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These are America's luckiest-ever treasure hunters

You won't believe the riches these fortune seekers have found
E. Lee Spence, total value of treasure found: $100 million
E. Lee Spence, total value of treasure found: $100 million
E. Lee Spence, total value of treasure found: $100 million
E. Lee Spence, total value of treasure found: $100 million
Tommy Gregory Thompson, total value of treasure found: $150 million
Tommy Gregory Thompson, total value of treasure found: $150 million
Tommy Gregory Thompson, total value of treasure found: $150 million
Tommy Gregory Thompson, total value of treasure found: $150 million
Brenton Easter, total value of treasure found: $250 million
Brenton Easter, total value of treasure found: $250 million
Brenton Easter, total value of treasure found: $250 million
Brenton Easter, total value of treasure found: $250 million
Barry Clifford, total value of treasure found: $400 million
Barry Clifford, total value of treasure found: $400 million
Barry Clifford, total value of treasure found: $400 million
Barry Clifford, total value of treasure found: $400 million
Mel Fisher, total value of treasure found: $500 million
Mel Fisher, total value of treasure found: $500 million
Mel Fisher, total value of treasure found: $500 million
Mel Fisher, total value of treasure found: $500 million
Greg Stemm, total value of treasure found: $1.4 billion
Greg Stemm, total value of treasure found: $1.4 billion
Greg Stemm, total value of treasure found: $1.4 billion
Greg Stemm, total value of treasure found: $1.4 billion
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Courtesy Mel Fisher's Treasures

You won't believe the riches these fortune seekers have found

Real-life Indiana Joneses, America's most successful treasure hunters have discovered hundreds of millions of dollars worth of lost gold, jewels and other precious artifacts, thanks to a mix of passion, ingenuity and dogged perseverance, with plenty of luck thrown in of course. We reveal the most fortunate of all time and tally up their lucrative finds.
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Daniel Coughlin

24 July 2018

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