Searching for mortgaged coins in old houses. Pawned coins at the corners of an old house (foundation) During the construction of a house where the coins were placed
PRACTICAL MAGIC
HOW TO PROPERLY EQUIP YOUR HOUSING
When an old house is demolished, the whole family takes the home icon and bread, goes out into the yard and asks: “Father Brownie, come home.” If this is not done, then the brownie will remain in ruins and will wake up those around him at night with his screaming, howling or crying.
There is a belief that a brownie can come to the doorstep of a house every night in the guise of different animals and scream heart-rendingly - asking to be let in. If you invite a brownie to your place, the animal will stop coming to the door.
And a new, renovated house or apartment can be vital. “Make Loboda a home, but don’t lead it into someone else’s,” the far-sighted young wife demanded of her husband. “One’s own hut is better than someone else’s little room, one’s own roof is one’s own consolation,” old people tell their grandchildren, who invite them to come and live with them. Both the young housewife and the old farmer consider only their personal abode to be truly native, reliable and cozy.
And the reasons for this are quite important. Each home has its own brownie, who protects not only the house, but also those who live under its roof. People begin to think about what the mood of the new house god will be even when choosing a place to build and lay the foundation of a new house or when moving into a new apartment, from where the previous owners took the house spirit with them or left a very evil old house spirit.
A new house is a big acquisition, a new apartment means new thoughts and new household gods and spirits. “Don’t build lighthouses near the border,” experienced people warn the young owner. Firstly, the border area is very dangerous for peaceful settlements, and secondly, in a house near the borders, the brownie will always try to draw boundaries between women and men, and also to quarrel with relatives.
It is best to choose a place for a new house in the spring: it should be dry; heavy dew on it in the morning is undesirable. Next, the person digs four small holes in the future four corners and puts a clump of wool and a little cereal with pieces of rye bread in each. They should be left for three nights. If all this remains intact, then you can safely build on this site. An apartment in which such baits for evil spirits were placed in the corners and remained untouched is considered favorable for housing.
If the grain has been raked, it means that only decline awaits the new owners in this home. If the piles are touched in the future bedroom, there are troubles in the family; if in the kitchen, there are financial difficulties. In such cases, the location for the future home is slightly changed, and it is better not to buy or change the apartment at all.
It is also advisable to lie down on the ground allocated for the construction of the future house and listen carefully: if you hear crying, there is no need to build there; if there is a song, then everything is fine.
It’s good if there are traces of a dog, cat or cow on the site of the future house, and bad if there’s a person or a horse. You can also determine how favorable energies live at the construction site by taking a glass with nine spoons of water. If the next morning water spills from the cup, it means that the house will be overflowing with prosperity, but if the water in the cup decreases and does not spill onto the ground, then only losses await people in this home.
You cannot build a house right on the spot where there was once a building; it is better to slightly shift the location of the future building. Under no circumstances should you build a house in a place where lightning struck the buildings and caused them to burn.
When starting construction, try not to offend your craftsmen, as they may attract kikimora, evil spirits or other unclean spirits into the house. Moreover, if a cobweb appears in an unfinished house, it means goodness and wealth.
When laying the foundation, grains and a few coins are thrown into it for wealth, good luck and happiness. It is generally better to lay the foundation for a house on a so-called “easy day”: not on Fridays, not on the days of the holy martyrs, not on Saturday.
There is no need to mortgage a house where people were arguing, dying from serious illnesses, drinking - all this could not happen without the participation of evil spirits, which somehow fell in love with this area. This means that either the area is full of black energy, or it is the habitat of unclean spirits and demons. In addition, the brownie does not like it when a house is built smaller than the old one - dissatisfied with the cramped conditions, he can provoke a smaller family.
A good place for a home is considered to be an area where livestock or pets willingly lie, where frequent traces of a dog or cat are noticeable - it is possible that the brownie himself is giving a sign to the owner.
Rye or millet is sprinkled in the corners of the future house, bread is placed, and a glass of water is placed. If all this disappears at night, then you need to change the place, because it is likely that devils or other evil spirits are meeting and walking around the house.
When all doubts remain, the owner arranges a foundation stone for the house, to which a priest must be invited to consecrate the corners - possible future homes for good spirits. But the house spirit will not go to the new house without a special invitation.
Sometimes, when starting a house, the brownie is settled before the owners. It is “brought” into the house when laying the foundation in the form of a young tree, which is placed in the foundation or closed in the wall. In ancient times, when laying the foundation of a new house, a pet was buried in the foundation, so its spirit became the new brownie. However, there is a danger that the animal's spirit will turn evil.
HAVE YOU MOVE INTO AN APARTMENT OR HOUSE?
When moving to a new house or apartment, you can invite the brownie with you. You need to pour dust or ash from the old apartment into your slippers and say: “Brownie, brownie, don’t stay here, but go with our family.” The brownie can also be “transported” on a broom, in a cauldron, or in a pot along with ashes from an old stove.
