If you hunt by Fla. artifact law ,every thing over 50 years is an artifact, that means sand, and rock too. All coins belong to the U.S. goverment, not to the state of Fla.Hello;
So, basically any manmade artifact 50+ years old including coins, cobs, watches, rings, including (surface finds i.e beaches) are ILLEGAL to remove?
.... You won't find a '50' year old rule/law in the statutes. Not there anymore......
Ah but the devil is in the details G.I.B. : Because "historical or archaeological value" IS defined as "50 yrs. old or older". Hence you need to resume turning in your 1958 -59 pennies . Because we all know you're a law-abiding md'r. So .... hurry: Go do the right thing, and make us all proud
People like to talk about the 50 year old rule.
How about somebody putting up a link to it?
I found all my 50 year and older stuff before they made that law.
No but I had Federal Law Enforcement officers pay a visit to me at work to question me about something I wrote here at TN. I believe I told you this story before. They questioned me on 3 different occasions within the same week. They asked vague questions if I was the man that wrote on a treasure site and if I was interested in Archaeology. I said no I am not into Archaeology, but I am interested in history of the area and it was probably me that wrote on a treasure site.. They didnt have trenchcoats but they had uniforms and guns and they asked where I had obtained some items I had in the office. One item was an old Coke bottle the other a railroad spike I was using as a paperweight.. I said I found the Coke bottle on private property and the RR spike was already here when I started working.If anyone here has ever had this man in the trench coat stop them, fishing through their apron looking at coin-dates, please let me know.
No but I had Federal Law Enforcement officers pay a visit to me at work to question me about something I wrote here at TN. I believe I told you this story before. They questioned me on 3 different occasions within the same week. They asked vague questions if I was the man that wrote on a treasure site and if I was interested in Archaeology. I said no I am not into Archaeology, but I am interested in history of the area and it was probably me that wrote on a treasure site.. They didnt have trenchcoats but they had uniforms and guns and they asked where I had obtained some items I had in the office. One item was an old Coke bottle the other a railroad spike I was using as a paperweight.. I said I found the Coke bottle on private property and the RR spike was already here when I started working.
Well thats my story. I held up well under questioning I think and they never questioned me again about Treasurenet or anything I found.
Also they didnt leap out from behind a rock. They just parked outside and walked in. They were all nice guys just doing their job to see if I broke the law.
That's insane! I wonder how many people this has happened to? Maybe you don't want to say, but what was the subject of the post they were following? You said archeology but, what?
I heard that forums are watched. But what is the line, that they will put in the effort to track someone down?
since they monitor this site I would imagine you'd say that whether they were or not.Yes forums are watched. Facebook is monitored. Its the new age of law enforcement. People like to brag and that makes their job easier.
In my case I think they had been reading my Swamp Gold thread http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/treasure-legends/11712-swamp-gold.html with great interest. I made the mistake of posting where I was working. This is how they tracked me down. I would imagine they have other ways but this was not a warrant for arrest. This was just a probe to ask a few questions. I think they thought I was doing something illegal but they never said what. They never bothered me again about it. I thought they were nice guys just doing their job.
No but I had Federal Law Enforcement officers pay a visit to me at work to question me about something I wrote here at TN. I believe I told you this story before. They questioned me on 3 different occasions within the same week. They asked vague questions if I was the man that wrote on a treasure site and if I was interested in Archaeology. I said no I am not into Archaeology, but I am interested in history of the area and it was probably me that wrote on a treasure site.. They didnt have trenchcoats but they had uniforms and guns and they asked where I had obtained some items I had in the office. One item was an old Coke bottle the other a railroad spike I was using as a paperweight.. I said I found the Coke bottle on private property and the RR spike was already here when I started working.
Well thats my story. I held up well under questioning I think and they never questioned me again about Treasurenet or anything I found.
Also they didnt leap out from behind a rock. They just parked outside and walked in. They were all nice guys just doing their job to see if I broke the law.
lolGlad you held up under their questioning.
since they monitor this site I would imagine you'd say that whether they were or not.
Its very scary stuff. I grew up as a child collecting stamps, coins, rocks, bottles, baseball cards, even a few fossils...you name it, I collected it. But its different now in Florida. We don't know if its legal to discover or sell some of these items. What about the finds I made 30 years ago? Are they legal? Can I sell them?Some may find this article interesting.
North Florida arrowhead sting: What's the point? | Tampa Bay Times
Its very scary stuff. I grew up as a child collecting stamps, coins, rocks, bottles, baseball cards, even fossils...you name it, I collected it. But its different now in Florida. We don't know if its legal to discover or sell these items. What about the finds I made 30 years ago? Are they legal? Can I sell them?
I no longer metal detect except the beach. Im thinking of the possible tooth fossil that a co-worker found in the road fill and gave to me a few years ago. Im going to have to toss it back...