Seeking advice on a Detecting location

[cjon455]

Ok so my uncle is doing a side job for a caretaker of a very old cemetary. Hes scraping and painting the entire wrought iron fence surrounding the property. Well I guess my aunt, knowing that i metal detect, took it upon herself to ask the caretaker if I can do some metal detecting on the property. Surprisingly he said sure. What do you guys think of this? I feel like this would shed a bad light on metal detectorists.<---is that a word? i know that cemetaries are considered by some as "forbidden" sites. thats whats making me leary of the idea, and of course if i did do it, i would 100% absolutely in no way,shape, or form go near a grave stone. I am very appreciative of my aunts efforts but for some reason its just not sitting right with me, kinda makes me feel like people would think im some sort of loser, regardless of getting permission or not. Please feel free to chime in as any advice is appreciated. Thanks and HH!!

 

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[recondigger]

You hesitate to hunt a cemetery where the dead lay but you would jump at the chance to hunt a battlefield where perhaps thousands had lay dead or dying. That musket ball or mini ball you've found may have ended a young mans life or that relic you're so anxious to show everyone may have been held to a soldiers last breath before dropping to the ground. That button may had held a soldiers life blood as he lay dying. So you won't dig in a cemetery out of respect for the dead but would dig a battlefield from dawn to dusk if you had the chance. It's all in how you look at things isn't it?

You know that is a valid point of view

Dig until your arm falls off

 

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[CASPER-2]

If its a real old one and it has grass on the outsides of it that you can hit - do that
Ive done good on the outsides of them - colonial coppers - largecents - indian heads - seated and barber - not to mention the newer stuff too
my theory - you got to figure people gathered on the outsides and sometimes hung around outside after - hankies are pulled from mens pockets and womens purses - money may change hands for services out there - I heard people used to throw coppers at the gates sometimes as offerings for the souls or something
- I got my first KG copper - 1st 1/2 dime and 1st 1/2 cent outside of different cemetaries
good luck if you go