12/31/11 Report - Happy New Years and Some Past Finds

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Some Metal Detector Finds from the South Florida Area.Finds and Photo by Lawrence.These are just a sample of his finds. Lawrence also found the dagger that I mentioned in my 7/25 post. People don't think of the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas as being a place to relic hunt, but you can find some old stuff own

12/30/11 Report - A Big Clump, Sunken Plane, Ships Under Sand & Pigs Teeth

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.14K Band Beach Find.This is the type of thing that is being reported these days from the Treasure Coast. More modern jewelry than older stuff.I guess we are in the tourist season. And the beaches have been too sandy to find very many old items.The wrecks of two 19th Century American whaling ships have been

12/29/11 Report - J. Bourne Bottle & More

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Here is the stoneware bottle that I found yesterday, and below is a better view of the label.After a little quick research I found that the name "J. Bourne and Son" was used first in 1850. I found that a bottle of this type would probably be from the 1850-1880 period.It is a master ink bottle. There are many

12/28/11 Report - Mystery Object and Stoneware Ink Bottle

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Mystery Object for ID.This was found by one of this blog's readers down in the Dade County area near some of my favorite hunting areas of days gone by. There are shipwrecks in the water down there too. And shipwreck artifacts have been found in the same general area.Anyhow, the person that found the item says

12/27/11 Report - The Mantola & Value of Test Targets

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Wreck of the Mantola.The Mantola was sunk by a German torpedo off Ireland in 1917 with 20 tons of silver valued at more the $18 million today. Odyssey Marine has been contracted by the British Department of Transport to do the salvage work.As you may know, they also have a contract with the British to salvage

12/26/11 Report - One Strange Place to Find Gold & More

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Small 18K Gold Ring With Small Diamonds and Sapphires.This is the type of beach find that can be easily missed.There is a fellow that said he once worked in the jewelry business who now mines the streets of New York around the diamond district. He checks holes, cracks and crevices in the pavement and picks up

12/24/11 - 12/25/11 Post - Merry Christmas to All





May you experience the treasure of Christmas all year long!

From the
Treasureguide, Christmas 2011



12/23/11 Report - Shipwreck For Sale & Some Precautions

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Artifacts From a 1700 Era British War Ship






For $150,000 you can buy 1000 artifacts, including those shown above, from a 1700s era British warship.  Many of the artifacts are still encrusted.   Included are cannons, lead hull patches, hooks, spikes, cannon balls, and many unidentified pieces. 

I

12/22/21 Report - 7 Million Dollar Brasher Coin & Whatzits Revisited

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1787 Brasher Doubloon. 





This beauty sold for 7.4 million dollars.



You can read more about that by using the following link.



http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/general/view/20111212rare_1787_gold_coin_fetches_74m/srvc=usnews&position=

Here we are  approaching the end of another year. 

12/21/11 Report - $33 Million More For Sand

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Small Ladies Ring With Emerald and Diamonds Found on Treasure Coast Beach







One more example of the kind of thing I was talking about the other day - small ladies rings bearing gems.  There is not much metal on this ring.  Use too much discrimination, and you might miss it.



Over $30 million

12/20/11 Report - More on Bottles & the Viking Hoard

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A Small Sample of 20th Century Bottles Found on the Treasure Coast.









I recently published a post showing some old bottles.  As a result I received some emails asking more about bottles.  As a result I decided to talk a little more about the type of bottles that are commonly found on the

12/19/25 Report - A Few Spots Eroded & Six More Hunting Days Until Christmas

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Typical beach Monday Morning.






It appears that most of the beaches along the Treasure Coast are pretty mushy right now.  Many are scalloped.  I saw a good number of shells, a good bit of sea glass, and some fossils in addition to metallic targets.  I didn't see any pottery or shipwreck wood

12/17/11 - Some First Observations on the Garrett Sea Hunter Mark II & ROV For Sale

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Deep Water ROV For Sale









Have you ever watched the guys from Odyssey Marine on TV and wishing you had an ROV.  Well this one is on sale on eBay, with a starting bid of $6500.   Just in time for Christmas too.   Wouldn't it be fun?  Too bad it won't be showing up under my tree.





Bernie C.,

12/16/11 Report - A Bit About Detectors

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Detectorist Finds Viking Hoard







Here is one item of that Viking hoard, which is thought to be worth five figures.  



Thanks to Joan T. for sending the link to that story.  Here it is.



http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/12/15/amateur-treasure-hunter-unearths-ancient-viking-king/?test=faces

12/14/11 Report - Diamonds in the Sand

A Couple Beach Finds.







