tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post1061845567740008962..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Sez it all, reallyPaul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-68838609800111549272009-06-06T01:23:46.597-07:002009-06-06T01:23:46.597-07:00"because i love the thought of holding and ow..."because i love the thought of holding and owning a piece of history."<br /><br />Ah, if I had a coin for every time I'd heard that said by metal detectorists over here I could open an EBay shop for the good of mankind.<br /><br />It's tragic that they should believe it though (both for them and the rest of us that see the result). In our view it is impossible for them to hold or own a piece of history and they are deluding themselves. It's a sham "shiver" yet the damage caused by chasing it is just as real.<br />http://heritageaction.wordpress.com/2009/02/03/%e2%80%9ci-can-sell-you-a-piece-of-britains-past-that-you-can-hold-in-your-hand%e2%80%9d-a-deconstruction-of-this-and-other-false-claims-by-us-coin-dealers/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com