"Lost Treasure" magazine gone!

Harold,ILL. Wrote:
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> This is the 'Great' New Metal Detecting world We l
> ive in.
> I long for the good Ole' simple times when it was
> a small cult like Hobby before it went mainstream
> and We were thought of as a weird Guy out in field
> digging up trash and not some Guy finding rare and
> valuable Treasure. Yeah I am Old and grumpy but su
> re missed them days when You had a public spot not
> only open but all to Yourself.
> Some will say all Hobbies go that way but this one
> is not made to go mainstream.

right on! harold! i liked it better when i was that "nutcake"
lookin' for "metal worms" in the local parks to go fishin'


(h.h.!)
j.t.

Harold,ILL. Wrote:
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> Beyonder-Pa Wrote:
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> -----
> > Sorry, but you gentlemen know this. Change is gr
> ow
> > th. This industry needs to change with the times
> ,
> > and not struggle against them.
>
> I don't see much future in the industry with publi
> c sites closing more everyday. Pretty soon only pl
> ace to go is Your own backyard or door knock and b
> eg someone to detect theirs? Who is going to Buy t
> heir Detectors if they have No where to use them?
> Especially water sites as 99% is public property a
> nd let's face it just a matter of time before they
> are all closed to Detecting.
> If it happens to parks You think they will leave w
> ater sites open?


you wouldn't be referring to the "nutbags" using shovels in
public parks,would you?

(h.h.!)
j.t.

Harold,ILL. Wrote:
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> I always did like Western and Eastern better of th
> e two.
> My all-time fave was Treasure Found Magazine from
> back in the day. Some Ole' timers will remember th
> at one.

yeah! i remember it well! loved every damn issue! best rag on the market!..nuthin but stuff found fascinating reading! ..you would think that if a print mag would survive,it would be that one.alas,it "croaked" had everything going for it too! ..our loss!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

I just finished the How To Repair Damaged Coins article. Definitely a worthwhile read.

Thanks for sharing, Bill, I'm looking forward to reading more of these articles on your blog. You are an excellent writer.

"The Tesoro closure is all a part of this."...ok, you piqued my interest. Care to expound?

Harold,ILL. Wrote:
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> This is the 'Great' New Metal Detecting world We l
> ive in.
> I long for the good Ole' simple times when it was
> a small cult like Hobby before it went mainstream
> and We were thought of as a weird Guy out in field
> digging up trash and not some Guy finding rare and
> valuable Treasure. Yeah I am Old and grumpy but su
> re missed them days when You had a public spot not
> only open but all to Yourself.


> Some will say all Hobbies go that way but this one
> is not made to go mainstream.


2x That Harold. I still enjoy going out and swinging the detector, but many of the places I hunt have been gone over at least a 'few' times. I have to work harder for everything. I still come home with keepers and I still enjoy the friendships, meeting folks, exploring. Every now and again I find a little spot that seems to have been missed. And I do enjoy getting in tune with the detector as I search. I know you have a affinity for some of the older analog type detectors. I think these types of detectors really speak to you, have a personality of their own, and that makes a trip afield much more of an experience.

Hang in there Harold and enjoy what you can. With all of these latest generation kids going digital with their wallets, we're seeing fewer coins being lost. Seems they also have a like for silicone and tungsten 'jewelry' as well. Fads come and go. Styles come and go. Hopefully real coins and real jewelry come back in vogue again quickly.

And somebody tell the US Mint enough already with the zincoln pennies. Nobody wants them anymore.


Rich (Utah)

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Just one more good target before I go.

Harold,ILL. Wrote:
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> I always did like Western and Eastern better of th
> e two.
> My all-time fave was Treasure Found Magazine from
> back in the day. Some Ole' timers will remember th
> at one.

Same here Roscoe!
Did anyone here win one of those supposed monthly 'Metal Detector Giveaways' that LT promoted?
I quit subscribing back in 2010 when LT started adding graphic symbols or characters in the article content just to cut down material. Not to mention the rehashed fictional treasure stories.



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Very well and good Lee retired. However what about those ,like me ,who had re- subscribed and are owed prorated compensation? I have a friend who paid for the digital end of year Treasure Facts? We ,and others are LEGALLY owed for the issues and services not received. That was very bad customer relations when with no notice he suddenly shut everything down. I have tried writing,e-mailing and faxing people listed on the header page and no one answers. I had subscribed and paid for two years and only received TWO of the promised issues. It may not seem much money to you,but to me and others,it is.

I guess the name was prophetic - “Lost Treasure”. - folks just didn’t know that it was their treasure which was going to be lost.

Rick Kempf
Gold Canyon AZ- where there is no gold

lytle78 Wrote:
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> I guess the name was prophetic - “Lost Treasure”.
> - folks just didn’t know that it was their treasur
> e which was going to be lost.