Ever wonder whether those were really found yesterday, or found at all?

[Chicago Cubs]

I wont call any names, or recall instances. But the few are obvious.

Ya lol.

 

[z118]

Guys look what I dug this morning!

Oh wait.... wrong thread.

 

[wolf-n-wa]

Wish I had a camera to post my finds. This is a tough subject. I've dug pennies at the beach that are a year old and look 200 years old. But i've also dug 80-90 year old stuff at the beach that dont look to bad. I pulled a 57 rosie out of dirt that looked as if someone could have dropped it yesterday.( albiet the dirt that needed washed off) As far as posting things that were not found with the detector, and claiming they were. Thats on the posters concious. I dont really care. I'm sure most are honest. As far as to who is and who is not- seems to miner to fuss over. WOLF

 

[booker]

Sweet Its our options to believe or not. I dont lose any sleep one way or the other. And the party is happy so be it

 

[tthman]

hi, although this wasnt on this forum i was going to bring it up but forgot.Sometimes i go to another forum and locate recent treasure finds when i found an interesting one.Well a week before reading it i acquired a b unch of early 80s treasure mags off ebay and the same story that was in one of them word for word was in the 'recent' finds area of this other forum,so now i read some but are they all recent ?The one i read as recent was found around 1981.thanks for reading

 

[beerdoodle]

Another Boinkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

three thirty and no clue what the heck I am doing up....................

 

[Nortonics]

So ya people do it, but I doubt it is anyone from this forum.

Don't be so sure about that. I called a new member on a post that was astronomical just recently. Super vague details, dates did not line up, circumstances of the find were absolutely unbelievable. Asked for more details (as there were really none to begin with) and they got upset with my inquizitiveness, which to me is a dead giveaway.

After so many years of doing this, and the length of time I participated in on-line forums I think I've got a pretty keen ability to pick 'em pretty accurately.

 

[funnyfarmman]

Don't be so sure about that. I called a new member on a post that was astronomical just recently. Super vague details, dates did not line up, circumstances of the find were absolutely unbelievable. Asked for more details (as there were really none to begin with) and they got upset with my inquizitiveness, which to me is a dead giveaway.

After so many years of doing this, and the length of time I participated in on-line forums I think I've got a pretty keen ability to pick 'em pretty accurately.

I bet I know the post! As soon as I read it I did not believe it. When you have a great find you always want to tell the details of how it happened, and what you were thinking, and what you did when you found it and who you told. The story I am thinking of was so vague it made me think the item was stolen or purchased. It only stuck out to me because it was so different. I give people the benifit of the doubt and go on, but that post made me want to PM and ask for a confession. This is a great forum and I am glad we don't see much of it.

How long do I get to call myself a detectorist and not detect? It has been weeks since I have been able to even get in a mini-hunt? Do I lose posting privliges after so many days?

 

[roadrunner_426]

Anytime you have a large number of people posting on a forum, you're going to have people who make things up and/or stretch the truth...after a while you can probably figure out who's reliable and who's not...that being said, I know from personal experience and over 20 years of detecting that every once in a GREAT while, almost unbelievable things happen...I've found 2 gold class rings in the same hole, and a 14k sapphire ring ten feet from a 10k military ring , both on top of the ground near a high school football field...but there are some stories that are impossible to swallow ; there was a guy on this forum a while back that claimed he was finding diamond jewelry and old change purses full of 1800's something coins over a weekend...and next week and the week after you'd read where he was doing the same kind of thing again...just doesn't happen like that..no way..no how... HH Roadrunner

 

[RickAZ]

I agree, but in this forum, it would be rare for someone to do that. Expecially for some of the members we have known for a while. The only ones I would have to question would be some of the newer members. But, until I have a good reason not to trust someone, I will trust them.

I am a newer member and you can trust that I have found nothing yet, other than a couple hunks of iron! (relic hunting)
I am still looking though!

HH

 

[Westernlegend1]

A Whopper Tale

"The Great Treasure Rush Of 78."​

I use to live in a town where the frost set in so hard and come spring it warmed up too fast. The sudden melting and frost lifting out of the ground forced lost coins and rings and other valuables to burst threw the topsoil and land all over the place. Folks was gathering up every container they could to gather the stuff up. The stores were empty as no one came to work for several days. The whole place was in an state of chaos. After a few days everything was all gathered up and things returned to normal. The incident has happened in various locations across the country and the weather channel recently had a special on it called, "When weather changed treasure hunting." This also explains why some folks have trouble finding older coins and stuff in their areas.

 

[sectshun8]

I am a newer member and you can trust that I have found nothing yet, other than a couple hunks of iron! (relic hunting)
I am still looking though!

HH

I believe you Rick!

