Start your own, Nancy. Look in the Yellow Pages for your local historical society or ask at the library. Librarians always know about them. Then join the society and make use of their archives. They all have them. In particular, look for old maps. That's the quickest way to see what was going on 100 or 200 years ago. Look for places near rivers and lakes where picnics were taken. Look for old swimming holes and parks that are now overgrown forest. Those places will always turn up old coins and jewelry. They may be on public land. If so, get there soon. Take a buddy along for safety. You never know when you will run into trouble from wild beasts, spiders or the two legged vermin who prey on people.
Your treasure hunt will most likely turn up any treasure you find in small bits. That's what most of them are. Small bits of treasure which add up to larger hauls over the years. Don't expect to find a chest full of coins or jewelry. Caches are rare. Treasure chests full of stuff are something you will accumulate yourself over time. I've been treasure hunting a long time and have more than 100,000 coins to my credit over those years. If every one was only a penny, imagine how much that would be. The real amount will never be known because I have spent a lot of it and have sold most of the gold and silver. Nature of the beast.
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It's all about that moment when metal that hasn't seen the light of day for generations frees itself from the soil and presents itself to me.
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