The story of the Portneuf Gold starts on the other side of the state in 1865, just two years after Idaho became a territory, and mining drove the economy.
Full Story »Rare coin is highlight of years of searching
On the list of most desirable finds with a metal detector for a relic hunter are Civil War belt buckles, rare buttons, weapons, silver and gold coins.
Full Story »Husband and wife find metal detecting a rewarding hobby
It was a rare day when they didn’t find a silver dollar or an Indian head penny or two. He has found two-cent pieces, three-cent pieces, seated Liberty coins and even a coin called a half-dime which was in use before the nickel was coined. Numerous class rings have been found
Full Story »Largest Stash of Gold Coins Found in UK
“I put my hand in, pulled out a bit of clay and there was a little radial, a little bronze Roman coin very, very small, about the size of my fingernail,” Crisp said.
Full Story »The Top Ten Rarest $10 Liberty Head Gold Coins
Ten coins are from Philadelphia and at least one or two are probably not all that familiar to even the most advanced collector of Liberty Head gold. Most of these dates have very low original mintage figures (one, the 1875, has a mintage of just 100 business strikes!) and nearly all have remarkably low survival rates. To qualify for this list, an issue requires a total population of under 50-60 coins.
Full Story »Gold Treasure lost and found timeline
Aug 9, 1935 – Hussar, which sank in th East river in 1870 has been located by Simon Lake, the noted submarine inventor, he has just an nounced. One legend has it that the Hussar had 4.800,000 in her hold. Lake means to find out. With his crew of 30 men, headed by the famous deep sea diver Read more excerpts like this ..
Full Story »The Lost Deer Antler Gold Of Daniel’s Canyon
In 1905 a cowboy by the name of Harper was working in the Milk Weed Flat section of Western Arizona
Full Story »Moorpark man finds gold nugget worth $10,000
After seven years spent prospecting for gold as a hobby in the California desert, Terry Hughes of Moorpark hit the mother lode. On Memorial Day, the former Marine and disabled Vietnam veteran scored a “one-in-a-million” find
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