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Calling all Vermont treasure hunters!

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My name is Ethan de Seife, and I'm a reporter with SEVEN DAYS, a weekly newspaper in Burlington, Vermont.

I'm writing because our annual "money" issue will come out soon, and I'd like to write a story about treasure hunters in Vermont. I've searched your site's forums using the string "vermont," but the results are a little hard to sift. So, with Carol's help, I've registered here, and thought I'd solicit contributions directly.

So I'm writing to ask if there are any Vermont-based treasure hunters out there who'd be willing to meet with me, maybe take me on a search with you, and generally talk to me about supplementing your income by seeking out valuable objects. The focus of the article would largely be economic (again, this is for the upcoming "money" issue), but I would certainly like to hear some stories from experienced hunters, and to learn more about the activity in general.

I'd be very happy to hear from anyone located anywhere in Vermont - my newspaper has a statewide readership, though most of its readers are north of Route 4.

If you'd like to contact me, I'd prefer if you'd email me at [email protected], or you can leave me a message here, via the forum.

Thanks!
Ethan de Seife
Seven Days
 
Mr. De Seife generally speaking no publicity is good publicity for the hobby especially for the incredibly few that supplement their income or "treasure hunt" professionally .
 
Hi, copper head,

I'd be happy to grany anonymity to anyone who wishes it. Not a problem.

And I'm certainly not out to "expose" anyone or anything! Just trying to take a somewhat different "angle" on this story.

Thanks!
 
I have to second what Copper Head said.

I'm in NH and I do detect in VT regularly.

For the most part we do not seek monetary gain from Metal Detecting as 95% of what we dig is trash. and the other 5% has little to no cash value.

Most of us are in this for the history that we find.

Don't get me wrong.. On the rare occasion, we do sometimes find rings and such and every now and then someone will find a "cache", but that is an extremely rare thing.

The majority of our "good" finds are old buttons, buckles, bells or old coins that MAY be worth a few dollars, but most of us don't sell them. We keep them for the historic value that they hold.

Especially in New England. If you want treasure hunters you need to go to the ocean where they find jewelry regularly and or desert where they find placer gold.

Inland we are more relic hunters than treasure hunters.


Good luck with your project. I hope you find someone that can help you.
 
There is a guy on youtube named Yankee Prospector. You may want to contact him. He is a gold hunter from VT. He looks for (and finds) gold in the streams of VT and NH.
 
Thanks for all this info - I had no idea about any of it.

By "different angle" (and perhaps it's not so different, then, after all...), I meant that I thought that my paper's readership would be interested in knowing about how dedicated people can supplement their income via a passion or hobby.

My hobbies, for instance, include reading and listening to records, but neither of those has the potential to swell my bank account; this is true of skiers and line-dancers and model-train enthusiasts, etc. Treasure hunters, I figured, can turn the thrill of the hunt into a little money, if they so desire. (Again, this article would be for the upcoming "money" issue.)

I grant that I could well be mistaken, but, for that reason, I'd be really grateful to speak to any local treasure hunters who could clear up any misconceptions I have. Basically, I just want to learn more about this hobby, and to see if indeed there is an economic angle that I might take in reporting on it.
 
There is no 'economic angle'

you've seen too much tv.

At one point I counted 5 detecting shows on my cable system.
All are mostly b.s. with regard to ANY value.
 
I've never seen any of those shows, and didn't even know they existed. Honest to Pete. Just looking to learn more about this subject, especially as it pertains to Vermont residents.

If it doesn't happen, it doesn't happen, but I'd still welcome any contact from any locals who might wish to speak about their hobby. Thanks, all.
 
To be honest... The only ones that actually find any real money detecting are those that spend countless hours on the beach.

It costs money for batteries and gas to detect... At $7 for batteries and the price of gas, it costs quite a bit for us to partake in our hobby.

I spend most of my time at old cellar holes or farm fields or parks.

There is a slight chance of gold at the parks, but at the old cellars and farm fields the chances are that I am going to find either a button or coin.

Feel free to look at some of my videos on youtube to get an idea of what a relic hunter finds.

Then look at Chicago Ron on youtube and see what a beach hunter can find.

Ron finds thousands of dollars worth of gold every year... It makes me wish I wasn't 2+ hours from the beach lol
 
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