Archive for the 'Treasure Hunting' Category

1934 $100 Series L Bill

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

Can anyone tell me if this bill is the real thing?

What is a bill like this worth? I know that if it is real, it is redeemable for face value, but must then be forwarded to the Federal Reserve for desctruction, so it would really only have value to collectors.

I might have a few [...]

Yamashita Treasure: Update

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

I previously posted about digging for the Yamashita Gold in another post, about a month ago. At that time the project had pretty much stalled, because the pumps could not keep up with the inflow of water, and the rate the cylinders were being sunk into the ground had slowed to a crawl.
This on-site-fabricated [...]

Treasure Hunting in The Philippines

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

The Search for the Fabled Yamashita Gold
This dig is the using the first permit issued by DNR (Department of Natural Resources) this year. Permit Number 2007-001.
Supposedly the Japanese had an encampment near Cagayan de Oro duing World War II, and while bulk of the legendary Yamashita Gold was buried in caves in Luzon, in [...]