Where to Find Buried Treasure with Your Metal Detector
While in a sense we’re talking about “buried treasure,” we’re not talking about pirate chests (although that could happen!). We’re talking about treasure that was buried on purpose or by accident.
An often-overlooked opportunity to find buried treasure is in your own back yard. Years ago, when people didn’t trust banks, they buried their money in their back yard. Some of them died without letting anyone know it was there. If you live in an old house, check the yard carefully as well as the walls.
And then, of course, there still is unfound pirate gold. It is said that pirates buried their treasure under beaches and in coves. Do some pirate research and target areas where pirate ships might have landed but then never returned to collect their loot, as well as areas where pirate (and other) ships sank.
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How to Choose a Metal Detector to Hunt for Treasure
You can use a metal detector to find coins, jewelry, gold, and even pirate treasure. In this and the next two posts we’ll talk about what detector to use, where to use it, and how to use it for fun and profit.
There is a variety of metal detectors on the market in a wide range of price ranges. Some are designed strictly for water searching while others must never be submerged. Many metal detectors will find items at a depth of 8-12 inches below the surface. More expensive ones, with advanced technology, can detect items deeper in the ground. But remember; that means you’ll have to DIG deeper too.
Many machines are calibrated to find U.S. coins but will read Canadian coins as trash! Ask if the machine can be used for Canadian coins as well as U.S. coins.



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