Treasure Hunting

We just got news from one of our sponsors that the latest, upgraded Beach Hunter ID is available.

Like the other detectors in the 300 series, the Beach Hunter ID features a larger coil that allows you to find objects buried the deepest. Here’s what Kellyco had to say about it:

“The White’s Beach Hunter ID 300 delivers everything a beach or land detectorist could need - high quality, dual frequency, and reliability!

With only two search modes and three controls, tuning this metal detector is fast and easy. Of course, being able to safely take it into 25ft. of both salt and fresh water is a benefit that any surf detectorist will love.

The Beach Hunter ID’s new, 300 coil has near neutral buoyancy and provides excellent results, every time, everywhere. The new 300 searchcoil will allow you to cover more ground per sweep, and find the deepest buried treasures.

White’s designed the Beach Hunter ID 300 with an easy-to-use discrimination system that features three special, color-coded lights, each paired with a specific audio tone to quickly identify your targets. Know what you’ve found, BEFORE you dig!”

From what we’ve been told there is no purchase of this detector online, so you’ll have to give your local dealer a call for a specific price. Learn more about it and read reviews on it at Kellyco’s Beach Hunter ID 300 page.

- Shaun

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The National Geographic Society and the National Museum of Afghanistan in Kabul have come together for a joint exhibition of ancient Afghanistan treasures to be put on display at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.

The exhibition includes ancient coins found in the region, many of which were rediscovered buried in the Central Bank located in the Presidential Palace. They hadn’t been seen since 1979 when the Soviet invasion occurred. These treasures later escaped danger from the Taliban, who destroyed many works of art that portrayed deities.

The turbulent early history of Afghanistan is covered well in this article at Numismaster.com. Two significantly impressive coins that can be seen on display in Washington D.C. include the “Silver Drachm of Mithradates II of Parthia” issued from 123 - 88 B.C. Numismaster.com reports “It is an important although common Ancient numismatic specimen with its typical realistic portrait.”

Nearby and above the Mithradates II coin is a lovely gold aureus of Tiberius, Emperor of Roma, issued from 14 - 37 A.D. The reverse portrays Livia as Pax. Numismaster.com reports “It is the oldest Roman coin to be found in Afghanistan to date,. . . it is believed to have reached Afghanistan by sea and then through India, apparently a Roman trade route.”

Washington D.C. is fortunate to solicit such unique exhibitions. Afghanistan is on the forefront of many American minds and I think there is much to learn from the countries turbulent history. The ancient coins, of course, are fascinating.

~ Liz ~

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It’s getting hot out there lately, so I decided I should start coming in and writing blogs again when I stumbled on a story that is truly amazing. It isn’t about metal detecting, but it’s about history - our other favorite subject here at TreasureHunting.com.

The Emory family, prominent tobacco and wheat farmers who settled in Maryland in the 1660s, apparently saved every last scrap of paper they ever wrote on. Talk about a “pack-rat!”

Their plantation home “Poplar Grove” is still in family hands and the mansion is used as a hunting lodge. Washington College has had access to the plantation for years, but only recently did some students begin to sift through the boxes and boxes of paper in the attic.

When they realized what they found - they called for back-up.

Now Adam Goodheart, a history professor at Washington College, state archivists and a crew of student interns are working to collect and categorize the documents. The collection includes letters, maps, financial records, political posters, and printed bills provide a first hand account of life from the 1660s through World War II.

“Historians are used to dealing with political records and military documents,” said Goodheart, “But what they aren’t used to is political letters and military documents kept right alongside bills for laundry or directors for building a washing machine.”

“Look at this: ‘Negro woman, Sarah, about 27 years old, $25,” Goodheart says, reading from a 19th century inventory. “It was as though this family never threw away a scrap of paper.”

Mary Wood, an Emory cousin whose son inherited the plantation in 1998 said “I don’t believe any of us knew these papers were there. We didn’t go there all that often, and when you do, you don’t go up in people’s attics and look around.”

I’d say there’s a great deal of looking to be done from here on out! And I have a feeling we’ll learn quite a bit about the nuances of life in Maryland during those 400 years - things we never knew about.

- Shaun

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Two men are facing possible jail time over an unregistered scheme to solicite funds to seek and recover shipwrecked treasure. Australian investors have put up more than $600,000.00 toward a scheme entitled “The Hatcher Unit Trust.” The Hatcher Unit Trust (HUT) claimed that 15% of all the gold found by man in the last 6,000 years is lying at the bottom of the ocean.”

They also claimed “it has been calculated that if all the lost treasure and items of value could be recovered from the ocean and its wealth evenly distributed, every man, woman and child on earth could live comfortably for the rest of their lives.”

Now, we’re not wealthy enough to put up any money for this kind of treasure hunting (and if we were, we’d probably do it ourselves!), but that rhetoric seems full of holes. Unfortunately the scheme successfully raised millions of dollars internationally, the majority of the funds came from Australia.

To date, investors have not received any returns from their investment.

But exactly HOW is this illegal? Well, the men did not register the investment scheme with the Australian Securities and Investment Scheme and documents tendered to court indicated the scheme would not have been eligible for registration. So it looks like jail time for these “treasure hunters” - and no money back for the innocent investors.

Beware of schemes folks - if it looks too good to be true, it probably is. And the possibility of every person on this planet living comfortably for the rest of their lives, while something to hope for, does seem a little far-fetched.

- Shaun

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