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RELICS, COINS, & JEWELRY

Iowa has a rich history of early settlements and Civil War sites - the perfect combination for an energetic relic hunter!  Here's a few ideas to get you started:

  • Schools and College Campuses
  • Parks / Playgrounds / Picnic Areas
  • Foundations, Wells, and Cellar Holes of Old Churches or Houses
  • Downtown Construction Sites
  • Swimming Holes, Beaches, and Natural Springs
  • Camp Grounds, Boy Scout Camps, WPA Camps, and Mining Camps
  • Sports Facilities
  • Ghost Towns
  • Rodeo Arenas, Riding Stables, and Race Tracks
  • Old Fair and Carnival Locations
  • Old Town Dumpsites

LOST TREASURE

As in other areas of the US, there are several tales of lost treasure in Iowa concerning caches buried for safety.  In many of these stories, people either died or forgot where they buried the stash.  Contributing factors include:  

    1.  Federal laws making possession of gold illegal in the early 1900s

    2.  Distrust of banks during the Great Depression. 

  • Horse thieves buried their treasure near Sabula, Jackson County.
  • Near Redfield in Dallas County, a gang of outlaws buried their ill-gotten coins
  • At Kelly's Bluff in Dubuque a well-to-do miner buried his personal fortune. Some of it was later discovered, but more remains to be found.

These excerpts are a sampling from American Coin Treasures and Hoards

References to Find More Treasure in Iowa

Iowa Metal Detecting Leads

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