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Intro - Fake Gold in Turkey00:00:00
Introduction to the concept of treasure and the unlikelihood people feel about finding it. A police sting in Turkey uncovered 369 bars of fake gold, made by a terrorist group.
Saddle Ridge Horde00:01:47
A couple in California found over 1400 gold coins worth $10 million while walking their dog on their property.
Ringlemer Gold Cup00:03:03
Cliff Bradshaw, using a metal detector, found a damaged Bronze Age gold cup in England that was later purchased by the British Museum for over 520,000 pounds.
Silverdale Horde00:04:24
Darren Webster discovered a Viking hoard of over 200 pieces, including coins and jewelry, in a field near Silverdale. The horde was valued at around 100,000 pounds.
Staffordshire Horde00:05:34
Terry Herbert, using a metal detector, found a massive Anglo-Saxon hoard of over 3,500 objects made of gold, silver, bronze, and garnet, valued at three and a half million dollars.
Cesarea Sunken Treasure00:06:58
Scuba divers in Israel discovered a hoard of gold coins in Caesarea National Park. The coins varied in age and origin, making the find historically significant.
Fenn Treasure00:08:13
Jack Stoof found a chest of buried treasure hidden by author Forrest Fenn in the Rocky Mountains, containing about two million dollars worth of gold and precious gems. Its location was revealed through a poem.
Roman Coin Horde00:09:23
A metal detectorist in Cambridgeshire discovered a hoard of 10,000 Roman coins dating back to the 3rd century.
Tilia Tepe00:10:28
A collection of over 20,000 ornaments, coins, and artifacts made of gold, silver, and ivory found in six burial mounds in Afghanistan, which were temporarily lost and then recovered from secret vaults.
Hanuman Dhoka Treasure00:11:47
In 2011, a government team in Nepal discovered a wealth of treasure in the Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square premises, including silver pieces, a Buddha idol, and other valuables.
The Atocha00:12:55
Mel Fisher spent 16 years searching for the sunken Spanish galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha, discovering its massive treasure hoard worth an estimated $450 million in 1985.
Treasure of Nimrud00:15:10
The treasures of Nimrud, including jewelry and precious artifacts from Assyrian royal tombs, were recovered from the Central Bank of Iraq after being placed there for safekeeping in 1990.
Padmanabhaswamy Temple Treasure00:16:24
The Padmanabhaswamy Temple has six vaults containing golden thrones, crowns, coins, statues, ornaments, diamonds, and other precious stones.
Recluse's Gold00:17:31
Walter Samasko, a loner, was found to have $7.4 million worth of Austrian gold coins stashed away in his garage after he died.
Panagyurishte Treasure00:18:29
Three brothers discovered solid gold artifacts while digging clay for bricks at a ceramic factory in Bulgaria.
Bactrian Gold00:19:23
In Afghanistan, 22,000 pieces of Bactrian gold were taken in the 1980s but were protected by a group of Afghan citizens and eventually returned to be put back on display.
Hand of Faith00:20:10
Kevin Hillier unearthed a 60-pound chunk of pure gold, known as the Hand of Faith, in Australia, valued at $5 million, which kicked off the Australian gold boom.
San Jose00:21:11
The shipwreck of the San Jose that was sunk by a british ship was discovered in 2015 after more than three centuries resting in wade at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea and had a hoard of gold silver and emeralds from the south america conquests and all in all, it was valued at 17 billion dollars.
Han Dynasty00:22:38
The largest collection of ancient Chinese coins was discovered, tracing it all the way back to the Han Dynasty. There are approximately 285 gold coins.
King Tut's Tomb00:23:25
The discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1922 revealed treasures and sparked an archaeological boom in Egypt, becoming a significant part of pop culture and influencing the understanding of ancient Egyptian history.