 

[wescowood]

Hey Ive found a ton of pull tabs......... Well, maybe not a ton but possibly millions.......... Well, maybe not millions, but Ive found alot. .......Well maybe alot is misleading so I"ll say Ive found plenty of pull tabs........Which means Ive found more than a few, but possibly less than plenty..............Which means Ive found my fare share of pull tabs. Thats my story and Im sticking to it.............sort of.....
HH, Wes

 

[RelicHound]

Hey Ive found a ton of pull tabs......... Well, maybe not a ton but possibly millions.......... Well, maybe not millions, but Ive found alot. .......Well maybe alot is misleading so I"ll say Ive found plenty of pull tabs........Which means Ive found more than a few, but possibly less than plenty..............Which means Ive found my fare share of pull tabs. Thats my story and Im sticking to it.............sort of.....
HH, Wes

There's some holes in that story man....I dont believe you!

 

[foundinrolls]

Another thing I have always wondered/pondered about. How in the heck do you know that a certificate of authenticity is authentic. I wonder if someone could start a business certifying certificates of authenticity to actually be authentic???????????????/

This is already being done with coins. Graded coins in "slabs" as they are called are being re-examined and certified as being graded at the top level of whatever the grade was in the first place. So it is certifying the certifications of well respected grading companies, of which there really are a few.

So in a sense, it's the same idea.

 

[foundinrolls]

Hi,

I used to get questions about whether or not I really find the coins that I say I find in rolls at banks. One of my biggest doubters once sent me an email telling me that he was now a believer as he had discovered an 1856 O Seated Liberty half dollar in a roll of what he expected would be all Kennedys.

I have a reputation to uphold so I will only post about what I really find whether it be in rolls or in the ground:-)

I sometimes wonder about some of the pictures and claims on some of the other forums as well, especially when something really old just looks too pristine.

Anyway....

It's best to be honest and up front. There is no need to impress anyone.

Have Fun,
Bill

 

[beerdoodle]

This is already being done with coins. Graded coins in "slabs" as they are called are being re-examined and certified as being graded at the top level of whatever the grade was in the first place. So it is certifying the certifications of well respected grading companies, of which there really are a few.

So in a sense, it's the same idea.

How do you know the new certification is "genuine"? I know dealers are in it to make a buck here and there. But the few in this area are cutthroats and "shysters."

 

[dAUg19.3]

I agree with Booker if it makes them feel good and doesn't harm anyone or anything, no big deal. Just makes me more motivated to go out and try to find some of that stuff. And it is interesting to look at.
my two zincolns worth anyhow
dAUg

 

[foundinrolls]

How do you know the new certification is "genuine"? I know dealers are in it to make a buck here and there. But the few in this area are cutthroats and "shysters."

There is what we call an "alphabet soup" of grading companies that are often composed of people sitting in their garage, labeling their own coins for sale. I am not going to list the good companies or the scammers as many of the scammers are litigation happy and people who tell the truth about them often find themselves on the other side of a lawsuit.

You need to stick to the certification companies that that are known for doing their job well. Still, some of those companies also grade for profit as they will stick anything in a slab and try to make it sound like the best thing since sliced bread.

The company that re-certifies the coins that are already properly graded by the good companies is composed of serious experts in the field of numismatics so in a sense, there is some validity to what they are doing. They will only examine coins in slabs done by the major and reputable graders.

The problem with slabs in general is that people are buying slabs and not coins. They look at the grade on a piece of plastic without having a clue which companies know how to grade and which are just fly by night dimwits.

We advise buying the coin and not the slab but that requires a good deal of education and grading experience.

A few things that help is learning how to grade a coin and then keeping in mind the old adage, if something seems too good to be true...it probably is.

A buyer of coins has to know what he or she is doing. You have to do the research before you buy. You have to gain knowledge in numismatics.

We have a saying. Buy the book before the coin. That is always a good idea. That way you can figure out what you are doing before you get taken for a ride.

I see so much garbage being sold on eBay and elsewhere by sellers who are mislabeling coins either intentionally or due to ignorance. Every day hundreds of thousands of dollars changes hands over coins that are nothing more than pocket change.

There is no substitute for learning.

I got a little long-winded and perhaps off track, but I plant myself firmly on the side of the collector and I get frustrated when I see so many people getting ripped off each day.

Anyway....I hope this gives you an idea. Do a google search for "reputable coin grading services" and see what comes up. You should get some pros and cons. Stick with the companies that have a huge number of "pros" associated with them.

Bill

 

[Bluegill]

"The Great Treasure Rush Of 78."​

I use to live in a town where the frost set in so hard and come spring it warmed up too fast. The sudden melting and frost lifting out of the ground forced lost coins and rings and other valuables to burst threw the topsoil and land all over the place. Folks was gathering up every container they could to gather the stuff up. The stores were empty as no one came to work for several days. The whole place was in an state of chaos. After a few days everything was all gathered up and things returned to normal. The incident has happened in various locations across the country and the weather channel recently had a special on it called, "When weather changed treasure hunting." This also explains why some folks have trouble finding older coins and stuff in their areas.

Hey, I watched that, too! It was absolutely fascinating, very informative, and totally improved my ability to find treasure!!! I also taped it and made fifteen bootleg copies--if you send me $50 cash, I'll mail you a copy. Offer expires midnight, Oct. 31!!!