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It’s every kid’s fantasy come true. A secret place in their bedroom.

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This is the balcony; there were quite a few benches in sight where the clue could be hiding.

For one lucky kid, birthdays aren’t just about opening presents and getting embarrassed in restaurants by singing waiters. Instead, his mom and dad make it about challenging and exciting treasure hunts and spending some amazing time together as a family.
This is the treasure hunt that his family created for him this year. Clues were hidden all over the house and even the town, all leading to a final epic treasure. (If you can’t tell already, this kid is deeply loved.)

This was the first clue that Brody received.

It read, “”If you are so inclined, you will be able to read this clue.”

To read it, he had to tilt the paper.

When tilted all the way down….

He could finally read it! It read, “under a bench you can see from Grandmas balcony.”

Hmm, not that one.

It wasn’t that one, either. It was getting dark, so he had to come back the next day.

At home, he did research on Google Maps. What other benches were there?

Once he went back and thoroughly looked for clues… and found it!

Opening it up…

This was the clue that was inside.

He knew exactly where to go.

qnd McIntyre.”

He quickly realized it was Braille and began comparing it to the only Braille he knew (on Canadian money).

After being stumped, he went home to look up some translation.

The back of the sign read “the deck of cards I gave you.”

This was written on one of the cards.

Trying to figure out the riddle.

Hmmmmm…

Still working at it….

This is what the cards look like shuffled.

This is what the deck looks like in order.

(There was a line drawn on the cards to indicate which way they should be facing.

The last clue!

Opening it up…

The final clue contained two latin words.

Once he realized that they were the scientific name for a tulip tree, he knew where to go.

His grandparents bought trees for him and his sister in the park.

And inside that last capsule…

A check for birthday money!

It took a few days and quite a lot of brain power, but Brody finally finished the birthday treasure hunt. If the $80 check at the end wasn’t enough, he also got to go on an adventure for days with his family. This is the kind of treasure hunt that a kid would remember for years to come and the birthday present he will always remember.

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Reg Mead, 70, and Richard Miles, in his 40s, are two amateur British metal detectors that have been diligently searching for their buried treasure for three decades. Their persistence paid off when after using a metal detector called a deepseeker they discovered a huge collection of Celtic coins from the first century BC in Jersey.

The thirty to fifty thousand coins fetch around £200 each, which means the total value is around £10M. The coins were discovered packed in clay three feet under a hedge in a farmer’s field and are believed to be from the Celtic tribe Coriosolitae. The coins were buried because of the advancing Julius Ceasar army, but were obviously never recovered by the original owners.

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1928 Franklin ($45.000) and a 1923 HCS ($14,500)

During the estate preparation the sheriff discovered bearer bonds taped to the underside of a mirror, which caused the state to undergo a more detailed search of the premises. In the end the auction was handled by famous auction house Christies and brought collectors the world around.

1913 Stutz Bearcat ($105,000)

Miller graduated from Rutgers and was the son of a wealthy merchant. He owned a unique mail and delivery service in the 1930’s but the Miller’s needed to keep their secret collection hidden away so they moved to the Vermont farm.

1916 Stutz Bearcat sold for $155,000

Miller made the decision to purchase the farm and squirrel away his wealth. He built a garage for his vehicles using scrap metal and various materials.

1920 Bearcat ($50,000)

Miller was obviously obsessed with Stutz cars and when the manufacturer went out of business he bought a huge quantity of parts that sat gathering dust in his garage.

Springfield Rolls Picadilly Roadster ($115,000)

His taste in cars sometimes got away from the Stutz’s and propelled him to buy some specialty cars. These amazing vehicles were tucked away in storage sheds and concealed from any interested parties.

1921 Stutz Bearcat ($58,000)

In order to drum up some cash he would sell some of his parts. However, instead of parting with his own supply he would painstakingly make copies of the original parts by hand.

1928 Stutz Blackhawk Boattail Speedster ($78,000)

1931 Stutz SV16 Sedan ($10,000)

1929 Stutz Blackhawk ($7,000)

Stutz DV32 Sedan ($27,500)

Brand new Stutz engine, practically off the assembly line

1923 HCS ($12,000)

1929 Stutz Lebaron ($68,000)

1927 Stutz AA Sedan ($6,500)

1925 Stutz Speedway Six ($9,000)

1921 Bearcat with a T-Head engine

From this mountain of spare parts one could assemble a 1922 Stutz ($1,000)

The barn was full of scrap metal, among other car parts. Miller wanted to be buried in the churchyard, and they wrote to the Church all his possessions, which was put up for auction. Now about the revenue.

Total revenue:

$ 2.18 million at auction

$ 1 million in gold

$75,000 in silver

$400,000 in stock certificates

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