Cedar Rapids treasure hunter’s ‘extreme metal detecting’ lands him TV series

(This new show should be pretty watchable -- I'm all for any treasure-hunting tips I can get ... I think ... What ARE they doing down there?)

The guys 'at work'

By Trish Mehaffey, Cedar Rapids Gazette
February 27, 2012

Treasure hunter Tim Saylor is not above licking a clump of dirt if he loses a bet over finding a silver dollar, but he prefers it when his buddy loses and has to wear a yellow prom dress while riding his bike off the dock into the icy Montana waters.

Saylor, a Cedar Rapids and Williamsburg native, started “extreme metal detecting” with friend George Wyant about 10 years ago when he moved to Anaconda, MT. They even formed a company, AnacondaTreasure.com, to share their zany exploits and tips with other hunters.

Saylor, an insurance software programmer, insists the fun isn’t about finding something worth thousands of dollars because he doesn’t sell most of what he finds. It’s “all about the chase,” silly stunts and antics along the way to digging up buffalo nickels, silver dollars, 1800s saloon tokens, Civil War artifacts, rings and any other treasures they find ...

http://thegazette.com/2012/02/27/cedar-rapids-treasure-hunters-extreme-metal-detecting-lands-him-tv-series/