ZR2guy
Sr. Member
- Joined
- Jan 6, 2011
- Messages
- 454
- Reaction score
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- Location
- Southwest Ohio
- Detector(s) used
- Minelab Equinox 700 (stock and 6" coil), Pro-find 35 PP, Makro PP, and a little luck.
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting

I got it now...the silver and the nickel have different designs and the one they found was the design made from nickel...You cant clean a dug three cent nickel and have it look like the one they found?...if you cant, then they didn't dig it.
Let me know when any of you get your own show......... I won't hold my breath.
Every thing you see on TV reality shows is not real...
I posted this in the other diggers fake thread but, would like it here too.
"Remember all my fine friends, even though its reality TV, its still TV. They have to sell, sell, sell.
Now, how many NON treasure hunters out there would watch if they keep coming up "blank", and the advertisers know this.
I am not a big watcher of the show, I think its to theatrical, and sometimes I do question myself, is it helping our hobby, or hurting.
But, if you like it, good for you. Its entertainment."
I personally have never pulled a shinny nickel out of the ground other than a fresh drop, but maybe it's me....I'm not capable of Hollywood magic!
I can understand the shows directors wanting the general public to be able to see and tell what the coin is, but the fact has to be told, especially if the show is being promoted as actual live treasure hunting & digging.
It's like an actual surgeon watching a supposed real surgery and trying to keep a straight face. Finally you turn it off and walk away.
Here is a pic of the 1870 Nickel 3 cent piece I dug a week ago next to a silver 3 cent I dug in the same hole . Look a little different coming out of the ground don't they View attachment 1203626View attachment 1203627
Those three cent pieces were minted in nickel and in silver...if the coin was cleaned for the camera that doesn't make it a fake find...people are just looking for an excuse to say the show is bad...best detecting show ever on the air and that's why its still on the air.
Here is a pic of the 1870 Nickel 3 cent piece I dug a week ago next to a silver 3 cent I dug in the same hole . Look a little different coming out of the ground don't they View attachment 1203626View attachment 1203627
you guys are pretty hard on fellow dectorist that you don.t know,liers and cheats I don,t think so!