digging those deep holes was awexome! It's definitely a lot of work digging deep holes... so you'll be inclined to "take a break" and dig a coin every now and then too.

I would definitely take these guys up on their offer and come out and do some coin and relic hunting first to see what that feels like. You gotta know your detector first anyway before you can look for caches.

Related to all of this, I don't generally look for caches... but when I'm hunting a farm site or some woods (say a boyscout camp), I look for places where someone might bury something near because it's got an obvious landmark (an interesting tree, huge boulder, under the tire swing, in back of the house... etc..). If I get those large sounding signals that I know now are mason jar lids, I dig! Recently I've dug two mason jar lids with the ceramic insert in them, down several inches. They looked like they would have the jar still attached to them, but further digging revealed no jar. Still though, the thrill of what MIGHT be there gets your blood pumping and makes successive hunts a joy to look forward to.

I think the only time I feel like this hobby is not exciting, is when I don't put in the leg work to find new sites, and just hit the old ones that my Dad and I (and countless others) have pounded to death. What do I expect when I go to those places? Well... kind of nothing really... maybe a stray good one or two... but it's not like a fresh farm site, that's for sure. Even when it's work to swing the coil back and forth and your arms and back are burning... you're still having a good time. I don't know what it is but it's like a drug man. Once you get started you'll be hooked, I can tell already. When my Dad and Brother and I shared my Dad's Bounty Hunter Lonestar on a cold day in March 2008, and dug about a dollar in clad each.. with NO PINPOINTER mind you... we were glassed over with pirate fever. Since then the goals change, but every coin dug puts a little smile on your face no matter what it is. Today at lunch time I dug over $2 in clad... paid mostly for my lunch too. I got really close to some silver, but it eluded me today.

No matter what you end up doing for your mode of hunting, you'll be hooked. This hobby is has a very interesting dynamic to it, as there are SO many facets to explore... you think you are only interested in one type of treasure right now... just wait until you start digging things up and finding out the history on them

Good luck on your treasure hunt Tony!