Fair 29°
Tag:

Treasure Hunting

News
Professional Ring Finder Strikes Silver, Gold All Over NJ Professional Ring Finder Strikes Silver, Gold All Over NJ
Professional Ring Finder Strikes Silver, Gold All Over NJ He doesn't do it for fame or fortune, but Ed Trapper's hobby as a treasure hunter attracts a lot of attention. Last weekend, he was able to find a wedding ring on the beach in Lavallette. And a man's gold cross in a lagoon.  Asked whether he's had one special find, the 63-year-old Forked River resident said, "They're all rewarding." Trapper said it's all about doing a lot of detective work, and it's important if the person seeking their lost item knows approximately where they lost it. "You ask them over and over again," Trapper said, to narrow down the location. In the case of the weddi…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
News
Treasure Believed Buried By Mobster Shot In NJ Could Be Worth $100 Million, Report Says Treasure Believed Buried By Mobster Shot In NJ Could Be Worth $100 Million, Report Says
Treasure Believed Buried By Mobster Shot In NJ Could Be Worth $100 Million, Report Says A legendary treasure that was believed to be buried by a mobster shot in New Jersey in the 1930s could be worth tens of millions of dollars, new reports say. Dutch Schultz, whose real name was Arthur Flegenheimer, was a well-known bootlegger and racketeer in the Hudson Valley and Catskills area, the Times Union reports. He muttered odd phrases on his deathbed after the 1935 shooting in Newark, that many believed were coded references to the town of Phoenicia in the Catskills, NY, the outlet said. Schultz is believed to have hidden a combination of paper money, gold coins, bonds and jewelry…

SHARE

by Nicole Valinote