CRAZIEST American Treasure Discoveries

Buried treasure seems like the stuff of old books and movies about pirates. However, there are many real-life stories of prized discoveries that took place in one of the youngest nations in the world: the United States.

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7. Beware The Broccoli Treasure
Wayne Sabaj lived in McHenry Country, Illinois. He had a broccoli garden and was busy picking some of the vegetables when he found bags of cash totaling out to $150,000. The court ordered Sabaj to split the windfall with his neighbor--Delores Johnson--because the money was between their properties. Sabaj didn’t live long enough to enjoy his new riches; however, because he passed away due to complications related to diabetes. Johnson told her daughter that she got rid of the money because she believed it was cursed. After what happened to Sabaj, many residents of the town were starting to think Johnson was right.

6. The Beale Ciphers
In 1822, a man named Thomas J. Beale buried the treasure somewhere in Bedford County, Virginia near Lynchburg. The news came from a pamphlet published in 1885 that detailed the story of 3 boxes that contained cryptic messages written by Beale and sent to an innkeeper named Robert Morris. Beale told Marris that he would also deliver a key to the cipher. Shortly after Beale sent the messages, he disappeared, and Morris never received a key. The treasure was a mix of jewels, silver, and gold. It is believed that Beale mined it himself from the Virginia Rockies. Others say the valuables came from mines in New Mexico. Experts think Beale’s treasure is worth $65 million.

5. Thrift Shop Bargain
Lately, more and more young consumers are heading to the thrift shops for new fashion items--and why wouldn’t they? Vintage is always in and the first place you should look for some cheap clothes is the thrift store. However, way before shopping second-hand was mainstream, a woman named Tei Horton made a most valuable discovery. She found an interesting, abstract painting white shopping in 1992. Horton bought it for $5. It was an art teacher that informed her the painting was possibly an original Jackson Pollock. It has been nearly 3 decades since then and Horton has refused every offer to buy it off her because she didn’t think any of them were high enough.

4. The Elusive Tommy Thompson
At the time Tommy Thompson recovered gold from a sunken ship, it was one of the most valuable finds in history, ever. The vessel was the S.S. Central American steamship which sunk off the coast of South Carolina after a hurricane struck in 1857. The S.S. Central American was holding cargo full of gold from the California Gold Rush. Thompson, a treasure hunter, found the wreckage in 1988. He, along with his investors, sold 532 of the gold bars and coins to the California Gold Marketing Group for $50million in 2000. However, his investors never received their cut of the money and sued Thompson. He went into seclusion somewhere in Florida, hiding from authorities until they caught him in 2012.

3. Blackbeard’s Treasure
A few historians debate what Blackbeard’s real name was, but most agree it was Edward Teach. This legendary pirate operated from the waters of the West Indies and the east coast of the North American colonies. His famous ship was the Queen Anne’s Revenge, which he stole from the French and equipped with 40 guns. In 1718, Queen Anne’s Revenge was run aground near North Carolina, and Blackbeard lost his life in the process. With him went the knowledge of where his treasure was hidden. The Queen Anne wreckage was found in 1996, and through there were many prized objects on the ship, fortune hunters think that Blackbeard hid more away in an unknown location.

2. The Alamo’s Lost Treasure
Everyone remembers the Alamo. At least, we were all supposed to. What many don’t remember is that there’s a lost treasure associated with this historical Texas landmark. The battle between America and Mexico took place by this Franciscan mission in San Antonio in 1836. The money was supposed to help fund the Texas revolution fight for independence from Mexico. It’s not clear what ended up happening to it. It’s theorized that Mexican soldiers secured it for themselves. After all, there were 189 Texan soldiers and about 6,000 soldiers on Mexico’s side. They could have easily taken it, but some people think the money may still be somewhere in the Alamo.
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