PHOTOS: Forrest Fenn’s buried treasure hits the auction block

KRQE ^ | 111/18/2022 | Chris McKee

[BenLurkin]

The late Santa Fe antiquities dealer, Fenn died at the age of 90 in September 2020, just months after revealing the treasure had been found. The treasure hunt started around 2010 after Fenn buried a box of riches in the Rocky Mountain wilderness in 2010; then wrote a cryptic poem about its location in his memoir titled “The Thrill of the Chase.” Hundreds of thousands of people are said to have searched for Fenn’s treasure for over a decade. Several people even died in the process.

Online, Heritage Auctions’ listing page for the auction contains hundreds of coins, gold nuggets, gold flakes, and gold dust, along with jewelry and other curiosities. One of the most unique items is said to be a 20,000-word autobiography sealed in a tiny glass jar.

In the autobiography, Fenn wrote, “I also wanted to include something personal with the treasure because maybe the lucky finder would want to know a little about the foolish person who abandoned such an opulent cache. So I placed a 20,000-word autobiography in the chest. It’s in a small glass jar, and the lid is covered with wax to protect the contents from moisture. The printed text is so small that a magnifying glass is needed to read the words. I tried to think of everything.”

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BenLurkin.

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• Forrest Fenn, combat pilot, gallery owner and creator of famed treasure hunt, dies [09/08/2020]
• Treasure chest hidden in Rocky Mountains finally found [06/08/2020]
• Forrest Fenn confirms his treasure has been found [06/07/2020]
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• Search for Buried Treasure Linked to Illinois Man's Death At Yellowstone [02/20/2018]
• Want to find his hidden treasure worth millions? Head outdoors [02/27/2013]
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[21twelve]

Cool. If it was me, I would perhaps sell some of it for auction now and keep the rest. Especially the gold as that will always be worth something.

Pretty sure if I had spent the effort searching for it that I would NEVER give up the autobiography. That is the coolest thing in there!

[21twelve]

I’m glad that Fenn lived long enough to see his treasure found. Just reading an article that there were/are lawsuits against the Fenn estate and the guy that found the treasure. Hopefully those are just from angry folks that didn’t find it and the guy gets to keep it all.

They say it was found in Wyoming, in West Yellowstone.

I was reading an article the other day about the idea that one can “commit murder” in the slice of Yellowstone Park that is in Montana. I forget how they claimed that portion of the park was not covered by any laws, but they sounded like they made a good argument. Although I’m sure it is probably covered under Montana law. And there are no roads in that area, and not even any trails iirc. (And Fenn said it was in Wyoming, so...)

[Red Badger]

Any kin to Mickey Finn?......................

[mad_as_he$$]

“Take him to the train station.” John Dutton, Yellowstone.

[Qwapisking]

Lot of losers trying to get in on the win apparently. I say losers because they all claim to have solved the location but not a single one of the so-called “treasure hunters” HAS the loot.