Treasure Hunting and Making Money
by: Steve Rice
What exactly is Treasure Hunting and will it make you money??
It is hard to actually define the words 'Treasure Hunting'. In the Oxford English Dictionary the nearest find is Treasure Hunt ' noun a game in which players search for hidden objects by following a trail of clues' or 'Treasure' - noun 'a quantity of precious metals, gems, or other valuable objects' and 'Hunt' - So what actually does it mean??
Firstly we must read into the phrase 'Treasure Hunting' - hunting for treasure. From this we can see that it is a hobby or job that involves hunting for precious metals, gems etc. So we call assume that any job or hobby involving hunting for such items has an element of 'Treasure Hunting' involved in it. This could include Metal Detecting, Wreck Hunting, Gold Panning, Bottle Digging.
So basically Treasure Hunting is a collective name for a group of hobbies or jobs that look for Treasure. Some (in fact most) only participate in one particular type of hunting. So those who Metal Detect don't usually dive in wrecks - however you will find that some of the hobbies overlap in some way.
The next question is how can you Treasure Hunt and will it make you money?? In answer to this the answer must be that 'yes' it can make you money but only to a few hard working and lucky hunters. For example if you look at Metal Detecting - a hobby I have been involved in for over 20 years - I have spent many thousands of hours hunting on Beaches and Fields etc. I've also found some really nice Coins, Jewrellry, Artifacts etc running into thousands of pounds. Some I keep in my local Bank others I've sold and either cashed in as scrap or sold to dealers. However if you work out my expenses and man hours it probably equates to no more than a few pounds an hour. I could have made more if I'd stayed in work. However I also have friends or have found items running into hundreds of thousands of pounds. I suppose at the end of the day there is an element of luck. I'm sure that those who Pan Gold and do Wreck Hunting or Bottle Digging will say exactly the same.
The bottom line is that if you want to take up the hobby to purely make money - the odds are against you. If you want to take a hobby and meet all interesting people, go on digs or dives together, have frills of finding Gold and Silver, Old and New ..............with the chance of finding that one off find, then join the hobby. It has a lot to offer. There are also Coins and Rings being dropped every day so there will always be a hobby there. It all depends on what you want to do. You can Bottle Dig, Metal Detect and Wreck Dive in most parts of the world - as for panning gold there are only certain countries you will be able to go such as Australia and Canada. If you live in England you have more chance of meeting an Alien than Gold Panning.
If you need any more help or would like to view some finds from Worldwide Treasure Hunters please pop along to www.treasurehunting.tv
About The Author
Steve Rice has been Metal Detecting for over 20 years. He is a member and past chairman of the South Lancs and Cheshire Metal Detecting Club. He is also creator of www.treasurehunting.tv and www.detecting.merseyblogs.co.uk
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Magnificent Kinkakuji
Magnificent Kinkakuji
by: Carl Delfeld
Last week during his tour of Kyoto Japan, President Bush visited the Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji) and described it as ?magnificent?.
He was probably referring to the 1398 Japanese architecture but may just as well have been referring to gold prices which are at an 18-year high. Gold has been a magnificent investment and still has considerable upside.
It is a rare portfolio that I build for a client that does not have some allocation to gold and other precious metals. There are three basic reasons why investors should still consider adding it to their portfolio.
First, gold prices are not normally correlated to other asset class prices. It therefore serves as a buffer or shock absorber to the value of a portfolio when other assets classes are out of favor.
Secondly, there are supply and demand factors. Central banks have been net sellers of gold over the past twenty years. Gold accounts...
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Service Fees, Domestic Flights And The Nuggets Of Gold The Travel Industry Doesn?t Want You To Know About
by: Naman Budheo
If you've been shopping for cheap flights online, you have encountered hundreds if not thousands of sites selling airfares.
These sites are made of Mega Online agencies, Airlines, Online Airfares Specialists, Traditional Brick and Mortar (B&M) Travel agencies.
This presents a huge pool of resources to wade to find cheap domestic flights.
What Is the Best Way To Find and Buy a Cheap Domestic Flight? First it is helpful to understand how the market for domestic fares works.
