Justin Posey (treasure hunter)

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Justin Posey
Born1982or1983(age 42–43) [1]
Website treasure.quest

Justin Posey is an American treasure hunter. He searched for and hid some contents of the Fenn treasure as part of another treasure hunt.

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Early life and career

Posey was raised in Arizona in the 1990s. [2] He works as a software engineer, and art and antique dealer. [3] [4]

Treasure hunting

Posey gained prominence in the treasure-hunting community through his pursuit of the Fenn treasure, a chest hidden by art dealer Forrest Fenn. [5] [6] After the Fenn treasure was found, Posey acquired some of its contents and created his own treasure hunt, "Beyond the Map's Edge", launched in 2025. [7] [8]

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References

  1. Kinneen, James (July 22, 2021). "The People Still Searching for Forrest Fenn's Treasure". Outside Online.
  2. Wallace, Benjamin (2025-03-27). "The Great 21st-Century Treasure Hunt". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  3. Maglio, Tony (2025-04-09). "Justin Posey Updates Us on the Treasure He Hid in Netflix's 'Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn's Treasure'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  4. "Did Forrest Fenn's treasure hunt just get started again? What to know". TODAY.com. 2025-03-27. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  5. Wallace, Benjamin (2025-03-31). "Where's Forrest Fenn's Treasure Now?". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  6. McCluskey, Megan (2025-03-27). "The Riveting True Story Behind Netflix's Treasure Hunt Docuseries Gold & Greed". TIME. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  7. Huggins, Crystal (2025-03-27). "Follow the clues: A Texas engineer's multi-million dollar treasure hunt begins". LMT Online. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  8. Dreier, Frederick (2025-03-27). "Netflix's New Forrest Fenn Documentary Contains Clues About a New Hidden Treasure". Outside Online. Archived from the original on 2025-03-28. Retrieved 2025-04-19.