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Treasure Hunters Roadshow is Coming to Mexico, Missouri!

BY Treasure Hunters Roadshow | 04-05-2010 | 11:31 AM

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"People get excited, (when it comes to these shows) especially in Missouri," said THR Vice President of Media Relations Matthew Enright. "We've always done really well in Missouri and seen a lot of cool stuff from a lot of the small towns there. "So, we're really excited about coming to Mexico."

The Treasure Hunters Roadshow is on a world-wide tour and will be in town for five days –March 30 through April 3 at the Audrain County 4-H Center, 21509 Hwy. D. Enright said they expect more than 1,200 local residents to attend, and possibly walk away with cash.

Enright said there are all sorts of treasures that likely will be revealed during the show. Some of the show's most recent finds include: a 1960s vintage guitar purchased for $100,000; four gold coins, purchased from a local resident, for more than $72,000; Confederate money hidden in the walls of a residence that was uncovered during a remodel; and a hand-written, thank-you letter from Abraham Lincoln, expressing gratitude for a night's stay while traveling to Chicago.

"Missouri has always been a great state to find some cool collectibles," Enright noted. Coins and currency issued prior to 1965 and vintage jewelry are generally the big sale items, he said.
"A lot of people have stuff laying around – like Kennedy dimes, Washington quarters, Roosevelt dimes that have real silver in them – and they think they don't have something, and they do.
"It's these types of things that are getting big dollars," he said.

Old and modern musical instruments, toys, dolls, trains, war memorabilia, costume jewelry, advertising memorabilia, swords, knives, daggers are also highly sought after by collectors, he said.

"We've been doing this since 1996. We started in antique toys. Now, we buy anything from grandma's class ring to $100,000 guitars," Enright said, noting that over 80 percent of the items that come in (during the shows) are actually purchased.

"The Treasure Hunters Roadshow is a place where anyone in your community can connect with collectors from around the globe. So, empty your jewelry box of broken jewelry, dig out your old teeth containing dental gold, find your old gold coins, and make plans to attend the show.
"It's all free. And, what's cool is, if someone has something that doesn't sell at our show, we try to give them resources they need to possibly sell their items elsewhere."

Sellers are advised not to clean their collectibles before bringing them to the roadshow. Cleaning an object, Enright said, could decrease its value.