| You may not know this, but there is a lot of | | | | bury a treasure in the front yard where they can |
| buried treasure out there. We're not talking about | | | | be seen by everyone. Think about where could |
| pirate treasure, although there is undoubtedly still | | | | you dig a hole inconspicuously, and start digging, |
| some of that to be found. This is about the cash | | | | probing or scanning with your metal detector |
| and valuables that are buried all over this country. | | | | there. |
| For example, billions of dollars of cash is | | | | The scenery may have changed over the years, |
| unaccounted for in bank accounts - far more than | | | | though so look for evidence of that. Were some |
| what is in our pockets. Some of it is in | | | | trees or bushes cut down? Are the next-door |
| underground. | | | | houses new? A location which is in the open now |
| Why is there so much buried treasure? Because | | | | might have been secluded thirty years back. |
| people like to hide things. There is probably more | | | | It has always been common to bury things in |
| goodies stashed out there than ever before, for | | | | gardens. A jar full of money or jewelry can be |
| the simple reason that there are more people | | | | buried and dug up easily there because of the |
| around. It's a matter of the numbers. But why | | | | soft and loosened soil. Keep an eye out for |
| would so much remain hidden and waiting for a | | | | evidence of old garden sites. Scan those areas |
| treasure hunter to find it? That has a simple | | | | with the metal detector. Though currency won't |
| explanation too: those who buried it are gone. | | | | give you signal by itself, it is usually in a jar or |
| People forget that they buried things, and move. | | | | coffee can with a metal top. |
| Some are not able to get at their stash because | | | | As children we discovered it's easy to forget |
| they're in prison for a crime - perhaps for life. The | | | | where you buried a treasure after a year passes. |
| most common scenario, though is the saddest: | | | | This is why it's common to bury things near |
| The man or woman who put that treasure in the | | | | easily-remembered "markers." The classic criminal |
| ground is also in the ground now. We humans die | | | | stash is buried near a sign along the road. There |
| all the time with many untold secrets, and some | | | | are many things which could be markers. Start |
| of those secrets have to do with what we have | | | | with those before searching an open area where |
| hidden and where we have hidden it. | | | | a burial spot could be easily forgotten. |
| Locations For Buried Treasure | | | | Lumps or dips in the surface of a yard can |
| It was common in the past, and probably still is | | | | indicate where something was buried. After a hole |
| common, to bury money and valuables under the | | | | is filled and leveled off, the soil often settles a bit. |
| edge of driveways, sidewalks and other cement | | | | A mound may be there if all the soil didn't fit back |
| or asphalt slabs. When you suspect such a stash, | | | | in the hole. One thing you should know about this |
| look for sagging asphalt. Cement won't sag, but | | | | though, is that you might unearth a dead cat or |
| the loosening of the soil allows the softer asphalt | | | | dog by digging under the bumps and dips, so use |
| to do so with time. | | | | the metal detector before digging up that buried |
| Look for areas that are out of sight of the road | | | | treasure. |
| or the prying eyes of neighbors. People won't | | | | |