It's alright with me.
Unless there are a bunch of official U.S. Post Office "no trespassing" signs. I would hit it until somebody in uniform told me not to. Then I'd come back on Sunday and hit it again. It doesn't look like they are doing anymore than cutting grass, I don't see why anyone would care. You never know Mailmen can be a strange lot.
If not posted I’d hit it. Taxpayers own it.
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The downtown post-office in my city was built in the 1930s. And has a small postage-stamp sized lawn out front. I got a few wheaties off that lawn, when I was first md'ing in the late 1970s or early 1980s. No one said diddly-squat to me. However, I'm sure that if I knocked on enough doors, and rattled enough cages "seeking clarification", that I could have found someone to have told me "no".
I am now grief-stricken with guilt Can someone please take these ill-gotten-wheat pennies away from me, so-as to absolve my conscience of all guilt ?
Gasp, you removed coins from federal property. But how will the archaeologists ever know what happened there now lol. ....
Yes. Which is exactly why I am now grief-stricken. Will you ever forgive me ? 1000 yrs. from now, I have "robbed future generations" from learning about their past.
I will have to eat an extra jelly donut tomorrow morning, as penance
MisterSippi : I'm glad you asked. Because it is I, yes I, that own all the post office property in the USA. And as such, I grant you permission to metal detect there. Just kindly send me 30% of everything you find.
No .... don't thank me. It's the least I can do for a fine fellow-forumite like yourself.
Detect that property and show us your finds!
.... I guess I’ll post in the stories and pictures thread since I had a couple first time finds if you wanna check it out!
Pictures, or else it didn't happen !
Just know that land is protected by ARPA. Dont get caught ...
Re.: ARPA : I never find coins older than 50 yrs. old. Do you ? My math is terrible by the way . No have I ever, in my 45-ish yrs. at this, EVER had anyone come up to me, armed with a calculator, to do the math on the ages of coins in my apron.
If this were an obvious historic sensitive monument park, then .... sure, be "worried about ARPA". But .... seriously now .... a vacant old USPS property ? I highly doubt this is an issue.