WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, MI – A Michigan jeweler has cleaned his store in the name of adventure.
Johnny Perri, owner of J&M Jewelers in Macomb County, and his wife Amy Perri buried $ 1 million in gold, silver, jewelry, and antiques throughout Michigan, from Metro Detroit to the Upper Peninsula. Starting August 1, the treasure will be available to registered Treasure Quest hunters.
After 23 years, J&M Jewelers is closing after a months-long forced temporary shutdown related to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Monthly Treasure Missions will provide a new source of income for the Perri family – registration for each search is $ 50.
Johnny Perri could have sold his store’s content and retired instead, he put his “lifelong investment to the ground with the ideal hope and dream of giving all the fun, adventure, bonding and memories. they will last a lifetime, “he said on the Treasure Quest website.
After freaking out while trapped at home in the midst of the pandemic, Johnny Perri and his fiancé began venturing outdoors. Those adventures led him to realize that he was not really happy in his business, and to the idea of turning his inventory into a treasure hunt.
“I had the moment of my life hiding the treasure, but [I’m] even more excited to hear the stories of those who are about to venture out to find him, ”said Johnny Perri on the website.
The first search begins at 10 am on August 1 in Oakland County. The prize is two 100-ounce bars of .999 pure silver, which is worth approximately $ 4,200. The winner will have the option to keep the bars or sell them to Johnny Perri.
The September hunt will be for eight 10-ounce silver bars, 10 one-ounce Walking Liberty coins, 40 one-ounce Buffalo coins, 20 one-ounce Prospector coins, and 50 miscellaneous one-ounce silver coins totaling 200 ounces . 999 pure silver.
Other future treasures have yet to be released. Go to johnnystreasurequest.com to sign up for a hunt; Only registered hunters will have access to clues, maps, puzzles, and puzzles.
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