Its too bad Hellot resorted to a passive aggressive personal attack rather than share his experience in the matter.

Hellot was around in the earlier days while the "hand carved" vs "laser engraved" drama was all going on. A quick review shows Hellot actually watched WoodCollector's supposed "proof of hand carving" YouTube video which was posted and then taken down (supposedly from WoodCollector's YouTube account being mass reported and suspended). Of course this video caused all sorts of further controversy and people were still split for or against WoodCollector. This also led to the start of WoodCollector's many alt accounts coming out in support of himself.

The thread linked has different factions championing for both real and fraud and it gets pretty heated throughout the 28 pages.. I actually didn't have the thread linked in my OP and its also a really great read.

I'd also like to add to anyone reading, my focus here is on the collection of these pieces and the preservation of one of the more dramatic pieces of bitcointalk's Collectible history. As shown in Hellot's reply we still have people with firsthand experience popping in and out, each having played a different part in this whole thing. If it weren't for both the naysayers and the believers these pieces wouldn't be nearly as collectible as they are now. I could give two shits if the treasure is real. The story is interesting, the coins are beautiful, and I'm happy with where I'm at right now in the tale. I'm not sure if I've ever taken a stance for or against WoodCollector himself yet, I'll have to review my own posts to see.. from memory the only thing I can think I've ever posted on the matter was that I am a 5% 5% 90% split with real/fake/curious.

Personal attack aside thank you for coming into the thread and reminding me about the WoodCollector YouTube video Hellot.