The deepest treasure. The largest treasure found in Britain. What can you do to increase depth?

There are two questions that plague Deus owners: how can you increase the search depth and what metal detector program is there for this? fits better Total. I just wrote an article based on detailed answers to these questions.

Part 1. Which XP Deus program is the most “deep”?

My experience tells me that there is no specific program that allows you to detect targets deeper than others. And there are many reasons for this. For example, a deep program tuned for certain soil conditions will work unstable in others.

Or here - many of the programs that can be found on the Internet for the Deus are just a high level of sensitivity plus an audio response turned up to the maximum. This method does not make the metal detector deep, and sometimes introduces completely unnecessary interference into the process.

I can also say that deep targets sound weak and unclear, and therefore the coil should not be moved too quickly, as this may cause you to miss the signal from a deep target, mistaking it for a false signal.

XP has officially developed 10 factory programs that can be used immediately (all settings are set). Rest assured, they are working on new ones too. Factory settings, if slightly modified to suit your specific conditions, can improve the performance of the metal detector. Why is this necessary? Because the soil is different in different parts of the planet, and a real depth program must be tailored to the search area and your capabilities.

Finding Deep Targets with XP Deus

Before you decide to go out searching, you need to ask yourself, “What targets do I want to find?” These could be deep-lying coins, deeply buried treasures, and the metal detector will need to be configured separately for each category of target.

As a rule, ground conditions affect the search depth. Soil mineralization, “hot stones,” contamination of the earth with iron, etc. play a role. For example, in an area with high mineralization, the signal will not penetrate as deeply as in soil with low mineralization. And on a littered field it is very difficult to “snatch” a deep, good signal when a large piece of rusty iron covers it on top. In general, on difficult soils it is difficult to search for deep targets. By the way, this is how I always justify myself if I am left without any finds.

Quiet places

Some search spots are surprisingly quiet - so much so that it seems like there are no deep targets. Maybe that's true. But if I were looking for treasure, I would have a better chance of finding it in such a quiet place. Because it is unlikely that a pot of coins would be buried at depth right in the middle of the main square of the village. Or even take the robber's treasure - they were hidden in the forests, precisely in places where, by definition, there could not be many other finds.

About treasures in the depths

Some foreign search engines are aimed at finding treasures in remote areas. They don’t look for small things, they don’t discriminate. Such people set their Deus to settings that complement the larger reel. Their popular settings are:

• “Mine” program (Goldfield),
• Operating frequency 4 kHz,
• Recovery speed - 1,
• Noise reduction - -1,
• Manual ground balance.

Small deep goals

The book “The Adventures of a Professional Treasure Hunter,” published by the Argumenty Nedeli publishing house, is very popular.

Readers bombarded the editors with letters asking practical questions to the author of the book, professional treasure hunter Vladimir Poryvaev.

We handed over all correspondence to him, and Vladimir agreed to periodically answer the most common questions. Today is the first part of the answers.

- What's with Napoleon's treasure? What's the news? Vadim, Krasnogorsk

– There’s nothing wrong with the treasure, I know where it lies. Now the treasure hunting season is in full swing, there is not enough time. In the fall, I’ll deal with more important matters, go and pick him up.

– Is it true that the entire Smolensk highway and region are divided between treasure hunters and the “lads” and searching there is simply dangerous to life?

- No, that’s not true, everything is fine there. Almost everywhere. Just don’t go anywhere between 150 and 200 km, it’s really dangerous there. I'm digging there. Joke. In fact, this is the same fairy tale as the fact that in Crimea all the beaches are divided among the locals. I’ll tell you a secret - the locals don’t dig at all. They usually have a different business. Sometimes local whips with sticks walk and pick up the sand. No one has any equipment. If anyone starts to bend their fingers, they say, my site, it’s the same newcomers. You can safely send it away. Or pretend to be a local yourself.

– I’m looking at the Minelab CTX-3030 metal detector, popularly known as “zo-zo.” But it costs serious money. Is it worth taking or is it an overpayment for unnecessary show-off?

– If you are engaged in underwater search or walk through the fields professionally, and not as a hobby, then it’s worth it. This is a protected device. Dust, moisture, blows are not afraid of him. But you yourself said about the price. Minelab are premium devices. This is not a tribute to show-off, but a price the highest level quality and protection.