When leaving your old apartment, say at the threshold: “My master, come with me.” At night, the head of the family must invite the brownie to the table, giving him a treat - a loaf of bread with salt and a cup of milk. They say at the same time: “Father, my master, my good brownie... I will give you new mansions, bright chambers. Come with me, there will be no happiness without you.” The brownie is carried in a bag, into which he is politely asked to climb. The material embodiment of the brownie becomes a coal or an awl, which should be put in a bag. Without an invitation, the brownie will not go with you and will remain lonely and abandoned. And with your good housemate, your well-being in your new place is guaranteed.
Sometimes you can bring a brownie to a new house by taking the cat in one hand and inviting you with the words: “Master and mistress, thank you very much, and welcome to the new house together for a new life.”
After completing the relocation, feed the brownie so that he finally establishes himself in the new place. Set a good table, bow to all the corners of the room and say: “Mister Master, welcome us to a rich courtyard, to life, to life, to wealth.” Or, after midnight has struck, place in the fireplace, near the hood or radiator, a salted loaf of bread (bought for the first time for this house) and a glass of vodka and, turning to the east, say: “Master, welcome to my housewarming party.” If at least something is touched in the morning, then the brownie has come and is in a good mood.
Often, when moving to a new place of residence, a large fluffy cat is the first to be let in, while repeating: “Here is a shaggy animal for you, master, for a rich life.”
When moving to a purchased house or apartment, we advise you to perform a special ritual to persuade the brownie to move with the owners. If the brownie does not go, then the owners will face many troubles. However, if the house already has its own brownie, then the residents will be in trouble, although not for long.
Since a brownie lives in every home, without a brownie, a house or apartment will not be safe for a long time. A new apartment or house that you purchased definitely already has its own brownie. And what kind of person he is, you don’t know.
So, it turns out that there are two brownies in the house, “ours” and “theirs”. The spirits begin to fight for housing among themselves until one of them leaves. When there is a war between brownies, there will be no peace and prosperity in the house: they will break dishes, break things, damage household appliances, make terrible noise and pinch. Here the owners can intervene by first deciding who to leave: their brownie or the long-time inhabitant of this apartment. Take a brush, broom or broom and start sweeping from the floor and walls, and then whip the walls of the apartment. If this is a house, also go out into the yard and smack the walls of the house and outbuildings, saying: “Beat our stranger,” or “Stranger, beat ours.”
Throw a heavy iron object at the place where the noise is heard, and say: “Hang on, grandfather brownie, let me help you.” After such “participation,” the desired house spirit is more likely to defeat the other and the chaos in the apartment will end.
Next, the brownie begins to restore order and ensure the well-being of the home and its owners. The comfort of a home, as some magicians believe, depends primarily on the energies that live in it. Energies, or house spirits, can be very different. Many remain from their previous owners. Their character changes, or rather deteriorates, because of your quarrels, from the strong emotions that you experience towards each other, from the energy mood of friends and visitors who visit you.
The house and its spirits are remembered by everyone. Therefore, it is necessary to perform special rituals in a house in which someone committed suicide, someone was killed or beaten, or someone was violated. The basis of these rituals are cleansing prayers and treating the walls and floor of the apartment with holy water.
But it’s neatly cleaned, and your life in it begins with a clean slate. In order for the house to be filled with favorable emotions, to attract and appease the house spirit, you need to build your own correct microcosm in it. And then, in the event of something unfavorable, the brownie will be able to independently repel these misfortunes. And we need to start with making everyone feel comfortable. What does it mean?
Every person, and with him the brownie living in the house, should feel comfortable in it. This is determined, first of all, by the attitude of all family members towards each other. If someone is not loved in this house, the person will not be comfortable - this will negatively affect the brownie.
It is very important that there are individual things and corners in the house. They will provide a kind of reliability and create a feeling of stability. A personal mug, a designated place at the dinner table, a corner where you can relax. And never bring negative emotions into your home. If you have received a portion of rudeness, and heavy thoughts are spinning in your head, then before you go home, run the inside of your palm (from the wrist to the tips of your fingers, pressing your palm tightly) against some doorframe, corner or bracket. You need to say to yourself or in a whisper: “What bad things you took on yourself, you left here.” Men, naturally, should say “take it, leave it.” Try to follow this rule in combination with another: when you get home, change your clothes and at least wash your hands.
There is a reason behind these two tips. The human body is designed in such a way that the arms and legs serve as a kind of antennas. (Hence the opportunity to influence the body by massaging the feet). Therefore, arms and legs catch all the energy that a person has come into contact with, all the scraps of other people’s biofields. This is why cleansing your hands and feet is very important. In this way, you remove all negative energy from yourself, which helps not only protect your health, but also protect the “health” of your microclimate. And peaceful family evenings have never harmed anyone
Rituals to attract happiness - the history of its appearance. After choosing a construction site and selecting materials for building a house or bathhouse, we began assembling the house. The foundation of the house is the basis of future wealth and prosperity. Therefore, coins (for wealth), amulets and consecrated grass against demons, and other donations to the brownie were placed in the foundation, so that he would not disturb the residents later. All the chips broken off from the frame were collected and poured inside the building. This one ritual and gave rise to the expression “Don’t wash dirty linen in public.”
