Question , how much buried treasure from various times are still proven to be out there

[49er12]

The ocean is the majority, why the world is mostly water, thousands of ships sank, most are in such berths never to be found, but on land the facts we are talking about civil war or other bank robbery loots are they still missing, percent wise what r we talking about what’s proven to be still unfounded vs the conspiracy stories.

 

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[Peyton Manning]

How could there be ‘proof’?

 

[49er12]

Absolutely correct, no way of knowing. I’m just trying to figure America being what under 300 years old, the ships of Spanish etc coming over the east coast, we don’t have old country stuff, so what’s realist to be be found in a country 300 years old about

 

[49er12]

Coins not relics, war relics, no crystal ball but 300 years we have books on our coins, and some old spanish stuff, just asking

 

[pepperj]

I'm 65 and in my life I have known folks that just don't trust the system.
Some were effected by the great depression where folks lost everything.
So one family tree member buried it, in jars, in the backyard. They were still doing this in the 70s.
So there are many little caches out in this world still.
Just have to get a coil over it, that's the quest of many.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

300 years old is little off, it is actually 458 years. Spanish established St Augustine in Florida in 1565.

 

[Emil W]

Until it's found how can you consider it proven?

 

[49er12]

more Spanish coins should be all along florida coast than, Carolina’s also, I’m guessing. Not in Ohio or Pennsylvania

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

more Spanish coins should be all along florida coast than, Carolina’s also, I’m guessing. Not in Ohio or Pennsylvania

Yes, but they are also found inland; a fair amount has been found in St Louis, as settlers and trappers moved west they took the coinage with them.

 

[gunsil]

300 years? I count over 400 years of people losing coins here.

 

[tamrock]

300 years? I count over 400 years of people losing coins here.

Gold and silver jewelry also.

 

[UnderMiner]

Found a cache of silver and gold once a decade ago. It contained about $2k in silver morgans and gold rings a man had hidden away in the 1960's. A friend of mine found a $20k cache back about five years ago, it was just a lockbox full of Morgan dollars and a couple 1oz gold buffalo bullion coins. Another friend of mine found $35k in cash wrapped in plastic bags and tin foil. And these are just the stories that I feel comfortable sharing.

 

[Tony in SC]

My favorite is Confederate gold ! One of the main reasons the South lost the war was because we ran out of money! In my area every old house on more than 5 acres had Confederate gold buried under the oak tree in the back yard! Guess what! In 1865 the house wasn't there, the tree wasn't there and now the gold aint there either! There has been a lot of personal stashes found that was buried because Sherman was coming. Even today when I go to some older land owners for permission they tell me about Sherman camping in the front field! I live in NW South Carolina, Sherman was never closer than 125 mile from here.

 

[49er12]

Where did the army hide the weapons, money, and other important items of the day, wagons and horses had to break down often, caves, mountains had to be a place to hide, some things they never went back for , mystery lives on.

 

[49er12]

I ask many questions why because I’m truly interested in the 17 and 18 hundreds, its Very simple time nobody could travel only by horses and buggies, everything from pots and pans to button and eating utensils where important. Has the ground been moved around that much or new topsoil added that makes things untoucgable. I’m sure caves and mountains have things, anybody have a curiosity mind like myself