Dream hunt gone bad

aa battery · Jul 18, 2007

Finally got permission to hunt a 1900 Victorian home from a worker remodeling the place.Everything i dug was just clad and it was getting to hot to hot for clad.Went around the backyard and nothing but one asian coin.Going back to the front i got a hit around a penny.After digging a 7 inch hole out pops a 1905 IH

.I heard a voice that said its mine i own the place.Well it finally happened to me.Not only did he take the IH but warned me that this house is a Historical Place.That IH would be only my second .I now know how others feel when you find the perfect site but come away with nothing :'(

AA

DANGLANGLEY · Jul 18, 2007

Dang, that's just too sad for words...I would just be sick.

ashleen · Jul 18, 2007

Sorry, aa......that sucks

Stormtrooper154 · Jul 18, 2007

That sucks! I would have been like $:-\$ , WTF!!!!! Then I would have packed up my gear and got out of there! If he wants to be an ass like that, tell him to go spend hundreds of his dollars to dig up "His Pennies"!

:'(

For you AA

wesfrye53 · Jul 18, 2007

Bummer aa

watercolor · Jul 18, 2007

That does suck!!
Maybe the Building Commission should pay a visit to make sure everything is up to code on this guy's place

River Rat · Jul 18, 2007

What a bummer >:(

Cheer up AA, there's better places to detect.

RR

captain Jack · Jul 18, 2007

That does suck....but keep in mind, a worker there has no business telling you it's ok. I am one of those workers, and I wouldn't DARE give permission to do ANYTHING in someone else's yard. Not saying the owner went about it in the best way, but you never really know his reasoning/plans. Always seek out the property OWNER.

Just a suggestion.

Jack(IN) · Jul 18, 2007

True, the worker had no right to let you hunt unless he asked the owner first. Such a hard lesson and be happy it was an 1877 Indian!!

cosmic · Jul 19, 2007

I would have tossed it back and he could go find it!!

mastereagle22 · Jul 19, 2007

Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. What was worse for me was that I took a buddy with me to a place I had "permission" to hunt.

So sorry about this. Why do people have to be such jerks? I mean what good did it do him to treat you like this? What is wrong with people today, I just don't understand it!!

Anyway keep your chin up. At least you have found an IH my oldest coin to-date is a 1918 Wheat.

Hang in there and keep swinging.

Ramapirate · Jul 19, 2007

I'm with Cosmic, I'd have tossed it for him to find. We used to have a farm next to where I grew up and there were these guys that knock golf balls back into the woods onto the farm property. They'd rarely go back and pick them up so they'd just lay there until they dry rotted. Me and a buddy of mine decided we'd ask the farmer's permission to pick them up and he not only gave us permission but thanked us for doing it. We picked up around 350 golf balls, a lot of them were still in decent shape. We cleaned them and were getting ready to sell them when there was a phone call from one of the golfers, and they wanted their golf balls back. Well, they got them back. We stood in the road with baseball bats and put all of them back where we found them. No cows were injured.

Ramapirate

Ridley · Jul 19, 2007

I had an old dude walk up to me and tell me he lost a ring. He pointed to the one on my finger and said it "looked just like that".

It was a public park, so I asked him where he thought he lost it. That caught the guy off guard. Then I quickly added " We have the same taste in wedding rings. What kind on inscription did your ring have?

The old dude had nothing to say...

People amaze me!

Ridley

MissyW72 · Jul 19, 2007

That sucks but I agree with others and would have tossed the penny.

Ramapirate said:
I'm with Cosmic, I'd have tossed it for him to find. We used to have a farm next to where I grew up and there were these guys that knock golf balls back into the woods onto the farm property. They'd rarely go back and pick them up so they'd just lay there until they dry rotted. Me and a buddy of mine decided we'd ask the farmer's permission to pick them up and he not only gave us permission but thanked us for doing it. We picked up around 350 golf balls, a lot of them were still in decent shape. We cleaned them and were getting ready to sell them when there was a phone call from one of the golfers, and they wanted their golf balls back. Well, they got them back. We stood in the road with baseball bats and put all of them back where we found them. No cows were injured.

Ramapirate

If it was me, I would have told them to go the HELLO. They didn't have permission to get them and you did. Doesn't seem they were to interested in retrieving them anyway, until they found out you picked them all up for them!

coinhunter53 · Jul 19, 2007

The last time that happened to me, I told the guy he could have it and threw it as far as I could, then told him to go buy his own metal detector and find it again. He about freaked. I walked away with his jaw sitting on the ground. HH...Jesse.

piggman1 · Jul 19, 2007

I'd go with Cosmic too. Years ago I was out at the lake with a guy when he got angry with his now ex wife. During the arguement he took off this 3/4K diamond ring she had given him,and threw it in the lake. About 4 years later the lake went down and I went out there with my metal detector. After a couple hours of searching I found the ring. Needless to say, when he found out about it he threw a big hissy and demanded that I give it to him. I told him to meet me at the park (the lake) and I would make things right. When he showed up and demanded the ring, I threw it as far back into the lake as I could and told him if it meant so much to him, go find it. We never spoke to each other again, and I've never regreted it either. Asking is one thing, but demanding is just plain rude.

Mirage · Jul 19, 2007

We learn as we go. I bet from now on you will get permission from the owner. The worker should have deferred you to the owner. Still sorry to hear you lost your second IH. :'(

Any I do think it was in poor taste the way the owner did it.

Bob

desertfox · Jul 19, 2007

Hard lesson AA. Always talk to the owner never a worker. The guy was a jerk for the way he handled it though and if you had of told him to go find it himself after you chucked it away he could have pressed Trespassing charges against you. Just not worth the hassel. Another IH will come your way soon. HH

Desertfox

JerV3 · Jul 19, 2007

That does suck,

Too bad man. It's o.k though. You'll get more out there. I've found hundreds of indians. There all hard to give away. I have never had to give one away.

I don't hunt sites to often that need permission. Fair game is fair game. I'm not gonna come to your house. Sweat and work hard. And supply the unit. Then give away the only thing I find.

Hang in there. I've given back items to people that were valueable and it is tough. But in the end the detecting gods have came through and blessed me with alot more.

HH Jer

mastereagle22 · Jul 19, 2007

cosmic said:
I would have tossed it back and he could go find it!!

Please try to remember that what you do while detecting reflects on all of us not just you. And yes I am speaking from experience I posted a month or so ago
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,90750.0.html

Being rude because someone was rude to you might make you feel good for a little while but you will regret it later.