Construction technologies change, but construction procedures do not. And before, they built a log house (box), a roof that protected the log house from the sun and rain. Internal work began immediately after covering with the roof. The most important object in the house was considered to be the stove - a nurse and a source of heat. Traditionally, the owner of the house assembled a large team of young people, as he did for all difficult work. According to the ritual, young people must contribute to the laying of the stove. Although there was only one masonry master. A whole crowd of young workers began to build the furnace under the guidance of an experienced craftsman. This convocation of workers was called “Toloka”. After the installation of the furnace, a rich treat was arranged for everyone who took part in the work. One of the first rituals carried out in a house with a new stove was lighting the stove and burning nine handfuls of grain in it. This procedure ensured a clean pipe while it was being lit. This ancient method prepared the surface of the chimney until the soot did not stick. Only after this ceremony was it possible to move into the house and live.
Rituals associated with a new home
But man is a creature not devoid of envy and other bad thoughts. So it was necessary to carry out Rituals for attracting happiness to a house under construction. Find out the rituals for choosing a construction site here.
How did you attract happiness to your new home? Here are some of the rituals:
they allowed a cat into the house on the first night before moving in, observed the behavior of the animals, and if they did not experience anxiety, it means the place was chosen well and the construction was carried out correctly. The same was done with other animals, which were not brought to a new place of residence all at once separately. Such monitoring was intended to check every part of not only the new house but also the extensions, if everything was fine. After a week of checking the new place with animals, people were allowed to enter.
In order for there to be happiness, the one who had to die before everyone else entered the house, i.e. the oldest member of the family. he had an important ritual task - to take upon himself all the bad things that could happen in the new home. This older man took upon himself all the revenge of nature for the fact that people cut down trees for construction. As they say: “Debt is worth paying!” But what about those who did not want to die? Agree - this is a normal desire!? In such cases, those who did not believe in God or treated such superstitious things with humor were invited. The main thing in this case was that the person entering did not believe in devilry. In the modern interpretation of the ritual, a rooster is allowed into the house, which then successfully goes to the broth.
How to enter a house to attract happiness?
The first to enter (after the rooster) was the owner with a tub of dough, then the hostess with the chicken and their children and younger relatives. And here, almost like in the Olympic ritual of transporting fire, it was necessary to transfer living fire from the old house to the new one. After laying burning coals in the house, all the residents invited and cajoled Domovoy, the future guardian of happiness. “Our Brownie! Come with me!". Such a building as a bathhouse also had its own good spirit Bannik and the feminine spirit of the Shishiga bathhouse. Before entering the courtyard, the new owner performed a ritual of inviting good spirits:
“Father Domovoy and Mother Domovoy, Father Dvorovoy and Mother Dvorovaya with all their family, come to our new house to live with us!”
After the call, a cast iron pot with porridge and coals was brought into the new house, which symbolized treats for the new spirits in the new house. They broke off the top of a loaf of bread by hand and put it under the stove as an offering to the brownie.
To ensure long-lasting happiness in the house, enter the house along a thread or rope laid out on the floor. A rope or thread served as a symbol of the kinship of all family members. Entering the house was accompanied by the introduction of a rich treat and it was obligatory. New happiness could not appear in the new house out of nothing, so part of it (share) must be transferred from the old hut. Part of the Share and happiness was taken from the old house and brought into the new one. These were icons and amulets and things dear to the memory and pieces of what was considered everyday life. In order for happiness not to be born again, it had to be prolonged, for this purpose they brought undercooked porridge into the new house and put it in a new oven “to finish.”
It’s good if your relatives were pregnant at the time of the move. They were the best candidates for performing the ritual of attracting happiness to a new home. The relocation procedure itself had to be carried out in bright sunny weather.
But, in my opinion, the best ritual of bringing happiness to the home children's laughter was considered during a festive feast. Therefore, great importance was attached to the fun of children. The laughter of children under 12 years of age was considered not only a sign of happiness, but also purely healing and protective. Laugh for your health!
Do you know any signs for building a new home? These rules and superstitions were not invented by our ancestors many centuries ago for nothing. If you follow them, happiness will never leave the walls of your home.
Signs are a storehouse of the wisdom of our ancestors, which is a truly significant heritage. A wide variety of superstitions have survived to our times.
It is believed that construction should begin on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday or Thursday. It is best if there is a full moon on this day. Our ancestors were confident that by following the signs, people would be able to build a strong, reliable house.
If you can't choose a season, choose spring or autumn. It is believed that construction in a leap year will be fraught with various troubles. Remember, you need to rest during construction. A break must be taken during holidays and on Sundays.
