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State Parks could have good potential for silver coins.

Ron from Michigan

Ron from Michigan

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City parks have always been a good place to find old coins in my area but they do have their negatives.First problem is cost its expensive and time consuming to drive to some of these city parks.Another problem these parks are in high crime areas its just a matter of time before you run into trouble.A couple of weeks ago I started looking at Michigan State Parks.The State Parks in Michigan do recognize metal detecting as a legitimate hobby and Michigan State Parks have made maps available to people who wish to metal detect in a state park.I have about four parks in my area with in a few minutes drive and have decided to see if any of these parks could produce a silver coin.I 'm not sure of the age of this park I searched today.The picnic area had some large trees and this is where I concentrated my hunt.After searching a hour and half I found a wheat penny and a lot of clad coins in the sixties.The good thing about these parks low crime close to home and a post card setting.The trees with their Autumn colors winding around the lake shore line.Along the shore line I found an area that was probably the original beach.Anyway my day's goal was to find silver.Hunting inland a little from the lake I got a 179-180 reading on the XS Sovereign's meter.Digging down in the moist ground about 8 inches the probe got a strong signal about another inch down.There at about nine inches down in the hole I could see the silver glitter of a 1964 Roosevelt dime.Bottom line yes I have had better finds but this one was deep and in a new location.I'm looking forward to search and explore this state park.The last photo is the badge I found in the last post by the lake.The DNR Park Badge was buried about four inches.I cleaned the badge up with a brillo pad.I 'll give a update when I turn the badge back in to the park.
 
Ron, congrats on the finds! But mainly congrats on living in Michigan, where State parks are OK to
metal detect! As here in Texas, most every state in the union has laws against detecting in State
parks, with severe fines and confiscation of not only your detectors but also your vehicle you rode
in on! Sad but true, so consider yourself VERY lucky, compared to the rest of us!:thumbdown:
..W
 
Thats like using a sledge hammer to crack a nut , confiscating your detector and car for waving a coil over the ground , wow sounds like big brother is taking over in your area.
 
In Georgia you can only hunt beaches and i'm not sure about all of them. I think I am going to have a talk with my rep. Maybe write a bill with him. Maybe if it is worded that a MDer has to have a liscense for hunting on state land and sign in with the ranger... they might go for it. They could raise money and they would know who was there, where they were hunting, and if they make a mess they can be banned.

Might work...

J
 
Good hunt! silver is allways nice.




No state parh hunting in NC. I hunt in local parks, and private land, Beale.
 
The target probe and a knife trowel will probably be the safest way to search Michigan State Parks.I usually have a sand scoop around for shoreline hunting.At this point in time the Park Rangers have gone out of their way and have been very helpful.
 
We pay enough taxes already.Doesn't Texas have Metal Detector manufactures that pay some tax revenue to that state?
 
go for it!..i live in new england,and they will throw you out faster than a speeding bullitt!..no digging allowed!..period!

(h.h!)
j.t.
 
i agree,however they could care "two sh*** less about that in new england!.they consider you defacing the property!..they will toss you the first time,however after that,they will confiscate your detector,and set up an appointment for you with a judge!..we gotta stay out of 'em around here!

(h.h!)
j.t.
 
You can detect to your hearts content in California State Parks, it's just unlawful to dig!
 
Res 7301.19 Metal Detectors.



(a) Metal detectors shall be permitted along the shoreline of state park beaches and at athletic fields, playgrounds, and 25 feet from picnic tables and pavilions, unless otherwise posted.



(b) No person shall use metal detectors at state historic sites, including Odiorne Point state park.



(c) Money or items found whose value is in excess of $5.00 shall be reported to the park manager or regional supervisor.



Source. #8532, eff 1-1-06 (from Res 7301.09)



Res 7301.20 Digging.



(a) Digging shall be permitted on sand beaches with all resulting holes completely filled in. Digging holes to a depth greater than 12 inches shall not be permitted.



(b) Digging and other ground disturbances shall not be permitted at state parks and historic sites except as permitted by the director with concurrence of the department of cultural resources, division of historical resources.



Heres N.H rules for state parks(New England)......
 
To prevent Ranger Rage: I know the manufacturer's of small shovels won't like what I have to say,but coin hunter's need to get back to using screwdriver's and at the very most an eight inch knife trowel.Shovel's should not be used in any parks.The hand held and in line probes also help prevent ranger rage in these parks.
 
i thankyou for taking the time to post!..i have been asking permission for years to get into the state parks here in nh,and new england!..i was always told forget it!
by the rangers in charge at the parks!.i am curious,how long have these regulations been in effect?

(h.h!)
j.t.
 
She's after the big money,that dime will probably help pay my state income tax.Back to the State parks there are a lot of Michigan State parks that remain closed to metal detecting,and some of these parks are token like Bald Mountain that will only allow metal detecting in a hard gravel parking lot area.
 
Found more silver 1944 Mercury dime that I nicked digging up a 1944P nickle and a 1957D,1946 wheat these coins were 7-8 inches deep with very good signals.The Sunray probe makes a big difference with finding deeper targets,if I wasn't using this pin pointer I probably would have not dug up the dime and ruled it as a false target it was that deep.I wasn't digging any zinc targets at this point searching for silver. The first photo the map area allowed to be hunted.Second photo a small beach area Third photos older trees in the park.Fourth photo recovered items after the short hunt.
 
n/t
 
outstanding!..must be why i never wanted to visit california
 
I went out for a brief search today.No silver was found just one wheat penny,but I did find something that belongs to Michigan and will return it soon as possible probably in the next couple of days.I found at a depth of about four inches a State of Michigan park officer DNR badge.The badge is very heavy and is probably made of brass.The last photo the badge cleaned enlarge the picture and check it out.
 
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