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New Member
United States
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Hello everyone, I live in northern Minnesota, iron mining country
I live about 12 miles from a town called Hibbing. It was founded in 1893 as a mining town. About 1920 the mines were running out of good ore so they moved the town about 3 miles south, were it is today. so thy mined most of the town, but the southern part is still there. there is streets and sidewalks and cement foundations overgrown with briar's and brush. They put in cement sidewalks about 1908 before that it was boardwalks from 1896 to 1908. So I was thinking people probably dropped coins through the boards and when the poured the cement they covered them up. So if I removed the broken sidewalks and used a metal detector I could find some old stuff from before 1908. any thoughts.
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
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Pillar of the Community
Poland
3201 Posts |
Be sure that what's left of the town isn't now on private property..
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Valued Member
United States
156 Posts |
If it is a government-owned historic site, don't disturb it. Artifact collecting would be considered looting and carry a federal penalty.
In the United States, I would either search on privately-owned land (with the owner's permission) or on government land that is not associated with a historic site and is known to be legal for collection.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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government land that is not associated with a historic site and is known to be legal for collection.
Buzzard, what's an example of this? |
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Valued Member
United States
156 Posts |
City parks, county parks, and school grounds open to the public for recreation should be legal. Beaches (between the low tide mark and the high tide mark) are also government property in the U.S.
I believe that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will allow collecting (except on historic sites). The last time that I checked, the BLM allowed the collection of petrified wood and other non-vertebrate fossils. Isolated coins would very possibly fall into the same legal category.
Perhaps another forum member can verify that BLM land is okay for collecting isolated coins.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Also, make sure that a mining company doesn't own it, either.
Ah, Hibbing. I've been there about four or five times, and all through that neck of the woods between Bemidji and Virginia and north to International Falls. Do they still have a deli in the old Lybba Theater? They had some great pastrami sandwiches....
But I digress. I assume that the area you're talking about is close to the pit, so again, make sure that it is not posted or owned by the mining company.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Each state is different. Some even allow detecting on state parks others will confiscate your detector and or vehicle. So be on the safe side and check first...
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New Member
United States
11 Posts |
Your are right--always find out if you are on private property. Town maybe deserted but still owned.
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Valued Member
United States
292 Posts |
Wheatnut, As stated here, check your area for legality of detecting there. I love metal detecting here in central New York, but we have a laws on the books about "antiquities" (a gray area) and their collection. Sadly this seems to be all too common. Maybe this link can help you find out a little more...just do your homework and you should be fine! Happy hunting. http://www.metal-detecting-ghost-to...inglaws.html |
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Posted 01/16/2009 1:02 pm
