Fairfield Beach Gold Coin Crocks

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Fairfield Beach Gold Coin Crocks

Lost Treasure CT • Fairfield County County
Description
Fairfield legend of several crocks of gold coins buried somewhere on Fairfield Beach — a shore-front hoard on Long Island Sound.
Historical Notes
Fairfield Beach stretches along the town's Long Island Sound waterfront in Fairfield County. Compiled New England guides place multiple crocks of gold coins concealed on or near the beach. Metal-detector clubs still cite the crocks among Fairfield's best-known shore cache traditions.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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