This is the Mercedes of metal detectors. But if you do not spend weeks and months in extreme search conditions, then I would advise you to look for devices that are a little simpler and cheaper. Buying a Mercedes with your last money, and then saving on gasoline - this is definitely unnecessary cheap show-off.

– Why don’t you like searching “by war”? This is a very interesting topic, although a little dangerous. Igor

- Let's be honest. I have a commercial organization. Her main task is making money. I bow to those who are searching for dead soldiers and reburying them.

But for me, searching is not a hobby or a high goal. This is work. Hence other tasks. Well, then I mostly dig in places where there was simply no war.

– I heard that old coins are restored by boiling them in a soda solution. But this way you can simply kill a coin! Egor, Lipetsk

– If the coin is initially killed, then boiling it will not help. And if she is “alive,” then this process will not harm her.

Only the greenery disappears, leaving a noble patina. Cook, don't be afraid.

– What is “system search”?

- The system is simple. Where people lived, that’s where they lost and hid. Accordingly, the system consists of searching for housing - especially abandoned, including disappeared - based on various criteria.

Looking for the treasure of the Nightingale the Robber in a deep forest under an old oak tree is a futile task. Trust experience. The larger the settlement, the longer it existed, the higher the chances of finding treasure and “lost items”. How to look for housing? Everyone has their own methods and even secrets. In short, break through streams and rivers, housing gravitates towards water.

Use maps, compare old and new maps, use space photography - there is a lot of it on the Internet.

Video - the trip of Vladimir Poryvaev’s Treasure Hunting Office to the Klein estate

– I heard the opinion that the search to the west of Moscow is much more “fruitful” than in other directions from the capital. How can we explain this? Pyotr Kamenetsky, Podolsk

- Mostly fantasy. On the one hand, trade routes with Europe ran in that direction, and from there all sorts of troubles came to us in the form of invaders. And people most often bury the egg capsules precisely when there is a threat. But, on the other hand, can Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan really be considered poor regions where people had nothing to hide? Peasant wars and riots mostly raged in the east. And the Civil War generally scorched all of Russia. So we don’t have any directions poor for treasures. And let this statement remain on the conscience of those who said so. I don't agree with them.

– How much time a year do you spend in the fields?

– Four to five months in total. And if it weren’t for winter, I would have spent more time. It is too difficult to dig in half-meter-high snowdrifts. But this time is not wasted. In winter I work in archives, libraries, and communicate with people. Without this component there is nothing to do in the field, except rely on luck.

- How many treasures did you find?

– About twenty serious ones. Personally and as part of the group of our treasure hunting office. I simply didn’t count the little things I collected and the “lost items.”

– What kind of metal detector in the region of a thousand dollars? do you recommend?

- Look at the characteristics. The key is depth. The Russian company AKA has available devices with a depth of up to 65 centimeters.

Most competitors go with devices of 30–35 centimeters. Since it is now difficult to find an untouched place, depth becomes the most important argument.

You can purchase the book “The Adventures of a Professional Treasure Hunter” for 350 rubles

Interview courtesy of the publishing house Argumenty Nedeli, with the direct participation of Vladimir Poryvaev

Greetings to all visitors to the treasure hunter's blog.
I decided that the content of the blog should become regular, so I will write more often, I hope the information will be useful to you. I have been a treasure hunter for 3 years already, during which time I have made many finds, both worthless and more or less rare. My friends and relatives often ask me - they heard that you are looking for treasures, you have a mine detector. Hehe, I say, yes, I’m digging little by little, but I haven’t found any treasures yet, at most small caches and single coins. They ask again - and where to look for treasures, how to find treasures?? To which I answer that if you are not a digger, then why do you need to know. The digger shares such information only with like-minded people))

So information about where to look for treasures is quite valuable, although there are no exact recipes for finding treasures; it all depends on luck. That’s right, luck decides everything, a beginner will buy himself the cheapest detector, go digging for the first time and find treasure, and even in an ordinary field. And a treasure hunting professional spends a lot of money on expensive equipment, a car, gasoline, and buys expensive vintage maps and cannot find the treasure. So searching for treasures is the tenth thing, if you have a certain amount of luck, then you will be able to find the treasure. First of all, you should familiarize yourself with search technology and choose a metal detector based on price, quality, and capabilities. I recommend that you familiarize yourself with the main models of metal detectors from well-known manufacturers.

