steve in so la
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The old message still is valid "the man behind the machine is as important as the machine". Steve in so az
"the man behind the machine is as important as the machine". Steve in so az
Ove the years I have heard many whispered tales accusing famous treasure hunters of salting their stories, and exhibiting purchases as finds.
Reasons to do this?
1. To build reputation
2. To look superior to other treasure hunters
3. And especially to sell detectors ("Look what I found with this machine! Buy it from me and you'll find these things, too!")
Ed, I've dug several old silver coins that looked as good as they did the day they were dropped - no tarnish, no stains, and still shiny.
Here's an uncirculated 1943 Merc I dug in my back yard:
Perhaps it's the pristine Illiniois soil?
Not being argumentative, but how did you... find... a coin that wasn't circulated... in.... your... back yard?
There are those people who are on ego trips and those who spend a lot of money on a metal detector so they have to show something to justify spending that much money on a machine.
My take on it is simple. It does happen and will continue to happen. There are those people who are on ego trips and those who spend a lot of money on a metal detector so they have to show something to justify spending that much money on a machine. I only believe those vids that show full digs where they show the readings, hear the sounds, and then show the dig. There was even one of them where it was fake because as soon as he put his lesche in one side you could see the whole outline of the plug before he got to the other side. People are people, some are honest, some are not. You choose what you want to believe.
Who in the heck resurrected this old thread?
I have only seen two posts on here that I truly doubted the validity of their claim.