These folks must have the luck of the Irish!!

Ducimus · 02-26-14, 09:14 AM

I saw this the other day and it doesn't surprise me. My family originally comes from the Sacramento delta area. Lotta rivers, lotta countryside, lotta old towns that have been around since the late 1800's. One of my hobbies as a kid, was to go around with a metal detector. (Unfortunately, a lot of people not from the area would do the same). The thing is, People back during the turn of the era didn't trust the banks, and used to hide their money in tins and bury them, or hide them in the walls of their house. I know of one guy who found a big tin of money just digging in his garden.

I personally never found much, but I often heard of people who did. Aside from coinage, you'd often find old opium bottles. My uncles would put them up in their house window's and sell them to tourists.

These days, while I am not surprised someone found something, I am surprised there was still something to find.

02-26-14, 09:14 AM	#6
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I saw this the other day and it doesn't surprise me. My family originally comes from the Sacramento delta area. Lotta rivers, lotta countryside, lotta old towns that have been around since the late 1800's. One of my hobbies as a kid, was to go around with a metal detector. (Unfortunately, a lot of people not from the area would do the same). The thing is, People back during the turn of the era didn't trust the banks, and used to hide their money in tins and bury them, or hide them in the walls of their house. I know of one guy who found a big tin of money just digging in his garden. I personally never found much, but I often heard of people who did. Aside from coinage, you'd often find old opium bottles. My uncles would put them up in their house window's and sell them to tourists. These days, while I am not surprised someone found something, I am surprised there was still something to find.