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<p>[QUOTE="mdc777, post: 2568137, member: 83207"]A gentleman called Forrest Fenn hid a chest filled with 20.2 Troy ounces of gold and 256 gold coins... mostly American eagles and double eagles, among other things. </p><p>He hid this chest somewhere in the Rocky Mountains and wrote a poem that contains 9 clues that if followed precisely will lead you right to the chest. The best part is he says if you find it you can keep it. Is there any way to estimate the value of the coins without knowing the dates? He says the numismatic value far outweighs the gold value. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a video on the treasure hunt and the map of the search area. Have any of you heard of this before? What are the legalities of finding a chest full of gold on BLM land or in a National Park if the owner is saying you find it and you can keep it? In the poem he says "I give you title to the gold".</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]6H71vZtk8kk[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mdc777, post: 2568137, member: 83207"]A gentleman called Forrest Fenn hid a chest filled with 20.2 Troy ounces of gold and 256 gold coins... mostly American eagles and double eagles, among other things. He hid this chest somewhere in the Rocky Mountains and wrote a poem that contains 9 clues that if followed precisely will lead you right to the chest. The best part is he says if you find it you can keep it. Is there any way to estimate the value of the coins without knowing the dates? He says the numismatic value far outweighs the gold value. Here is a video on the treasure hunt and the map of the search area. Have any of you heard of this before? What are the legalities of finding a chest full of gold on BLM land or in a National Park if the owner is saying you find it and you can keep it? In the poem he says "I give you title to the gold". [MEDIA=youtube]6H71vZtk8kk[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]
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