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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Phoenix21, post: 301992, member: 7424&quot;]Okay, DJP and everyone on here, I talked with a friend of mine that is a member of a graveyard preservation society in my area, and this is what she told me.</p><p><br /></p><p>It will be okay for you to metal detect in the graveyard itself, (even though you are asking about the surrounding area), as long as you don&#039;t damage or desecrate the graves, dig up any graves, or dig up a coffin and steal from the coffin <b>itself</b>. It is your property, and you should use your best judgement on where to detect in the graveyard. It is your property. And what you aksed on doing is nothing to get put down by people for. And accused of grave robbing. This is far from graverobbing, anyone want to learn about grave robbing just type in &quot;define: grave robbing&quot; into google and you will see this is <b>not</b> anywhere close to grave robbing. It is better for people like you I guess to find any money or something rather than people stealing it in the future&nbsp; and possibly damaging graves and the graveyard itself in the future. I think whatever you decide though you should contact your town you are in and let them know about the graveyard, so it can be possibly preserved.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now guys, if he asked about digging up the graves and everything, then that would be wrong. But he didn&#039;t. He asked about the surrounding area and such like it. But it would still be okay if he detected in the graveyard, as long as he just doesn&#039;t mess any graves or such up. The money he finds isn&#039;t the graveyard&#039;s, it is his. She also told me that you might want to talk with your lawyer about your rights and everything with the grave yard (not that it&#039;s that big of a deal just to find a few coins, but sometimes something to consider just in case). Now this was another thing she told me. What you might do is any money you find or anything you can set aside (if it&#039;s not of any collecting value of course <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) and donate to a local preservation society in your area, or to try to get that graveyard preserved and all. She told me all that plus some more, just can&#039;t remember it all. My thought is with everything that was said though, it probably isn&#039;t that worth it, but I wanted to tell you what my friend said. But don&#039;t have any thought in your mind man that you are &quot;grave robbing&quot; man, because you aren&#039;t. Best of luck man. :thumb:</p><p><br /></p><p>*edited to add: In the end it is your desision, no matter what anyone here tells you really man. But I think you&#039;ll make the right one. :thumb: Best of lcuk on whatever you decide, I&#039;ll shut up now. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Phoenix <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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