Initially, pay attention to where you are building your home. Avoid enchanted squares located near places of power and old cemeteries. Having bought 2 plots, never place the building on the border, as this is a bad sign.
Popular beliefs remind you that when laying the foundation of a house, look if there is an anthill nearby. It is prohibited to lay a foundation in such a place, otherwise disagreements, quarrels, and high mortality rates among relatives are possible. Before construction, you should also pay attention to the signs for selling a house or apartment.
When purchasing a property where a building was located, be sure to check who the previous residents were. If there was a murder in this place before, a suicide was committed, the energy here is very bad. It is advisable to immediately carry out the cleansing ritual. You can do this either yourself or invite the priest.
The same manipulations should be carried out if the previous residents were alcoholics and drug addicts, or were very seriously ill. Remember, the new house must be larger than the one you are demolishing. This is done in order to appease the brownie. He will not live in a cramped house and may even influence the reduction in the number of residents.
It is prohibited to place a building on the site of the former baths, otherwise there will be a fire. It is forbidden to lay the foundation in a place where elderberry grows. It is an indicator that this is a bad territory.
Important: construction is prohibited on the site of the old road. Otherwise, joy, money, and even people will leave the house. And if you want prosperity to never leave you, choose land that has never been plowed, where there is a lot of space and sunlight.
If the area is very large, release a cow, dog or cat onto it. Where the animal lies, you need to lay a foundation.
It often happens that people want to save money, because building their own home is not a cheap pleasure. That is why sometimes owners buy materials that have already been used in construction. It is not advisable to do this, but it is possible.
However, it is necessary to pay attention to what materials are used. It is forbidden to use those attributes that were in the house in which there was a fire, where many relatives died.
Otherwise, you will expose yourself to exactly the same dangers. Refrain from using poplar (it has been known since ancient times that this is a vampire tree), aspen, or trees that grew in the cemetery.
Read how to choose trees that can be planted on your site.
Did you know that in ancient times it was believed that house builders had to be appeased? Beginning each stage of construction, it was necessary to treat the workers with delicious food and alcoholic drinks. Because they had to work with soul, without holding a grudge against the future owners of the home.
At the first stage, when laying the foundation, it was necessary to put a piece of wool, a coin and incense into the ground. It was believed that in this way you will not only protect yourself from dark forces, but also not freeze, but will begin to live in abundance. In rare cases, spruce branches were also placed. It was believed that in this way one could protect oneself from lightning.
Important: The first stone was always laid by a woman. It was believed that if this sign is observed, the house will always be calm and joyful. If a house is built from logs, they cannot be laid crosswise. Otherwise you attract death.
When erecting a roof, closed cones must be placed under it so that evil spirits cannot enter the house. Stoves are built only on the new moon, this will provide warmth and comfort. When the stove is ready, be sure to place a treat next to it for the real owner of the room - the brownie.
The building is never oiled on Mondays. It is believed that if this belief is violated, rodents will appear. When construction is completed, all diseased plants must be completely removed from the site. It was believed that if they were left, the illnesses would pass on to the residents. It is also worth paying attention to the signs of chefleri in the house.
Garbage after finishing work is always removed at night. After all, it is in the dark that angels look into the windows and give blessings to those who have a clean and comfortable place. Be sure to close all doors when leaving. Before moving to a new place of residence, be sure to let your cat live.
He will scare away the evil spirits, get acquainted with the brownie and establish relations with him. After all, as you know, the brownie has very close contact with cats. If you haven’t found a brownie, you can pick up yours from your previous place of residence.
It is believed that moving to a new building is prohibited during Lent. It is best to do this during the waxing moon. Housewarming parties are held three days after the move.
It is necessary to know the signs associated with building a house, because by observing them, you can protect yourself from the evil eye, bad luck, disease and evil spirits. Of course, only you can decide whether to believe in omens or not and whether to use the wisdom of our ancestors.
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The place where the house would stand was chosen very carefully, a large number of rituals were performed, after which the place to build the house was determined. First of all, they baked bread and assigned one loaf to this house, i.e., if the bread falls apart or does not rise, then it will be bad and vice versa.
In the evening they took a dry sheep's fleece, laid it in the place where the hut was supposed to stand, and if in the morning even one drop of water can be squeezed out of the wool, then the owner of the house will have some income, and if the wool turns out to be dry, then this portends poverty.
In addition, in the evening they brought water from the well, and while no one took water from the bucket, they measured out nine glasses with a glass three times, starting each time from the first, and the glasses should be full and poured the water into the pot, which should be dry. Such pots with measured water and tightly covered were placed at the place where the house was to be built in each corner. A loaf of bread and salt were also placed there. If the water arrives in the morning, then this portends happiness, but if it decreases, then there is no need to build houses at a loss to your household. The third ritual was this: they cut off the top of a whole cow, put salt on it and put it in the same place overnight, and if the bread disappeared, then it would be good and the bread was given to the dog.
