[consult]

Not to downplay the excitement, but perhaps the tooth was planted there. One can get them for under $20 on ebay even bigger than 5 inches.

[JRPerry]

Yeah, you just downplayed it LibWacker. Never ever trust anything on eBay. It’s all counterfeit.

[LibWhacker]

Oooh, you’ve got a devious mind! Not meant as a criticism but as a ‘thank you!’ You’ve given us all something new to think about. It’d be an easy forgery to pull off, wouldn’t it?...

‘Course, if it is a planted tooth, I don’t know how long one could get away with it. If the hoaxer bought it on ebay, for example, there must be pics of it that will reveal it as such.

[JBW1949]

Little 8 year old kid found it and is excited as he can be...

You have to try to belittle what he did...

Are you jealous????

I hope the kid never hears such sh*t as you put out about this to spoil his great feeling of accomplishment...

You must be a sorry azz.......

[higgmeister]

Not to downplay the excitement, but perhaps the tooth was planted there.

My first thought when I read it was in a "Premium Gravel Layer pile", not in situ.

[Kartographer]

Not to downplay the excitement, but perhaps the tooth was planted there. One can get them for under $20 on ebay even bigger than 5 inches.

I doubt it they been found before by beachcombs in that area, but if the FBI raids the kids house all bets are off!!

[RedMonqey]

I doubt it was planted to what end? Get on the internet?

I still excited when I find an arrowhead on our farm and I’m 60 years old and arrowheads are hardly rare but it’s fun to find them.

This find was a thrill for the kid who might develop a lifelong interest in archeology.