Buried Treasure - Where To Find It

People like to hide things, so there is buried treasure. In fact, there is probably more out there than ever, because there are more people around than ever before. Why is it that so much is still hidden and waiting to be found? One basic reason: those who buried it cannot dig it up.

Sometimes the person forgets where they buried their valuables or cash. Sometimes they are not able to get at it because they moved to another country or are in jail. But the most common reason treasures remain buried is the easiest to understand: The man or woman who put it in the ground is also in the ground. People die all the time with many secrets. Some of those secrets have to do with where they have hidden things.

Where To Find Buried Treasure

As mentioned on the page, Hidden Treasures, was common in the past (and probably still is) to bury money and valuables under the edge of driveways, sidewalks and other cement or asphalt surfaces. If you suspect such a stash, look for sagging asphalt, as mentioned previously. But also look for areas that are out of sight. Nobody will bury a treasure in the front yard next to the road where they can be seen by all.

Where could you dig a hole inconspicuously? That's where you should start digging or scanning with your metal detector. Keep in mind, though that the scenery may have changed over the years. Is there evidence of some trees or bushes being cut down? A spot that is in the open now may have been out of sight twenty years ago.

Gardens are another favorite place to hide things. Money in a jar can be buried and dug up easily in the soft soil there. Look for old garden sites and try the metal detector there.

When we were children we discovered that it isn't easy to find a treasure you buried a year or two earlier. For this reason, it is common to bury things near easily-remembered landmarks. Near signs along the road used to be a common one for criminals. Many things could mark a stash, but in any case start with any of them before searching an open area where a burial spot could be easily lost.

Irregularities in the surface of a yard often indicate that something was buried there. Soil that is leveled off after filling a hole tends to sag as it settles. Alternately, a mound may be there if all the soil didn't fit back in the hole with whatever was buried. Be aware, though that you might unearth a dead cat or dog this way. Try the metal detector first. Even currency is usually buried in something with metal on it, like the top of a jar.

Sometimes the treasure isn't put there on purpose. A coin shop owner told me once that he had paid a woman $700 for an old coin she found in the ground (using a metal detector) where the city had torn up the old sidewalks for the first time in almost a century. Of course that's lost, not buried treasure.