Jon Collins Black became wealthy through investing in Bitcoin during the pandemic and began creating treasure hunting books. Over the past few years, he has collected many valuable treasures, from coins salvaged from shipwrecks to rare Pokémon cards, totaling a treasure worth $2 million. Collins has hidden these treasures in mysterious locations for treasure hunting enthusiasts to dig up.
Collins published 'There’s treasure inside' leaving puzzle clues and maps for enthusiastic treasure hunters, claiming it is the largest national treasure.
Collins said, 'You don’t have to be a genius to solve the clues. There is no great code. If you have curiosity, imagination, and are willing to try new things, you can find the hidden treasure.' He loves adventure and exploration himself and hopes to ignite the same curiosity and sense of wonder in others through the treasure hunt.
The treasures in the treasure chest are designed to attract the general public, including rare sports cards like the commemorative card of Jordan issued in 1986, gold, and historical artifacts, among others. He also revealed that the boxes are on the surface and not buried underground, each located within 3 miles of public roads.
Collins is not the first eccentric millionaire to deliberately hide treasures and leave clues.
In 2010, an art dealer from New Mexico, Forrest Fenn, hid gold and jewelry worth an estimated $2 million at a location in the Rocky Mountains and published a poem that provided clues to where the treasure might be buried.
For more than a decade, at least five people have died in the search for the treasure, until Fenn suddenly announced in June 2020 that the treasure had been found. The name of the winner was not disclosed until the millionaire's death, leading many to question whether the treasure was truly discovered, speculating that it might just have been an eccentric millionaire's prank.
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