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RELICS, COINS, & JEWELRY

Kansas has a rich history of early settlements and Civil War battlefields - the perfect combination for an energetic relic hunter!  Here's a few more 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 Kansas 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. 

  • A group of Forty Niners returning from California with $50,000 in a buckskin bag buried their treasure near Offerle, Edwards County, before being killed by Indians.
  • Treasure of an Army paymaster was lost near Lawrence, Douglas County.
  • Wells Fargo treasure was hidden west of Dodge City, Ford County.

These excerpts are a sampling from American Coin Treasures and Hoards

References to Find More Treasure in Kansas

Kansas Metal Detecting Leads

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