Florida man digs up buried treasure of a lifetime, gives it away
after message finds him  Treasure hunter gives away his $4,000
bounty  JENSEN BEACH, Fla. -- - It was the find of a lifetime.
Buried treasure worth an estimated $4,000.  Now, the Port St.
Lucie man who dug the lost bounty up, is giving it away.  In his
free time, Michael Eplin on most days has headphones strapped to
his head, a metal detector in his hands and the ocean to his
back.  He is a man who is always on the hunt.  "You find fish
hooks, sinkers, modern coins. No real significant treasure,"
said Eplin.  His drought of treasure came to an end recently.
Eplin was with his buddy combing Jensen Beach, when his machine
blurted an ear-piercing ping.      "We were out there for hours,
walked miles and maybe had 36 cents between the two of us. And
that literally was the last swing of the day," said Eplin.
Buried in the sand, a diamond encrusted ring shimmered in the
sunlight.  Eplin took it to get appraised where he was told the
ring could fetc