However, knowing where to look for treasure definitely increases your chance of finding treasure. So, where to look for treasures, where treasures were hidden in ancient times, let’s try to figure it out. Let me make a reservation right away that all the knowledge was collected from thematic treasure hunter forums and generalized.

You can search for treasures using a tip. If you have an old village in mind and old people live there, then visit them, take gifts and vodka. Politely ask if they know about any legends that in ancient times someone buried treasures or stashes. I personally have one such legend: my great-grandfather allegedly buried a pot of silver coins in the neighbors’ garden. However, I still can’t get there; the neighbors say that we will find it ourselves. This kind of crap happens sometimes, neither to ourselves nor to people. In general, find out local legends and try to check them. There are cases when legends turned out to be true and people raised a decent amount of silver, copper coins, gold, as a rule, is always found in small quantities, because in those days only wealthy people had gold coins. So, we find out the places where there is a chance of finding treasures from the local population by getting drunk)) especially grandfathers like to get tipsy and their tongues begin to chatter endlessly. And you wind it on your mustache, or turn on the recorder))

The second common way to look for treasures is also to search in ancient villages. We will look in vegetable gardens; most often, peasants buried their simple nest eggs there. Don’t expect to find a cool treasure that a poor peasant could put aside for a rainy day - copper coins with a face value of 1-5 kopecks worth 5-10 rubles, and even less. Such caches are most often found at a depth of up to 40 cm; as a rule, they are found either in a clay jug or in an already decayed purse. So let's break through the gardens. If the village has already disappeared from the face of the earth and you found it using old maps, the vegetable gardens can be found by the lush vegetation. The grass in the former vegetable gardens grows very vigorously; it is immediately clear that there was a vegetable garden here - the soil is soft and pliable. We call around the gardens and find a lot of interesting things there. So looking for treasure in the garden is a great idea, if you don’t find the treasure, then you’ll just dig up single coins, and all sorts of other stuff.

The third place where you can look for treasures is wells. When the Bolsheviks began to dispossess kulaks, the kulaks hid their wealth in wells. It’s difficult to get there, and who would get there? There are many cases where treasures were found in wells. Some diggers purposefully work only in wells. However, it is worth noting that this activity is very dangerous for life, since old wells collapse and woe - the digger can fall asleep alive. I myself would never go down into the ancient well. If it is lined with stones, then you can still try, but if it is made of wood, well, screw it, thank you)) Tell me, would you climb there?

treasures in old wells - it’s better not to

Let's continue the hit parade probable places treasure finds. We are looking for treasures in old villages. As a rule, there are always old large poplars there. But they weren’t always like this, once upon a time they were small and were in someone’s garden. And it is quite possible that the owner of the poplar decided to stash a small treasure under the tree under the tree - this is when coins are periodically reported to the treasure. It turns out something like a bank in your yard)) History also knows several cases of treasures being found under trees. The burial depth there is decent; they usually ring with a powerful detector or poke with a probe. If you want, you can try it. Personally, I dug huge holes under poplars 3 times, the signal was great, deep, so I dug almost 80 centimeters. The result was a cast iron pot, a bucket and circles from a barrel. But what can we do - we are diggers, so when we are lucky, when we are unlucky, there could very well be a treasure in place of these objects)) But my luck is not making me happy so far)) It is interesting to look for treasures, but it is very difficult to dig huge holes, and in the result is getting fig))

I propose to see how people actually find treasures. Watching a video like this, you understand that there are treasures, they exist and they are actually found. So become treasure hunters and go searching. You just need to buy a metal detector.

1. Treasure of silver. Remove stuck together silver coins from the ground - just fantastic, lucky guys.

Well, in fact, you most likely crave stories about how diggers find treasures. I have something to offer you, because my comrades number as many as 100 pieces. Follow the link, read how they roughed up the treasure site, everything is covered in bricks. But it was worth it.

