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Photos: Searching for treasure

The book "A Treasure's Trove" inspired a national treasure hunt for hidden tokens, and online forums helped finders nab the prizes.
By Bill Detwiler, Contributor
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The book "A Treasure's Trove" inspired a national treasure hunt for hidden tokens. Here, the so-called Beetle token is pictured inside the tree where it was hidden in South Dakota's Badlands.

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The Beetle token, after its recovery. Two men reportedly found the 12th token in a tree last weekend.

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The tokens are redeemable for very real-life jewels worth a collective $1 million. Pictured are two of the jewels finders will get.

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