Upon completion of the construction of the house, the following unusual ritual was observed: without entering the house, they first placed a table covered with a white tablecloth in the middle of the room. Rye bread with salt was placed on this table and left overnight. The next day in the evening they let in a black rooster and a hen and left them to spend the night; if they spend the night safely, then there is nothing to fear from evil spirits; if they disappear, evil spirits are present. On the third night, a black male and female cat were allowed in and watched as if they were roosters.
When moving to a new house, they celebrated a housewarming party. Housewarming in the old days was also accompanied by a whole series of rituals. When going to the house, the time was chosen as early as possible before sunrise and, moreover, not on Monday or Saturday. This was done so as not to frequently move from house to house. The owner and the hostess entered the room together, holding bread and salt in their hands, and the children followed them and on the threshold said: “To the Lord of the Lord, take us into the little house, you guys should be calm, don’t bother us, we’ll just build a hut for ourselves, rent for you." Then, upon entering the room, they placed bread and salt on the table.
Rituals in Rus' during the construction of a house and housewarming at a later time.
Ceremony during the construction of a house.
When building a new house, a Russian person invited a priest, they served a prayer service and placed several coins under the foundation of the house, and at the end of the ceremony, those present were treated to lunch. At the end, a prayer service was served and the whole house was sprinkled with holy water.
Housewarming ritual.
When moving to a new house, first they brought in the icon and bread and salt, and then a rooster and chicken. Having settled in, they held a housewarming party, treated relatives and friends to dinner, and then everyone present had to send bread and salt to the new residents. Moreover, it was believed that the richer the bread, the more respect the sender showed, and many added silver straws, sugar, tea, etc. to this.
They don’t build a house on the site of a burnt one; according to signs, sooner or later a fire will happen in such a place again. If it is necessary to build a house, then stand in the place of the former house and say:
Mother Theotokos commanded:
“Don’t build a house where the earth was on fire.”
I'll bend my back lower,
I will come closer to Her throne:
“Bless my development business
And every living body."
Who will live in this house?
He will honor the Mother of God.
So be it, so be it, so be it!
Forever and ever!
It is believed that it is good to build a house in the place where poultry roams: this place has favorable energy.
If you are building a house out of wood, make sure that you do not put a log with a knot in the middle at the crown of the house, otherwise the owners of the house may die within seven years.
In addition, during the construction of a wooden house, no one can guarantee that a log made from a tree on which a person once hanged himself will not be used. To be on the safe side and ward off trouble, collect the first shavings from the logs and burn them while reading the following protective plot:
The roots are in the ground, and the amulet is on me.
So be it, so be it, so be it! Forever and ever!
Do not start building a house on the 13th - there will be no happiness in this house. As they used to say in the old days: “They build a hut for the devils.”
In any case, no matter what kind of house you are building - stone or wooden - before starting construction, you must read a prayer for the foundation of the house:
Almighty God, who created the heavens with reason and founded the earth on its firmament, the Creator and Creator of all, look at Your Child (name), who deigned in the power of Your fortress to erect a house into a dwelling, and build it with a building: establish it on solid stone, and found according to Your Divine voice, neither wind, nor water, nor anything else can harm it: deign to bring it to the end, and in it those who want to live from any slander that is opposed to FREEDOM. For Yours is the Power, and Yours is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory! So be it, so be it, so be it! Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Ohm.
There are words for a rich and happy life in a new home.
When starting to build a house, place small change at three corners of the future foundation, saying:
Peace, quiet, wealth.
To the Glory of our Gods and Ancestors!
And another amulet for the area in front of the house.
Hang the wedding ring on a woolen thread made from sheep's wool and walk through your garden plot in a criss-cross manner with the words:
My God, my Grace, don’t let me take even a speck of dust from this place. Just as a dead man does not see the light, so a thief will not harm this place. My watchmen in heaven.
Now and ever and unto ages of ages. Ohm.
Finally, the most reliable conspiracy against troubles and troubles.
Chur-Churilo, old, old.
You sit, sit and sit!
Look, look, look!
You walk, walk around!
Yes, brave (name) trouble.
So be it, so be it, so be it!
Treasure - how pleasant this word sounds for a treasure hunter. But under this big word there are many nuances that not all search engines know about. After all, many people simply go to the fields, using old maps, and let’s collect “lost things”, that is, coins. But you also need to understand where treasures were hidden in old houses, so that you can not only look in the fields for, as they say, “remains,” but also more valuable finds and be the first on the spot, and not finish off after someone else what’s left.
Perhaps I won’t discover America for someone, because this topic has been discussed 100 times on various forums, these methods were shown in videos, this topic was often discussed in VK groups. Therefore, since there is a lot of information on the Internet, it is scattered in parts. I want to collect it in one pile and publish it on my blog.
