Image Credit: A photo of the treasure hidden in various locations around the United States by Jon Collins-Black, whose recent book, “There’s Treasure Inside,” contains clues to finding the fortune. Provided by Jon Collins-Black.
Today, a new breed of treasure hunters is looking for valuables hidden away by eccentric millionaires. Provided with cryptic clues these determined hunters spend days and often months trying to solve the riddle that leads to untold wealth. Here is an article that I found in USA Today that sums up the history of this new, fascinating obsession.
Ben Costello
President, 1715 Fleet Society
Gold coins. Hidden boxes. Secret clues: Hunting for a crypto-millionaire’s hidden treasure
By Chris Kenning
Packing a warm jacket and hat to ward off the December chill, Kristie Cowling hiked among thick pines and rocky outcroppings above 7,000 feet in California’s Sierra Nevada – increasingly hopeful that she was nearing a hidden treasure.
The Las Vegas-area teacher, trying to beat forecast snow, had driven more than 400 miles to an area near Lake Tahoe, where she believed cryptic clues had led her. She stuffed a backpack with water, beef jerky and a pocket knife before setting out on forested trails.
Cowling passed several other hikers, wondering if they were after the same thing: A treasure worth more than $2 million hidden by California crypto-millionaire Jon Collins-Black in five puzzle boxes in five secret locations across the country.
Read the full article on USA Today, here:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/01/02/crypto-treasure-hunters-seek-fortune-hidden-treasure/77180422007/
