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Gary Drayton Net Worth, Wife, Wikipedia Biography.

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Gary Drayton is a professional treasure hunter and also a television personality who grew to fame after casting in a reality television show, The Curse of Oak Island.

His job is considered one of the most dangerous and risky jobs globally, yet he enjoys the thrill of doing so. Some even considered him to be one of the luckiest people in the world who is making a fortune by doing the job that he loves the most.

Moreover, he also gives private hunting treasure lessons to those interested in the field.

Gary Drayton is an English who was born on the 30th of May 1961 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England. Ever since childhood, Drayton had a great interest in hunting and searching for precious objects.

Also, he worked as a bottle digger in the United Kingdom for several years in his young age where he used to search for old bottles, marbles, clay pipes and used to dig ancient Victorian trash pits where he used to find several old coins, clay pipes, and ancient bottles.

Some simple hobbies can truly have profound changes in one’s entire life. In the subsequent years, he developed more interest in treasure hunting and is one of the world’s prolific hunters.

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Gary Drayton showing his finding.

Gary Drayton Net Worth.

Most of Gary’s fortune comes from his profession as a treasure hunter and from appearing in The Curse of the Oak Island. Although Gary has never truly revealed his exact net worth figures, he is believed to have a net worth of approximately $2 million.

His fortune is accompanied by his television appearances which pay him a decent amount, and his best-selling books also help to add up to his wealth.

Treasure hunting.

Gary’s interest in hunting for treasure began when he moved to South Florida with a metal detector. He used to go to the beaches of Florida, where he would find Spanish Silver Piece of Eight, 1715 Spanish Fleet Gold, and Emerald rings.

Every day, Gary explored new places and applied new treasure-hunting techniques, which helped him find more unique objects every time.

As of now, he found hundreds of Gold Rings, Jewelry of all types, Coins, Silver, Rolex’s, Bronze Ship Spikes, War Artifacts, and Spanish Treasure.

Getting into The Curse of Oak Island.

His findings were becoming popular every day and were able to catch the attention of dozens of Hollywood producers.

Eventually, Gary Drayton was led to his various appearance on television shows and finally got the opportunity to join the cast of ‘The Curse of Oak Island’ as the resident metal detecting expert.

His popularity was significantly boosted due to his role in this series that ran for 5 seasons straight.

Besides this, he also made an appearance in several other treasure hunt shows like ‘Expedition Unknown’ in 2017, ‘The Curse of Civil War Gold’ from 2018 to 2019, and ‘The Curse of Oak Island: Drilling Down’ in the same year.

Published Books.

Gary also wrote several books related to treasure hunting and beach and water hunting, such as ‘A Guide to Searching Heavenly Hunted Beaches,’ ‘How to Find Coins and Artifacts at the Beach,’ ‘How to Read the Beach and Water.’ These are some of his well-known books that became top-selling books.

Gary Drayton’s most memorable finding is the magnificent 300-year-old ‘Emerald Treasure Ring,’ which is worth $500,000 and is considered as the true finding of a lifetime.

His other treasures consist of gold with nine flawless Colombian emeralds, Spanish silver pieces of eight, Silver religious artifacts from the Spanish from the 1715 fleet, and many more.

Drayton’s jewelry findings include a heavy gold coin with countless diamonds, a Scottish masonic ring with mine cut diamond, Tiffany and Co platinum band with diamond, etc.

Gary Drayton Wife.

There is not much information about Gary’s married life. However, he is known to be married to Jennifer Gail Sauve.

Their marriage has been kept secret from the media and general public as none of them wants to share any details about their personal matters with the public.

Children.

As for their children, Gary and Jennifer have been blessed with two daughters, Anya Drayton and Katya Drayton.

Gary and his two daughters’ relationship is very loving since he seems to adore his children judging from his social media posts.

Image of Gary Drayton and his daughter, Katya.

Gary Drayton with his daughter, Katya

Some Facts about Gary Drayton:

  • Gary was once complimented by the Famous Late Great 1715 Spanish Fleet Salvager, Bob Weller. Bob said that Gary had 3 P’s – Patience, Persistence, and Perseverance.
  • Drayton used to find valuable coins during his bottle digging days.
  • Some of the books that Gary wrote contain details on treasure hunting and water hunting that help people interested in the profession.
  • The most remarkable finding of Drayton is a 300-year-old Emerald Treasure Ring worth almost $500,000.
  • His books are also best-selling books and have sold millions of copies.
  • He owns a YouTube channel that features his treasure hunting skills.
  • The information about his upbringing, early life, and his parents has been kept under wraps from the general public and media.

Gary Drayton’s Wiki Facts

Name Gary Drayton
Other Name N/A
Birth Date May 30, 1961
Birth Place Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Age 59 years old
Nationality English
Profession Treasure hunter, Tv personality, Writer
Father’s Name N/A
Mother’s Name N/A
Marital Status Married
Spouse Jennifer (Gail Sauve) Drayton
Children Anya Drayton, Katya Drayton
Net Worth $2 million (USD)
Popular Works The Curse of Oak Island (TV series), ‘A Guide to Searching Heavenly Hunted Beaches,’ ‘How to Find Coins and Artifacts at the Beach,’ ‘How to Read the Beach and Water’(Books)
Awards N/A
Social Media Website, YouTube, Instagram
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