Josh Gates Uncovers Lost Reno Gang Treasure | Expedition Unknown | Discovery

I got something here I don’t know what it is. Troy, yeah, come here. Searching for the Lost Fortune of the notorious Reno gang, treasure hunter Troy McCormack and I have found a cave that may have been one of their hideouts and possibly some of their old gear as well.

I thought this was a spoon, but it’s not. Look at this. I think that’s a musketball mold. It’s deep enough for a small caliber. Look, you can see this. You can clearly see where it was hinged. This was hinged, and this is hollow. That is right in the time period. That’s like Civil War era.

Not everybody carried those with them, sitting around a campfire with nothing to do, so you’re making some extra bullets. Muskets weren’t fully replaced by revolvers until the late 19th century, and the Reno gang would certainly have had some in their arsenal.

Find of the day right there. Nicely done. That’s incredible. And that jar lid you got is right over there, correct? Just right there. I feel like maybe we’re in like a camp’s area.

Yeah, big time. The evidence of habitation is piling up quickly out here, but it’s now time, as a wise man once said, to show me the money.

TR, I’m still getting a signal down here in the same hole. Yeah, right near it. What have you got?

I don’t know, man. So here, I’ll turn this off. I get a hit on the right side here. Do you get that?

[Music]

I think there’s one right there. Boy, that feels like there’s something there. See that?

Shovel, try digging right there. Okay, going to take out a big piece. See if that gets us anywhere.

[Music]

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. You see this little silver circle? Is that a coin?

Get the hell out of here. Is that a coin?

[Music]

Oh my gosh, it is. That is a coin. That’s silver! That’s silver right there. Look at that shine. The target that was trying to get away from us. Are you kidding me?

There’s somebody on it. That’s a Seated dime.

What? What is a Seated dime?

Oh, mid-1800s. Get out of here. Early to mid-1800s. Hit it one more time. There should be a date right underneath that seated woman.

I know this sounds crazy, but I swear to you it says 1840 something. 41? 43? Josh, you nailed an old coin. Are you kidding me?

Named for the seated image of Liberty on its face, a Seated dime from the Reno era is a huge deal. It’s potentially valuable from a collectible standpoint, but more importantly, it puts a firm date on when people were using this area.

Dude, this is literally buried silver. You know, the legend said they buried silver and gold near the mouth of the cave. You found silver near the mouth of the cave.

I’m literally speechless. And this was right next to that bullet mold handle. That’s right. I mean, a foot away. That’s a great coin any day of the year.

Wow, that’s just gorgeous. It’s beautiful. Buried treasure.

Check with silver in our pockets, we continue to scour the forest until the sun sets, and with it, our investigation of the Reno gang.