Attention!!! Anyone who likes the article and wants to supplement it with their own stories or secrets about hidden treasures can write in the comments, I will be happy to supplement this article with your methods or guesses.
Where were the treasures hidden?
And so, initially in the old days they believed that when building a house, if you put silver coins in the foundation, then there would always be prosperity in the house. Some did this ritual to appease the brownie so that he would not play pranks in the house. This ritual was called “Incense”.
Therefore, it does not matter what year the house was built, because... This sign or superstition has remained to this day, and even now in the 21st century, coins are placed in the corner of the foundation so that there is supposedly money in the house.
So it’s worth looking at the corner of the house in the foundation, especially if the house is being demolished.
Every old house has a basement. Search engines know that nowadays in old houses, the basements are usually filled with garbage and little remains of them. It is true, and this is the bitter truth. But in fact, we don’t need the bottom of the basement, we need its walls. Because it is in the walls that you can often find that very secret brick that was walled up with jewelry.
I want to tell you a story about a treasure hidden in a basement, you should like it, maybe you won’t be so disdainful of looking for treasures in old cellars and basements. Because there is a lot of dust, cobwebs and collapses, that’s exactly what I thought before, and I never even climbed into them.
1917, revolution! Anarchy completely engulfed Odessa. Banditry flourished. Only according to official data from police reports, 5-8 raids, 20-30 thefts and robberies, and from 5 to 15 criminal murders were recorded every day. Just imagine the panic of Odessa residents.
There were a lot of Jews living in Odessa at that time. And as a rule they did not live in poverty. One of these Jewish elders had plenty of gold, which would have been enough for both his children and grandchildren. He decided to hide it in his basement and quickly go abroad to his son until everything calmed down. Naturally, he could not take all the gold coins he had acquired with him, because he was afraid of a robbery attack on him, and that he would be left with nothing.
In the basement he had a narrow niche in which he put all the goods with a box in this bottom, covered it with bricks and cemented it. He did all this at night, the day before leaving. And he went to his son in Israel.
Exactly two years later, when the unrest in Odessa had more or less subsided, he decided to return with his son for the jewelry to hand it over to the heir. So when they returned, the house was demolished, and naturally his cache could no longer be found there. And the old man had a heart attack.
I don’t know if this is true or not, one man told me this story, and I decided to share it with you.
The attic is a place that is always dry and difficult to access. Therefore, treasures were often hidden in attics. Usually this place was near the chimney, or between the ceiling and the roof. As with the previous method, the attic is a permanent place where not only acquired wealth was hidden, but weapons were often hidden there from prying eyes.
You can often find German helmets in attics, because... in Soviet times, if a German helmet was found in the yard, they could be sent to court. Therefore, those who found German helmets, or children brought them into the house, the residents tried to put them in the attic, to avoid unnecessary problems.
Also in attics you can find a lot of interesting finds in the dust on the floor. When all the washed clothes were dried in the attics in winter, coins, badges, etc. very often fell out of pockets. It’s difficult to call this a treasure. But as good finds, you can.
Oak in Rus' has always been considered a magical tree. Therefore, an oak tree was often planted near the house as a symbol of masculinity, or to supposedly feed the house with energy. It was believed that the oak was a very tall tree, but lightning had never struck it.
Therefore, very often treasures were hidden near the oak tree, because oak is a long-lived tree, and our ancestors were sure that even after 100-200 years, this tree would be in the same place, and it very often served as a good guide so as not to forget the place.
So when looking for treasure, pay attention not only to oaks, but to tall old trees, which may be the very same treasure. As a rule, the treasure may not be in the roots themselves, because over many years the tree could have carried the treasure away several meters around.
Oh, and stock up on a lot of patience and a sharp axe. because digging out coins from roots is the most difficult thing that treasure hunters can have.
The well is exactly the place where they could dump everything they acquired in a hurry. Because this place is very difficult to reach.
But nowadays it is very difficult to find wells that have already been preserved; they are all collapsed and silted up so much that it is already difficult to find anything there. But abandon the search magnet that I wrote about here. I highly recommend that if you have such an interesting thing, don’t forget to use it.
By the way, silver was very often thrown into the well. It is believed that silver cleans water and kills all bacteria. I don’t know how true this is, but it’s true that this method has been used for a long time.
So if you have the opportunity to dig into a well that is not deep, I would recommend looking there.
The underground in the house is exactly the place where, according to statistics, most treasures are found. What’s easier is to remove the board and hide precious finds there. After all, this is the most inconspicuous place, and at the same time the easiest for a hiding place.
I read on one forum that one guy (a search engine) only searches under the floor, without looking into other hot spots. Justifying this by the fact that it is under the floor where all the gusto is. Either it fell or rolled, or it was just a hiding place. But it is there that he picks up all the finds.
Very often they hid coins in the stove, specifically in the duct. Since the place is always dry, it was not noticeable. That is why I would recommend looking there more often.
