Gary Drayton can be regarded as one of the luckiest persons, who make a living doing what he loves the most—to write beach and water treasure hunting related books. Also, he gives private treasure hunting lessons to interested persons.
Apart from writing blogs and teaching lessons, he is one of the renowned personalities of the television industry. He has appeared in numerous treasure hunting shows, which include the top-rated show in the US, The Curse of Oak Island–plays the role of a metal detection expert. In 2016, he was selected in the show, and as of 2020, he has appeared in more than 55 episodes of the show.
Wiki Plus Age
Hailing from Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, Gary Drayton was born on 30 May 1961. His birth sign is Gemini, and his nickname is Metal Detecting Ninja.
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For his education, he got enrolled at Sir John Franklin School.
Gary Drayton's Family Life: Wife & Children
Gary Drayton is a married man and a father of two daughters, namely Anya Drayton and Katya Drayton (b. 6 August 2013).
Gary Drayton with his daughter, Katya Drayton on 6 August 2019 (Photo: Gary Drayton's Instagram)
However, the identity of the biological mother is a mystery.
Gary's daughter, Katya, is a skater who was named the Figure Skater of the Year by the Florida Gold Coast Figure Skating Club Banquet on 11 July 2016.
Rise To Fame & Career
Gary Drayton first worked as a bottle digger for several years in the United Kingdom. He used to search old bottles, clay pipes, and marbles as well as dig ancient Victorian trash pits. While digging, he used to find some ancient bottles, clay pipes, and even Roman occupation's Roman perfume bottle.
After then, his interest in metal detecting blossomed. After then, he moved to South Florida and took a metal detector to the beaches. There, he found several valuable materials like the Spanish Silver Piece of Eight, 1715's Spanish Fleet Gold, Emerald Ring, hundreds of Gold Rings, Silver, Rolex's, War Artifacts, and many more.
Later, Gary caught their attention of Hollywood producers, and soon, Gray started getting featured in TV shows. His first TV role came in 2016 in the TV Series documentary The Curse of Oak Island.
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Afterward, he started to appear in several other treasure hunt shows like Expedition Unknown (2017), The Curse of Civil War Gold (2018-19), and The Curse of Oak Island: Drilling Down (2018-19).
Some Interesting Facts About Gary Drayton
On 16 June 2019, Gary Drayton celebrated Father’s Day with his two daughters.
On 6th August 2019, he wished his daughter Katya on her 16th birthday.
On 14th May 2017, his daughter Katya passed her Intermediate test program.
One of his most remarkable finds is a 300-year-old Emerald Treasure Ring worth almost $500,000.
He used to find valuable coins while digging for bottles.
He 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 Preservance.
Gary owns a YouTube channel.
He has authored some books such as Hardcore Beach Hunting and How to Read the Beach and Water.