Well . Again, silver was found, and a lot of it. Here the key role in raising the treasure was played by the persistence of the digger, who was not too lazy to dig very deep. So, if you are not digging yet and do not have a metal detector, I would recommend that you buy one and join the ranks of treasure hunters. This is romance, freedom and of course adrenaline.

One day in the spring of 1840, on south coast River Ribble, near the city of Preston (Lancashire, England), several ordinary English workers were repairing the embankment. Someone dug deeper and silver fell on them...

The treasure that was found was called the "Cuerdel Treasure" (Cuerdale Hoard). It was buried by Vikings in the 10th century and is the largest treasure excavated in the British Isles.

In total, it contains about 8,600 items (however, 7 thousand of them are coins and boring items). The total weight of what was found is about 40 kg. It was in a chest, and the things inside were apparently packaged in bags (judging by the pins).

The police, who quickly rushed to the site of the finds, managed to confiscate almost all the items before the workers began to exchange them for gin and beer. They found a fight: the workers were fighting over pieces of the chest, which was lead on a wooden base, but they thought that these were more valuable metals. The fight was established by the cry: “Guys, you are fighting over tin and lead!”

Each worker was eventually given a coin. In the same 1840, the treasure was sent to the British Museum, where it remains to this day (some items were transferred to the Ashmolean, and several coins were in the French museum).

The composition of the items is interesting. These are English and French things from the Carolingian period, there are also things from Italy, Scandinavia and even Byzantium. "There are more than 7 thousand coins in the Cuerdel treasury. They clearly reflect the scale of the international activity of the Vikings and help determine the date of burial of the treasure. Most of the coins are of English origin: a thousand Anglo-Saxon coins and about 5 thousand coins from Danelo. Another thousand coins of Frankish origin, a handful of Early Scandinavian coins, about 50 Kufic dirhams, several counterfeits of Kufic coins from of Eastern Europe and 1 coin from Byzantium. Most likely, Scandinavian, Byzantine, Kufic and counterfeit Kufic coins arrived in Britain in transit from Scandinavia, reflecting Viking routes through river systems in Rus'. The presence of Frankish coins indicates frequent raids on the continent."

It is believed (judging, for example, by the dating of existing coins) that the treasure was buried between 903 and 910 AD, shortly after the Vikings were driven out of Dublin in 902. Perhaps the treasure belonged to one of these Vikings who suddenly had troubles in life. That is, this is not only the largest British treasure, but also one of the largest Viking treasures.

“At that time, the main route between York and the Irish Sea ran along the valley of the Ribble River. Many of the coins in the treasure are clearly of Irish origin, there are also coins minted in York. All this suggests that the treasure belonged to the Irish Vikings, who, probably intended to gather an army and recapture Dublin."

The same source (BBS translation): “The main part of the treasure was in ingots - more than 36 kilograms. These are ingots of various shapes and weights. The other part of the treasure consists of silver jewelry and objects, chopped into small pieces and intended for melting down or exchange.

The diverse nature of the origin of the silver items in the treasure indicates the high mobility and diversified contacts of the Vikings. Most of the items are of Irish-Scandinavian origin, including various bracelets, brooches and other decorative items.

Along with these relatively local items, the treasure also contains items from other regions: bracelets and necklaces from Scandinavia, fragments of the so-called Permian rings, as well as items from the eastern Baltic and even Slavic lands.

Among the items from continental Europe, it is worth noting a remarkable gilded Carolingian buckle and brooch - evidence of the Viking raids on the lands of the Franks. The treasure also contains items of Pictish origin - for example, a silver comb.

It may be surprising that among all this abundance various items only two things are of Anglo-Saxon origin, against about a thousand Anglo-Saxon coins.

So, all these objects that ended up in the treasure and that got there in completely different ways speak about the incredible activity of the Vikings and the scale of their campaigns and trade."

Interesting thing: local legends have long claimed that anyone who stands in a certain place on the River Ribble will see the place where England's greatest treasure lies. However, this was considered simply folklore. And it can't be anything other than a coincidence, right?

Dedicated to all those who like to look for other people's property in the earth (and not only) - the largest treasures found from all corners of the earth!

