The Treasure

100%. Everything you see here is real. It has taken the better part of five years to put this treasure hunt together and to complete this book. Along the way, over a dozen people saw the treasure boxes and treasure items before they were hidden. Professional photographers and videographers documented each piece in digital form. Additionally, the treasure boxes were custom-made by a blacksmith, who worked on them for over a year.

To see and learn more about the treasure items and boxes CLICK HERE.

Anyone! If the idea of solving clues, being in nature, or finding a hidden treasure sounds appealing, then this is an adventure for you.

No, there are five. Four treasure boxes are of a similar size. The fifth treasure box is larger and holds inside it the lion’s share of the treasure items. There are five boxes because I wanted to make sure that at least one of them had a good chance of being close to you.

To read more about the boxes VISIT HERE.

For an even more detail description, you can visit THIS PAGE by the master blacksmith Seth Gould who created the treasure boxes for me.

They are spread out within the United States. There is no more than one box in any state.

Yes. All the clues you need to get within a decent proximity of each treasure box are inside the book.

In truth, it is impossible to calculate. I personally spent well over two million dollars on this treasure. But the price of gold as well as the value of many of the objects in the treasure have already gone up significantly since I acquired them. Additionally, some pieces are one-of-a-kind, and for that reason they may be considered priceless. As all of the treasure items are rare, it’s likely they will only continue to appreciate in value over time. Depending on how popular this treasure hunt becomes and how long it takes for you to find it, it is possible that there will be an additional value premium accrued from the provenance of this hunt. Famous found treasures of the past have historically sold for far more than their spot price.

Please do.

Not at all. You can search in any order or for any number of treasures you wish.

Absolutely not. You do not need to be a genius, and there is no grand cipher to solve that will take you to any treasure. However, there are particular traits and qualities discussed in the book that might help you along if you choose to use them.

Many different types. You won’t need them all.

Absolutely not. All the boxes are located in safe places that are not dangerous to get to. Anyone of average health should be fine. An entire section of the book is dedicated to explain how to ensure your treasure hunting experience is a safe and fun one!

In my experience in the publishing industry, many people are involved in the proofreading process of each book. Even at a children’s book publisher, like the one I helped found at Marble Press, several people proofread every book, even books with just a few hundred words.

But There’s Treasure Inside is a different beast. It presented many proofreading challenges. First, to protect against the potential for any leaks about my book, it was my wish to limit the number of eyes reading this book in advance of its release. Far fewer people were involved in the editing process than would normally be the case. Second, this book is chock full of details and history. The amount of fact checking and proofreading involved in its more than 70,000 words was intense. There was a tremendous effort towards getting everything correct. But even in a normal publishing environment, errors would certainly have occurred.

Typically, if a book has typos in the first printing, it never gets mentioned. These errors simply get corrected in the second or third printing, and nothing further is said about them. However, There’s Treasure Inside is no ordinary book. With a reader searching for clues, any typo might be considered important, or at least be questioned as such. So in my opinion, finding and correcting any unintentional errors within the book should be done publicly.

Alas, the first print run of There’s Treasure Inside does have some typos. All of these mistakes have been corrected for the second print run. And if you are quick enough to receive a copy of the first print fun, who knows, maybe one day your copy will be a collector’s item. 🙂

The following are the typos found only in the first print run. These errors are not clues.

Tuyet Nguyet’s first name is regrettably misspelled as Tuyget on some pages.

The Hopi Calendar on page 85 has the description for July mistakenly the same as August. This has now been updated to say “Talangva Ninan Home Dance”.

Page 102 should read Uruguay, not Brazil.

Page 106 should read El Preciado instead of “the Presidio”.

And, finally, within the first quote of the introduction on page 9, there should have been a space between “SOMEWHERE” and “IN”.

If any other unintentional typos or errors are found, this FAQ will be updated to include those and will also note which print editions contain the corrections.

Because this project gave me great joy. If you would like to know more about why I made this hunt, I explain in great detail in the book.

I believe you will. The stories and histories surrounding the pieces in this treasure are captivating, inspirational, and full of drama. They make a thought-provoking and compelling read. We are all treasure hunters, as you and I have things we desire and pursue in our lives. The stories inside this book give insights into ways to be the best treasure hunter you can be, whatever that may mean for you.