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RELICS, COINS, & JEWELRY

Kentucky has a rich history of early settlements and battlefields - the perfect combination for an energetic relic hunter!  Did you know that confederate  buttons and belt plates command astronomical prices by collectors?  See the bottom of this page for links to online maps of engagement areas during the Civil War.  Otherwise, here's a few other 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 Kentucky concerning caches buried for safety.  In many of these stories, people either died or forgot where they buried the stash.  Contributing factors include:  

    1.  Fear of "foraging" troops during the Civil War 

    2.  Distrust of banks during the Great Depression. 

  • Just before the Civil War, William Pettit hid treasure at Alleghany Hall, south of Lexington.
  • In Hueysville, Thayer County, a well-to-do landowner buried a large quantity of gold coins around the turn of the twentieth century.
  • Contents of a chest of silver and gold coins stolen from a bank in Nicholasville, Kentucky, may lie on the bottom of King's Mill Pond, although a few coins were recovered by a fishing guide in 1910.

These excerpts are a sampling from American Coin Treasures and Hoards

References to Find More Treasure in Kentucky

Kentucky Metal Detecting Leads

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