Million-dollar treasure chests are buried by a cryptocurrency investor, who challenges anyone to locate them.
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After becoming wealthy from early Bitcoin investments, Jon Collins-Black, who once dreamed of discovering priceless treasure, has been organizing an incredible treasure hunt for fellow treasure seekers for the past five years. The cryptocurrency investor began collecting expensive stuff to fill five distinct treasure chests during the COVID-19 outbreak, then buried them in secret locations throughout the United States. Although Collins-Black notes that you need to follow a series of clues and have a strong mind in order to uncover even one of the chests, technically anyone can find them because none of them are on private property.
The cryptocurrency investor asserts that there is no use in asking his friends and family for hints because he alone knows the whereabouts of the treasure boxes. Collins-Black’s book, There’s Treasure Inside, handily lays out all the information a treasure hunter needs to go on “the greatest treasure hunt in American history,” but he made sure to make it as hard to figure out as possible. We doubt anyone would allow a riddle to stand in the way of their life-altering treasure, even though Collins-Black advised against forcing them open because his book contains instructions on how to do so. Each chest is also a puzzle box that must be solved.
A Casascius bitcoin (the first physical bitcoin ever made), a green Colombian emerald, a 2002 Shining Charizard Pokémon card, antiques from a shipwreck, and George Washington’s jelly glass are among the valuables sealed inside the five treasure chests, according to Jon Collins-Black, who showed the American publication the receipts for every item to demonstrate that he actually purchased them all.
Collins-Black stated, “I was actually trying to figure out what the sweet spot would be as far as how big to make this without making it too big; I didn’t want people to go too crazy.” The treasure’s estimated value was between $2 million and $3 million, and it was only anticipated to increase in value with each year that went by.
“I think I’ll just celebrate that and be happy for it if Bitcoin reaches $500,000 or $1 million, or if these treasures are worth $10 million in five to seven years and someone finds them,” the cryptocurrency investor continued.
Don’t give up if you decide to purchase Jon Collins-Black’s book but find the clues to be insufficient or difficult to comprehend; if the treasure isn’t found, the author intends to reveal additional clues in the future. He stated that he might give new clues in eight or ten years because he didn’t want the treasure hunt to outlive him.
He stated, “I don’t want to be long gone and the legend of the Jon Collins-Black treasures to still exist.” “I do not wish to prolong it indefinitely.”