After decades of offering travel agents a standard commission of at least 10%, many of the larger airline carriers in North America stopped paying base commissions to travel agents, beginning in March 2002. The elimination of commissions for domestic flights is important because travel agencies now needed to find a source of revenue...
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5 Quick Ways To I.ncrease Your E-zine's S.ubscriber Base
5 Quick Ways To I.ncrease Your E-zine's S.ubscriber Base
by: Gary Baker
Welcome to all of you out in netland.
If you have been doing any type of "m.arkeing" o.nline at all, then you have heard over and over again the importance of having your own o.pt-in l.ist.
Without a doubt, if you don't start and continue to build a solid l.ist, then you fail...period.
So with this article, I would like to give you a few ways to add a batch of new s.ubscribers to your l.ist and NOT spend one penny to do so.
Lets, get right to it shall we...
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Using Palladium in White Gold Jewelry Means No More Allergic Reactions
Using Palladium in White Gold Jewelry Means No More Allergic Reactions
by: Jill Renee
White gold jewelry (http://www.danforthdiamond.com/jewelry/index.php) can cause allergic reactions in some people. This is due to the fact that the majority of white gold jewelry is manufactured using alloys containing nickel as the bleaching agent and a percentage of the population is allergic to nickel. For these individuals, contact with nickel can result in dermatological problems that range from a mild skin rash to severe open sores and permanent scaring. In Europe, there are laws governing the use of nickel in jewelry. The European law is known as "The Nickel Directive" and states that no nickel can be used in a material that sits in an open wound, such as after piercing, until healing is complete.
What is a jewelry buyer to do when faced with this information? First of all relax,...
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Drip Drip Drip?That Darn Leaky Faucet!
Drip Drip Drip?That Darn Leaky Faucet!
by: Kenneth Davis
Drip drip drip?that darn leaky faucet!
We?ve all been there, trying to fall asleep and the only thing we can focus on is that dreaded sound: drip, drip ,drip. So you get up and you think I just have to turn the handle tighter to make the drip stop, yea if it were only that easy!
But you don?t need to call a plumber and spend money on a service call with a few easy steps you can become your own ?master plumber?
The first thing you need to do is turn off the water supply to the sink, most of the time the valve is located right underneath, if not you need to follow the plumbing line to the nearest shut off valve. If the valve resists being turned, put a drop or two of oil right where the stem disappears into the large nut. Then use a wrench to loosen the nut one complete turn, and tighten it back up by hand. Wait for a couple of minutes and then you should be able to turn the valve...
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Podcasting Alchemy: Customer Service Transformed Into Gold
Podcasting Alchemy: Customer Service Transformed Into Gold
by: Mark Orion
Think alchemy is a dead art? The spirit of Merlin is alive and well via the magic of podcasting. Podcasting is revolutionizing marketing communications and creating the next level of customer service. It?s tech support on steroids, unlimited one-on-one time with your customer, and a new commitment to above and beyond excellence that will make your customers love you.
The magic?s in the medium and podcasting is hot ? molten hot. It wasn?t long ago a simple search for podcasting in Google turned up about 600,000 results. Now, in less than a year?s time, the search boils over with 36,400,000!
And? the numbers are rapidly growing!
Wake up call. Podcasting is exploding. This is the Internet powerhouse to watch in 2006.
Exactly how is podcasting turning customer service into gold? Let?s take a look inside Merlin?s cave and see what going on with this phenomenon?
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Body Piercing, Is There Anything Wrong With It?
Body Piercing, Is There Anything Wrong With It?
by: David Kunstek
When you spend a day at the mall, you see people with body piercings.
Perhaps you see someone with a nose ring.
Another may have a belly button ring.
In fact, you may see people with some really crazy body piercing.
Is there any reason that people should not have so many body piercings?
When it all comes down to it, it is everyone's separate decision to be made, but we must ask, is there anything wrong with it, really?
Body piercing is popular, especially among teens.
Something that once started as earrings led to the piercing of many other body parts.
Do you have your ears pierced?
Is there something wrong with people who have their ears pierced?
Many teens find body piercing to be a way of self expression and a way to rebel.
Today, people get their noses, tongues, eye brows, belly buttons...
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