These aren't the biggest or fanciest looking rings in the world, but they hold good diamonds.



The one on the right has a very small band.  Not a lot of gold there.  But the diamond is a good one.



When I first started detecting, it seemed to me that women didn't lose as many rings as men.  I was finding a lot more men's rings.  I later learned that I was missing

12/13/11 Report - Gold Ring Symbols, CT Scanning & Teething Dollars

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Beach Find.







The gold ring shown above appears to have some interesting symbols on it.  At the base of the heart inside the intersection of the two circles is a cross.  If anyone recognizes the design, I'd like to hear from you.





Wouldn't it be nice to take a good look inside all of the

12/12/11 Report - Lots of Rain and a Little Scattered Erosion

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Nieves Site Sunday Morning









It has been very rainy on the Treasure Coast the past two days.  I got soaked Sunday.  When I started detecting it wasn't raining, but when I got a good distance from the car, it poured down.



You need to take your rain gear on days like this.   If you don't have a

12/10/11 Rain, Gold Ring & Gold Monkey Head

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It has been raining on the Treasure Coast this morning.  Heavily since the early hours around Fort Pierce.  Not as much Vero and north.

Rain will actually calm the seas a little if there isn't a lot of wind to offset the effect.

I'll always remember the eerie calm one time when I was shallow water

12/9/11 Report - Markings on Gold Jewelry Finds

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Beach Find.










It is nice when a found item is marked.  The clasp on this bracelet is marked  "Italy 14K  .585."

Don't accept markings without verification though.   They are occasionally wrong.

This item tests 14K.

And I'll have to give the Italians credit for making a fine band.

You can

12/8/11 Report - Chilly Air, Little Cuts & Big Bling

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One Little Cut Found On a Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.








I now know that I've turned into a total wimp.   The beach was chilly this morning.  I actually put on an extra shirt that I had in the car.  

I was surprised by how high the water got at some spots this morning.  A one place it

12/7/11 Report - Signs of the Times - Bottles

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Blown Bottle Found on Treasure Coast.





When you detect, keep your eyes open for clues. You can learn a lot from the non-metallic items that you see. Many will help you evaluate an area, including what has gone on there in the past, as well as what is going on there now. Remember, beaches are

12/6/11 Report - Fort Pierce Dumping Sand Again & More

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Sand Being Dumped On South Jetty Park Again.



Here they go again.   Seems like there must be an unlimited supply of tax-payer dollars.  



This is supposed to be a temporary fix.  Of course it is.  They have to keep pumping those dollars.  



The last project must have lasted a few months.  

12/5/11 Report - No Upgrade & Poll Results

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 Looking North from Seagrape Access This Morning.





No new erosion here.  More on that below.





The most recent blog poll has concluded and the results are in. 

As you might suspect, the largest number of respondents live on the Treasure Coast, but not overwhelmingly -  just a touch over one

12/4/11 Report - So Far Rough Weekend Seas Have Disappointed

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Two Treasure Coast Shipwreck Beaches Sunday Morning.
























The photo above and on the left shows the beach at Frederick Douglas Park.   No cuts this morning.  It was actually better looking a couple of days ago. 



Of the beaches that I saw this morning, it looks like most of them. 

12/3/11 Report - James Shaw Cup & Conditions Watch

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Piece of a cup found by Rich R.

It's nice when you find the markings.   Sure makes ID a lot easier.

About the cup, Rich says, The James M Shaw company manufactured dinner & restaurant ware for many commercial enterprises include steamship companies, restaurants, etc. Most notably the

12/2/11 Report - Lead Whatzit & Five Easy Tips

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Lead Ring Found on Treasure Coast Shipwreck Beach.

This isn't jewelry. It is about four inches around. It seems that I should know what it is. I think I've seen something like it before but can't place it. Anyone have any ideas?

I'd like to hear any and all thoughts.

A cache of gold jewelry was

12/1/11 Report - Rocks on Rocks & Weekend Seas

Stratigraphic Cross Section of Ballast Pile of 18th Century Wreck.



From the PDF article link below.



