Did you play pirates or robbers as a child? Then you probably at least once drew a map with an “X” sign, and then pretended that you were looking for a valuable treasure - a chest of gold, for example. Well, the treasures that BigPiccha will tell you about today were actually found - by random lucky people or true adventurers. Only, unlike your childhood trinkets, these valuables are worth much, MUCH more. The most interesting thing is that sometimes the treasure is practically under our noses.

Treasure in the foundation of a building in Środa Śląska

In 1985, builders took on the renovation of the ancient building and discovered a treasure in the foundation dating back to the beginning of the 14th century. The walled vase contained more than 3,000 rare coins, medallions and a golden crown. The find is valued at $150 million. The treasure is currently on display in the Wroclaw Museum.

In 2012, searchers recovered about 48 tons of silver from the ocean floor. The treasure became one of the largest finds of silver. Its cost was estimated at $38 million. The valuable cargo was on a military transport ship that sank after an attack by German submarines. The treasure was found after the British Department of Transport announced a reward.

In 2007, Odyssey Marine Exploration, a company that specializes in geological exploration, found a Spanish ship on the shelf. Gold and silver coins were found on board. After the treasure was found, a terrible scandal broke out. The Spanish government demanded that the treasure be returned. And the gold itself was exported from the territory of Peru.

In 2011, gold was discovered in the foundations of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, the value of which is estimated at $22 billion. And it weighed more than 30 tons. The son of the last maharaja was present at the opening of the treasure.

The treasure was found in 2010 by David Crisp. He is an amateur treasure hunter. The treasure is estimated at only $5 million. The treasure is most valuable in the historical aspect: this is due to the fact that during this period the Roman Empire was experiencing an economic crisis and the quality of the coins was very low, and the treasure itself represents a four-year salary of a legionnaire. The found coins can be seen in the British Museum.

The cargo with platinum was supposed to be delivered to New York during the Second World War - this platinum was used to pay for “Allied assistance.” But the ship was sunk by a German submarine. It is very difficult to estimate the value of this treasure - according to rough estimates, it is worth $3 billion. It was found by treasure hunter Greg Brooks.

The largest treasure found in England was discovered in 2009. Amateur treasure hunter Terry Herbert found the treasure. Almost all items date back to the 7th century AD. The treasure consists of silver and gold objects, their total weight is 7.5 kg, and the quantity reaches 1,500 pieces. These are weapons, dishes, and also jewelry.

Archaeologists who carried out excavations on the island of Jersey (Britain) discovered a cache of Celtic treasures. The treasure was hidden about two thousand years ago. Most likely, it was hidden from the Roman troops that invaded the British Isles. Now the cost of jewelry and coins is estimated at $17 million.

The treasure was found during the renovation of the mansion in which the Trubetskoy-Naryshkins lived. During the renovation, a secret room was discovered that was not marked on the building plans. It contained entire deposits of silverware with the coat of arms of the Naryshkin family, awards and jewelry. The dishes have a magnificent appearance because they were in linen cloth soaked in vinegar. This cache was created in 1917. The treasure was valued at 189 million rubles.

In the state library of the town of Passau, cleaner Tanya Hels accidentally discovered rare coins in 2011. Tanya took her find to management. The treasure is estimated at several million euros. This cache contained very rare Byzantine, Greek, and Roman coins. It is believed that this collection was hidden from the authorities in 1803, for the reason that the authorities took away the monastery coins and books for government needs.

This treasure was found in 1984 by an archaeologist who specializes in underwater excavations. The value of the treasure is estimated at $15 million. He was on a sunken ship built in the 18th century.

The Atocha galleon was loaded with jewels for two months! With great difficulty, the ship was able to set sail, but it never reached the metropolis. The ship sank off the coast of Florida. The Spanish authorities repeatedly tried to raise the treasure from the bottom, but all attempts were unsuccessful. And only in 1985 Mel Fisher was lucky enough to find the treasure. To find him, Mel created an entire company, Treasurers Salvors Incorporated, and was also able to find investors for financing. When searching for the treasure, Mel's team examined about 120 square meters. miles of seabed. The value of the raised values ​​is estimated at $450 million. It is believed that $500 million worth of valuables were not found from this vessel. And they probably won’t find it anymore...