Tag: gold
Fisherman Finds Gold Nugget Inside 22-Pound Yellowtail
A strange catch at sea turned into a small treasure mystery in 1907 when Captain Billy Graves opened a 22-pound yellowtail and found gold inside….
Dogs Protect Body of Missing Idaho Miner
For nearly two weeks, Joseph Troyer’s lonely homestead sat without its owner. The 69-year-old Civil War veteran lived apart from others near Big Hole, Idaho,…
Son Embarks on Quest to Find Lost Treasure in Arizona
Following clues left by his late father, A.W. Preston arrived in Prescott in 1915 to search for a legendary treasure buried in Arizona’s rugged terrain….
Philadelphia Man Found $800 in Gold Coins in His Cellar
One lucky man, W. J. Barron, found $800 in gold coins in in 1924 in his cellar. The gold coins were believed to have been…
Captain Suiter’s Remarkable Find: Pot of Gold Unearthed in Le Claire Cellar
While searching for fish worms in his cellar, Captain Suiter struck upon an iron pot filled with gold coins valued between $200 and $300, alongside…
Ancient Spanish Coins Found in 1932 by Oregon Miner
While mining at Dirty Buzzard Bar along the Rogue River in Oregon in 1932, miner Rollie Alexander uncovered two ancient Spanish coins, dated 1780 and…
Philadelphia Laborer Found $5,542 in Gold Coins Hidden in Pipe
Of all the strange places to find a hoard of gold, one man found a stash of gold coins inside a pipe near Center City…
Hudson Farmer Discovers Civil War-Era Gold Coins in Backyard
As reported in 1936, a farmer in Hudson, Hans Peterson, had been uncovering Civil War-era gold coins in his backyard three years. The total value…
Farmer Discovered Buried Treasure While Plowing Field in Lawrence County
John W. Staggs, a farmer and father of 16 from Lawrence County, struck gold—literally—when he discovered a small fortune buried on his property. While plowing…
Delaware Man Discovers Over $1,500 Hidden in Antique Wardrobe
David Hickman received a pleasant surprise while retrieving furniture bequeathed to him by his late uncle, William K. Scarborough. Delaware Man Finds Gold Coins When…
