hidden treasure

Secret buried wealth

Hidden treasure is valuable items concealed or lost, especially gold, jewels, or money buried or stashed away: The children searched for hidden treasure in the backyard.

The phrase evokes pirate lore and adventure stories.

Figuratively, it describes anything valuable that's overlooked or waiting to be discovered: The used bookstore was full of hidden treasures.

Related

X marks the spot · gold · lost gold · quest · maps · leprechaun · hoard · cache · riddles · scavenger hunt · jewels · geocaching · lost cities · sacred relics · compasses · Atlantis · artifacts · coins

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Opposites
visibility/display

hidden treasureconspicuous consumption

Flaunting wealth through purchases

museum collection · crown jewels · public monument · window display · public knowledge

accessibility/knowledge

hidden treasurecommon knowledge

Widely shared information

open secret · public information · plain sight

accessibility

hidden treasurecommon goods

Shared communal resources

everyday items · public property · commodities

Family

treasure, hidden

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G