In general, the best search for treasures is based on a tip. When someone tells you that they know 100% that there is a treasure in this house. Then the percentage of probability of finding something valuable there increases.
For example, a friend of mine found 2 chervonets based on a tip. Although the one who told him about the treasure was sure that there should be more coins there, but most likely they were hidden in another place, because the whole house was searched. We searched all the secret places, removed the underground, broke down the stove and found nothing. And two chervonets were found in a clay brick in a barn.
If you ever find an abandoned village with preserved buildings, which our brother “treasure hunter” has not yet explored in his own interests, consider yourself very lucky, like we were last year (it was in the former Simbirsk Province, the village was small, about for 20 houses, they raised about 200 coins in 3 days, approximately tsarist and Soviet in half). Old houses are literally a window into past centuries.
We will talk about how and where to find coins in old houses in this article, I will tell you right away, if the village was large and rich, consider that you won the Jackpot, there are probably several hundred coins lying there and waiting for us (it happened that coins were found in one village almost all emperors from Peter 1).
Most importantly, make sure that the house is without owners and does not belong to anyone, otherwise you will not avoid trouble with the law.
Currently, old houses in the villages closest to the city are being bought by townspeople “for dachas”; I know of cases where comrades and summer residents clash.
The searchers mistakenly accepted the old dilapidated house as a nobody's house, and began to gut it in the spring, thank God everything worked out, with the condition that the damage was restored.
Also remember that when entering a very old house, almost entirely consisting of rubbish, you risk getting hit in the head with a beam, falling into the underground, stepping on a nail, etc. , so a first aid kit, safety precautions and a partner will help you.
Bookmarking coins when building a house
First and foremost, you must check the so-called “pawn coins”. What are they and where to look for them? There was a custom in Rus' for Mother, when building a new house, to place a coin under the frame for good luck and as a tribute to the spirits who supposedly protect the house, make it prosperous and rich.
The poor put one coin in the corner where the icon would stand; those who were richer put coins in all four corners.
Coins were also placed under mother logs, under thresholds, under window sills, and some managed to be placed under floorboards. Such bookmarks were usually made with large copper coins (rarely silver and gold). These coins are almost always out of circulation, so if you find an angled coin, such as an 1890, don't assume it's the same age as the house.
To cut the corners of the house, grab a chainsaw, without it you will get tired faster than you get to the “pawn coin”.
Lost coins under the floor. Let's examine the attic
We have taken out all the coins (if there were any) that were pledged during the construction of the house, and we are moving on to an equally important stage - searching for “lost items”. During the life of a family, and maybe several generations, quite a lot of coins have accumulated in the house, which fell into the cracks of the floor, rolled into a hole in the underground made for a cat, for example, add to this the folk custom of throwing small coins on the heads of newlyweds at the entrance to the house, and During the life of the house, we will end up with a lot of lost coins, which we naturally really want to get our hands on.
You need to disassemble the floor; for this it is useful to have a crowbar. But in many cases, gender no longer exists. Usually, when residents abandon a house, neighbors or relatives are the first to remove the floorboards, since they are strong and the most valuable (but still take a crowbar, just in case).
You will need a sniper coil; usually there is a lot of metal debris in the underground of the house. We examine every inch of land very carefully; sometimes we found almost 90 small pieces of copper in the underground, but this is rare. But there is almost always a good “catch”.
Then we go to the attic, or rather, we climb very carefully, testing the strength of the log planks with our feet. I’ll say right away that the attic is a promising place, but it’s not a one-time solution. Where to look? We will definitely examine the backfill using the same “sniper rifle”; a treasure is quite likely. We examine all the trash in the attic for valuable items, look at the ceilings, and feel the distances between the boards. I usually, being in the attic, imagine where I could hide something valuable so that it would not be found during a search (those were difficult times).
The probability of finding treasure in an ancient house...
As a last resort (I usually do this, you can spend as much time as you have left) you can examine the walls, stove, pipe, etc. for the presence of a “stash”, or maybe treasure. To do this, we will use a “pinpointer” (hand-held metal detector). We tap and inspect the walls. In the stove, namely in the chimney, the probability of the presence of treasure is much higher (according to statistics). Well, lastly, or another day, we inspect the area around the house and conduct a search in the garden. In general, there will be finds if you are not lazy; on the other hand, there are almost no lazy seekers among the searchers. Have a good search and find more rarities. Bye.
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In winter there is nowhere to look for coins... except at home. In addition to the losses, coins could have been hidden in the house during construction. These are the so-called mortgage coins. They were placed in the structural elements of the house, which is a good sign. The richer the owners were, the fatter the coins could lie there. Here are the main places where they can hide:
- At a red angle
- From all angles
- Under the window sills
- Under the threshold
- Under the mattress
- Nowhere
It depends on the place and time. At what time it was customary, a coin was placed there. And they also pawned not only coins, but also crosses.
