Utah’s importance as a mining state since the arrival of white men there spawned many stores of lost mines and buried treasures, some among the best documented in the United States. Gold, silver, copper, galena, zinc, alunite, and other abundant minerals gave every county in Utah at least one mine and the state 135 mining […]
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Although it is rich in treasure and metal detector sites, the state of Wisconsin is often overlooked by most authors who write about the treasure-hunting hobby. The state’s more than 500 miles of lake shore and almost 4000 interior lakes, with thousands of visitors each year, make it especially enticing to those interested in beachcombing
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Although West Virginia does not offer as many treasure sites as some of the other states, there are still hundreds of miles of rivers, which played a great part in the development of the state, abandoned coal and lumber camps, Indian and Civil War battle sites, forts, trading posts, old churches, steamboat stops along the
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The most northwestern state in this country offers all types of treasure for the interested person; lost gold mines, bandit, Indian, pioneer, and miner caches, plus deposits of minerals that geologists believe have not been discovered. Also, for the underwater treasure hunter, Washington’s coastline is second only to North Carolina’s in the number of boat
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Virginia has been called the “Mother of Presidents,” having sent eight men to that office. Lead, zinc, copper, nickel, and cobalt occur in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains. The Blue Ridge Plateau and northeastern Piedmont were the first gold mining areas in the eastern United States. A few glacial diamonds have been found in the
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South Carolina has many treasure stories, some of which involve pirates who lived along the coast and buried treasure just a short way inland. Also, there are many underwater sites of sunken treasure along the coastline. During the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, there was a lot of military activity in South Carolina. As a result,
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Coins are some of the most sought-after items for treasure hunters. They can be cleaned up and used again and often contain a historical value. For these reasons, finding old coins is fun for many hobbyist collectors. There are several ways to find coins, but the most effective depends on the type of coin you’re
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Finding metal objects in the woods is not something many people routinely do. That means there could be many valuable items lying around just waiting for someone to find them. Metal detectors are portable devices that locate buried metals like coins, jewelry, gold, silver, and copper. They work by sending electromagnetic waves into the ground
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Metal detector enthusiasts often say they wish they had started earlier in life. They would love to find those old coins, lost jewelry, and historical relics in areas no longer accessible due to the growth and construction of new communities that were once open land. Before exploring and digging into any piece of land, take
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Cutting a perfect plug will help you recover your target faster and leave a minimal trace of digging or damage to a lawn so that no one would even notice you’d been digging there. Here’s everything you need to know before you begin cutting a plug. Metal detecting is the hobby of searching and digging
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