Another way to spend the stimulus money

The UK's largest haul of Anglo-Saxon treasure has been discovered buried in a field in Staffordshire.
Experts say the collection of 1,500 gold and silver pieces, which may date to the 7th Century, is unparalleled in size and worth "a seven-figure sum".

Amateur treasure-hunter, Terry Herbert, unearthed the gold artefacts from a farmer's field last July using his metal detector.

I believe Herbert, was unemployed when he made his find which gives me an idea.
Obama, could purchase metal detectors, with part of the stimulus package, for all of the current unemployed citizens and put them to work in different parts of the country to find items of value. They would of course have to split any valuable finds 50 - 50 with him. This could then be counted as another success story due to the stimulus package and would lower the unemployment roles immediately