The latest HUGE FIND????

[BVI Hunter]

OK - so, every day I read the posts and many many people have absolutely amazing finds!!

One guy recently thought he had found a coin worth up to $30,000!

its these daily finds and the occasional "gem" of a find that I love to read about, however.....

I read many posts about the search for hidden caches, shipwrecks etc and I wondered -

When was the last time a forum member REALLY struck Gold? as in, life changing?
Has anyone dug up a chest full of jewels, or found a legendary cache?

Not sure we would be privy to any huge finds, but thought I'd ask!!

 

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[djm of PA]

check out the Best of Treasurenet forum, up near the top, there are a few in there

 

[Tom_in_CA]

BVI hunter, ironically, probably more caches were found back in the earlier days of detecting, in the 1960s. Because those old crude BFO's (or even further back, when only 2-box machines were around, or surplus mine-detectors, etc...). Because those old machines would ONLY find big items. Even the early coin machines which would struggle to find a coin 2 or 3" deep, yet would still have no problem giving a signal on a deeper toaster sized object. So when you think of it, dinasour machines lacking sensitivity to smaller objects, were and are the PERFECT cache hunters.

However, as machines got better and better, and more sensitive, people tended to start getting selective and "passing junk". So let's be honest: now that we have all these bells and whistles, it becomes very easy to know coin-sized items, vs junk. So when we go out to ruins, ghost towns, parks, etc... we all pass those "durned hubcap signals", right? But in the old days, their only option was soda can sized items and bigger.

So ironically, more caches (at least on a per capita basis of users/hobbyists anyhow) were found in those days, verses now, in my opinion.

As for the part of your question about "legendary" caches, I'm of the opinion that 99% of those supposed "lost military payrolls" and "lost mine" type stories, are all fanciful embellished fairy-tales. I mean, seriously now, how many more "lone survivor of indian attack" stories can you stomach? haha. (although they sold a lot of treasure mag's in the '60s and '70s, haha)

 

[BVI Hunter]

BVI hunter, ironically, probably more caches were found back in the earlier days of detecting, in the 1960s. Because those old crude BFO's (or even further back, when only 2-box machines were around, or surplus mine-detectors, etc...). Because those old machines would ONLY find big items. Even the early coin machines which would struggle to find a coin 2 or 3" deep, yet would still have no problem giving a signal on a deeper toaster sized object. So when you think of it, dinasour machines lacking sensitivity to smaller objects, were and are the PERFECT cache hunters.

However, as machines got better and better, and more sensitive, people tended to start getting selective and "passing junk". So let's be honest: now that we have all these bells and whistles, it becomes very easy to know coin-sized items, vs junk. So when we go out to ruins, ghost towns, parks, etc... we all pass those "durned hubcap signals", right? But in the old days, their only option was soda can sized items and bigger.

So ironically, more caches (at least on a per capita basis of users/hobbyists anyhow) were found in those days, verses now, in my opinion.

As for the part of your question about "legendary" caches, I'm of the opinion that 99% of those supposed "lost military payrolls" and "lost mine" type stories, are all fanciful embellished fairy-tales. I mean, seriously now, how many more "lone survivor of indian attack" stories can you stomach? haha. (although they sold a lot of treasure mag's in the '60s and '70s, haha)

Good insight!!

 

[wwwtimmcp]

as I've said before, I don't need a million one dollar coins just 1 million dollar coin. some of the rare coins and artifacts you see here are truly life changing. point: that gold pelican worth over $800,000.00 if that aint life changing what is ?