The coin is walled up into the foundation at angles, if, for example, the house is made of stone. And if wooden, then between the foundation and the first crown or between the first and second crown.
The red corner is where the icons were. Since ancient times this place has been special. More often this is the eastern corner of the hut, between the side and front walls, diagonally from the stove. Its location may depend on the terrain and construction traditions.
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The matnitsa is a log or beam that serves as a support for the ceiling. This element of the hut is also considered mystical. In the old days, herbs and amulets were hung under it. And in those places where it was placed on the wall log, coins were also placed. By the way, even the name of this element varies: in our country it is called matnitsa, and in some places it is called matitsa. Nowadays, few places use this type of ceiling support in construction.
Also, under the windowsill, in addition to pawned coins and crosses, you can find bonds and even small pawns.
There are many houses where there are no mortgage coins at all. Well, they didn’t put it in, what can you do...
Usually, nickels served as the mortgage coin. Catherine's, Elizabeth's, rings, and so on. Such specimens are often found in pits and plowed areas. And basically they are all intact, because they were not in an aggressive environment.
Surely, in the villages you have seen sawed or hollowed out corners, this is the work of pig farmers. I consider this type of activity to be looting. The embedded coin can be easily removed from the corner using a hydraulic jack. No noise, smoke or gasoline.
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And here is another example from the same village. Having spent a lot of time and effort on a hefty and, according to the stories of old people, once rich house, I went into what was left of a relatively small modest house. But there was not so little left, the log house itself practically did not fall apart and the ceiling above the hut (living room) was intact, despite the collapsed roof. So, in each of the corners, between the lower and second crown, there was a copper coin; under the mat I found, albeit simple, but silver (15 kopecks, 1915). Under the window sills it was empty, but I picked up about a dozen more coins from the ground, by the way, the floors were apparently were filmed almost entirely by someone. I took out a few more coins from the cracks in the logs of the walls. There was no production under the threshold either. Almost all the coins are Empire, only a couple of round pieces from early Soviets. But you can’t say anything here; I owed much of the decent climb to Turka (X-Terra705) equipped with a sniper.
Those same 15 kopecks in silver.
And it took me two, maximum two and a half hours to do everything about everything. With a simple tool (not a chainsaw!), it takes about 20 minutes to process one corner, and if the logs are pretty rotten, even less. Lifting the rotten crown with a jack will hurt you much more; there is no reliable support. Of course, you can come up with all sorts of modifications, but that’s up to anyone, I find it more convenient with a jack without any problems.
It is important not to forget about safety precautions when working in old houses! 
On the question of where to look for stash coins. Of course, it’s worth checking the so-called red corner: “The red corner was located in the far corner of the hut, on the eastern side, in the space between the side and front walls, diagonally from the stove. This was always the most illuminated part of the house: both walls forming the corner had windows.” I would add more often both walls had windows, but not always. It happens that you find still preserved, in simple terms, the shelves in the corner on which the icons stood. Of course, you need to check the red corner, but you won’t necessarily find something there, just like in any other secluded place in the house. You will have to look in all other corners (corner locks), between the foundation and the lower crown, or between the lower and the next crown. It can easily turn out that bookmarks are found not only in the corners, but generally anywhere along the entire perimeter. Sometimes depressions were hollowed out in a log for coins, sometimes not, and sometimes they were simply wrapped in birch bark or a piece of sackcloth, leather, etc. or they didn’t wrap it in anything at all, they just put it there. I consider it obligatory to lift the window sills and look under them, the same applies to the threshold; in general, it is best to remove all the jambs at the front door. By the way, the most unexpected finds often turn up just under the window sills, such as icons and sometimes even household items. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to inspect the walls in the hut; I myself have had occasion to take coins out of cracks more than once; here, of course, a metal detector is very helpful.
One of the pleasant surprises. Found under the windowsill of a house. 
It is necessary to carefully check the places behind the matrix and, especially under it, bookmarks often get there. Matica This is a support beam (timber, log) on which the ceiling rests, which is the ceiling and the basis for the roof and rafter system. The matitsa is cut or sawed into the last (upper) crown of the hut.
Matitsa in the peasant hut also carried a great sacred load 
Lifting and installing the matrix. 
Now about the tools. For me, everything is simple with this, since I am not a car owner, so I don’t carry anything extra with me, and in fact, a small set is enough, unless of course, without fanaticism. I usually take two or three metal crutches (wedges), a fairly heavy hammer, a good chisel and a long thin screwdriver with sharp edges filed down and filled with a little epoxy resin. 
Sometimes, when I’m driving with one of my colleagues, I take a small hatchet. I don’t use a chainsaw at all. It seems that the technology for extracting the coveted stash is clear. Where required, the edges of the lock are hemmed with a hatchet, the exact location of the intended location of the coin is gouged out with a chisel, a wedge or wedges are driven into the gap and the loot is picked out with a screwdriver. If necessary, the hollow is expanded with the same chisel. With a little practice, the process won't take much time.
