How about X marks the spot?

I’ll give a viable target here that I would not go after personally, but I know right where it is. I grew up in the area.

The steamboat Arrow, on her first trip from St. Louis to New Orleans, sunk near Bayou Sara on the Mississippi River in November of 1839. Part of the cargo that she lost was $10,000 in specie. We don”t know if this is gold or silver. Either way, American coins from that era would be worth a good bit.

I had read about the Arrow, but who knew her exact location…

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