I don't know how this is going to work.  Google seems to be trying to funnel everybody into their products (which is nothing new), and now they've come out with new blogger software, and I don't know how to use it.  I hate when they force you to learn all new stuff in

11/30/11 Report - Higher Seas Coming & One Interesting Spot

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Eroded Spot This Morning.This spot was more eroded yesterday, as I'll explain below. You can see the shells and the new fill at the bottom of the cut in the photo.What a difference a day makes. I've said that before, and I'll say it again. Yesterday I found a real wash-out. I saw things uncovered that I

11/28/11 Report - Wrecks of Assateague & Multi-Million Year Old Find

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.From Shipwreck Off of Assateague Island.A National Park Service Photo.The La Galga and Juno shipwrecks were located off of Assateague Island and were awarded by the courts to Spain. Artifacts from those wrecks were "loaned" by Spain to the NPS for display.Does this seem crazy to anyone else.Here is a link to

11/26/11 Report - 18th Century Caulking Tool, Sloth Tooth, and Lots to Read

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.18th Century Caulking Tool.I've dug chisels on wreck beaches and seen several that were dug by others. Some were broken. It is not easy to determine the date, origin and use of chisels. They are usually very utilitarian and plain and there is little to provide diagnostic clues.I noticed this 18th Century

11/25/11 Report - Scarce Scattered Cuts and Wash-outs

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Eroded Dune Friday Morning. Since the wind blew all night, I thought I'd go out this morning to see what was going on. Everybody else was shopping or something. There was almost no one at the beach - no fishermen, no surfers, no beach combers. It was pretty vacant.Anyhow, I noticed that the water was coming

11/24/11 Report - Happy Thanksgiving & Poll Results

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Paper Thin Remnant of Copper Lincoln Cent.That is what I think it is. It was found in a shell pile.I'm disappointed that something happened to the poll. I lost over half of the votes one night. Something happened with google. I don't know what.I was going to use the results to help validate my rating scale.

11/23/11 Report - Happy Thanksgiving Wishes

Sand and Shells on Front of One Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.It was a beautiful morning for going to the beach, and a lot of people were doing it. I saw a lot of fishermen in the lagoon and a lot of surfers out early today.The wind was coming from the west and producing some nice waves for surfing. It felt pretty much like summer again. And it looked like summer, with all of the shells and

11/22/11 Report - Beach Dangers

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Explosive Device Found on a Treasure Coast Beach.Daniel B. had an exciting day at the beach. He arrived at the beach near Treasure Shores when they were hauling away the remains of a boat that DEA shot up. Debris from the shattered boat was all over the beach.Daniel said he found an exploded device encased

11/21/11 Report - Beach Conditions Rating Downgrade

Written by the TreasureGuide exclusively for treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.One Treasure Coast Beach This MorningWell, it looks like what little erosion we had last weekend is over. It wasn't too much to begin with. I didn't really get around too much. I was out of the area for part of the weekend.I did see that the wind was coming from the southeast later yesterday, and also today. That

11/19/11 Report - Treasure Coast Beach Conditions Upgrade

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.One Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.What I want to show with this photo is the two distinct zones. Towards the front of the beach is about twenty yards of recently accumulated sand. It is a lighter color than the sand behind.There are a lot of shells in this sand, and some aluminum and some heavier metal

11/18/11 Report - Medallion, Belaying Pins, and Condition Watch

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Medallion Excavated at Jamestown.Looks like something you might immediately discard as child's play.The excavation at Jamestown has yielded over a million artifacts including this medallion, which some think represents the father of Pocahantas.The article reports that they have discovered the church and the

11/17/11 Report - Shipwreck Count Estimation

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Encrusted Scissors.Photo received by email from the Mel Fisher organization.The trail of the Atocha has been producing a lot of artifacts in recent weeks. A number of encrusted objects, including these scissors, were found recently.I've shown some found Florida bottles in the past. As you might know, nice old

11/16/11 Report - Kang H'si and Predicted Rough Seas

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Piece of Kang H'si porcelain from the 1715 Fleet.This piece is for sale on eBay. It has been mounted in a gold bezel and makes a nice piece of jewelry.I showed a piece of Kanh H'si porcelain found on a Treasure Coast shipwreck beach in my 10/6/10 post.It was brought from China, across Mexico and placed on

11/15/11 Report - Erosion at One Beach & Odyssey Marine Reports

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Photo of Erosion North of Jupiter Inlet.This area is one of the better looking areas of the last couple of weeks. A lot of detectorists have been hitting this area, and there is word of a few cobs being found here.Tom Guidus of Wreckovery Salvage sent this photo and reported a lot of modern trash.You can see

11/14/11 Report - Nautical Archaeology Theses & Dissertations

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. Fossil Bone Found on Treasure Coast Beach.I don't know what kind of bone this is. It is just over a foot long. Unless one of you knows, I'll have to do some research on it.If you have some stuff you want to sell, here is what Sedwick has to say.Now we're preparing for another successful auction with our

