Treasure

What is treasure? The dictionary starts with, "Accumulated or stored wealth in the form of money, jewels, or other valuables." I like the second definition better: "Valuable or precious possessions of any kind." From the perspective of a treasure hunter, it is anything of value that can be searched for and found.

For the sake of this web site, I will have a very broad definition. For example, I used to live in a city that had a spring cleanup every year. They collected all large junk for free during this week. Perfectly good bicycles, furniture, games, toys, and more were piled in front of almost every home in town. People I can only call treasure hunters came by with trucks to pick out things to sell at auctions or flea markets. I am pretty sure it was (and still is) a regular source of income each spring for some.

To those "garbage pickers" that stuff was treasure, because they they could find it and turn it into money. It is the finding part - as opposed to working to make things or do things for others - that makes it a treasure hunt. It's fun to find money, whether buried by an old house, or in the form of gold in a stream, or even valuables left in the streets.

With that broad definition in mind, here are the pages we have about treasure:

Arrowhead Hunting in Arizona - We went, we searched, we even found a few.

Treasure Secret - Coins, rings and gemstones all ended up in these places...

How to Find Treasure - Some places you might not have though of looking.

Finding Treasure - Tips, places, ideas... a continuation of the page above.

Cash and Treasures - A list of locations to try.

Treasure Hunting Tips - Some more places to look and things to try.

Find a Secret Stash - Some tips for getting into the mind of those who hide money.

Buried Stashes - More about specific locations to look for hidden valuables and money.

Hiding Money - A book excerpt that you might find interesting.

Metal Detector Operation - An article by Larry Smith on the basics of how metal detectors work and how to choose one.

Treasure Hunters and Their Secrets - Rivers hide things, but you can find them. This page has a few secrets to share, but also some valuable tips on how to develop the mind set of a treasure hunter.

Metal Detecting - The Best Places - This is about one particular type of place/situation. There are many out there who would like me to keep quiet about this one.

Metal Detecting Sites - Places to try - a continuation of the page above.

Lost Treasures - Where To Find Them - $200,000 worth of movie posters in the walls, diamonds in parking lots and other true stories.

Hidden Treasure - Two Examples - More true stories, including my own. Read these and you'll start to realize how much money and valuables could be hidden out there.

Hidden Treasures - More Examples - True stories and practical tips on how to find the things that people hide around their homes (and then forget about or die without revealing).

Buried Treasure - Where To Find It - When people bury things to hide them, where do they typically do it? That's what this page is about. It will help you train your eyes, so you'll know where to point that metal detector to find that treasure.

Note: New pages about treasure will be added to the top of this list.