A couple walking their dog in their property in Northern California stumbles upon an old can and unearthed one of the largest treasures buried in the history of the country. This 10 million dollar treasure has now been labelled the Saddle Ridge Hoard treasure, named after the area where the treasure was unearthed. There are a lot of theories about these gold coins and how they came to be buried there. Some theorize that it was the gold buried by Jesse James who dreamt of financing another civil war, while others believe that it was treasure buried by the gentleman robber Black Bart. There are others who say that it is from Walter Dimmicks loot that he stole from the San Francisco treasury in 1901. This theory doesn’t hold much water as there are coins much older than the ones minted in 1901. Theories aside here are some interesting facts about the couple.
1. They do not want to be known or identified as the treasure couple
And with reason. Their treasure find is worth millions of dollars and this makes them likely targets for scams and other thieves. The husband says that he had to look around to see if anyone was looking while they unearthed the treasure as he was scared.
2. They actually buried it underground again and reasoned that it was the safest place in their property
Instead of taking it inside their house and putting it in a safe, they buried it again believing that it was safer under the ground than inside the house.
3. They actually thought it was a can of lead or paint and were cribbing about its weight as they were carrying it inside
After all the complaining, they were quite flabbergasted to find what was inside. It was quite a windfall and the wife apparently could not close her mouth for a few seconds in complete shock.
4. They pay almost half of this to the taxman
Even if they had found in on their land, they must pay almost half of the amount as tax before the year 2015. Since they already paid tax on the land, the tax might come to 28% but this may involve a lot of legal procedures and fighting with the IRS and the IRS is not known to lose in such cases.
5. They were going through some financial difficulties when they came across the treasure trove
Like a lot of families, they too were going through some fanatical trials when they came across the treasure. Now that they have found it, not only will their future be secure, but they can also easily get over their financial troubles.
Finding a buried treasure is the stuff of fairy tales and this find makes us want to believe in miracles all over again. The couple, quite taken aback googled the coins to know their real worth and one single coin in the find is said to be a million dollars worth.