11/13/11 Report - Conditions Downgrade

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Remote Cut From Friday.There were still some high tide cuts occurring Friday, but I think that is over now.I'm downgrading my beach conditions rating to a 1 again. I think the erosion is pretty much over for a few days.The seas have decreased down to about four feet or less and will remain that way for a few

11/12/11 Report - Treasure Hunt at DuBois Stopped & Sheathing

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Unusual Jade and Gold Ring Find.I like this one, partly because it seems so unique. I good bit of lead and copper sheathing has recently been found at different locations on Treasure Coast beaches. I was having a discussion with someone that found some copper sheathing and mentioned that copper sheathing

11/10/11 Report - Nails, Screws & Cut 4 Reale

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Half of 4-Real.This one appears to have been cut in half. From the 1600s.Concerning the St. Lucie Metal Detecting club activities, Bernie C. says, It's that time of the month again, our monthly club meeting will be this Saturday the 12th at 6:00 pm to 8:00pm at Duffy's Sports Grill on US 1 in Jensen Beach.

11/9/11 Report - North of Jupiter & South of Fort Pierce Inlets

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Beach North of Jupiter Inlet.I've heard of some good finds from here lately. Thanks to Bill C. for the photo.I heard on the radio that they dumped some sand on Bathtub Beach and declared it "stabilized." I thought that was funny. It was only a week or two ago that they finished a huge project and all of that

11/8/11 Report - Beach Conditions Not Great But Some Older Miscellaneous Targets Still Being Found

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.1 Real Found By Ian A.Ian is not sure this is real yet and will be having it checked. I can see ample reason for suspicion but won't pass judgement on the basis of a photo alone.I've received a number of reports from people around and just outside of the Treasure Coast proper. As you undoubtedly realize, I

11/7/11 Report - Level 2 Conditions. A Few Cobs Found.

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Turtle Trail Sunday Evening.The high seas didn't create as much erosion as you might expect considering how high they've been. There were a lot of big waves out there. And they were hitting the dunes or very near the dunes on most beaches, but the angles weren't good, and the sand generally wasn't being

11/6/11 Report - Big Seas Expected Today and Tomorrow

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Beach By The Fort Pierce Inlet Saturday Morning.Not much of the renourishment sand that was dumped there just a few months ago is left. It wasn't but a few weeks after the project was finished that a lot of it washed away and a six foot high dangerous cliff greeted anyone wanting to get their feet wet. And

11/4/11 Report - Big Seas Coming & And Big DuBois Park Treasure Dig

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Dip on Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.This beach in St. Lucie County looks very similar to the beach I showed a couple of days ago from Seagrape Trail.There is a sand bar out front. You can probably see it in the photo. The waves are breaking on the bar out in front of the beach. A dip has formed between

11/3/11 Report - Nice Looking Week Coming Up

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Fossil Found by Seagrape Trail.Ken A. sent in this photo. He found this item up by Seagrape Trail. I mentioned a few days ago that you can find fossils around there. This is one. It is a fossilized scute (plate or scale), probably of a gator, - perhaps Ice Age.You can find fossils on several beaches of the

11/2/11 Report - Gold, Slice of Penny & Conditions Remain the Same

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Gold Pendant Found by Jon M. Tuesday.14K gold. Congratulations Jon!You've undoubtedly heard of pieces of eight. Well below is a find that I made today. It is a piece of something. It looks to be about one sixth of a penny.A 340 year old Chinese coin was found in the Yukon. That supports the notion that

11/1/11 Report - Opening Conglomerates

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Partially Opened Conglomerate.You might detect stones or clumps that do not show any visible metal. If your metal detector says there is metal but you can't see it, put the object in your goodie bag (if it fits) and take it home.When you get it home, you can approach the problem in a variety of ways. Always

10/31/11 Report - A Few Cut Beaches - Continued Level 2 Beach Conditions Rating

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Ye Olde Pirate Dog.On stormy moon lit nights you can hear him howl when someone draws near his master's treasure.Happy Halloween! Today I found a couple of beaches that were cut. Below is one of those. One Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.Both beaches were cut about the same. Three foot and sometimes four

10/30/11 Report - Upgraded Beach Conditions

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.The wind was blowing pretty good last night. I decided to see what was happening on the treasure beaches on the Treasure Coast. The following will give you a good idea.Beach at John Brooks Park Before High Tide This Morning.It doesn't look much good, but after high tide the cuts anc scallops were gone. It was

10/29/11 Report - Forecast Looking Promising

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Bronze Anchor Chain Links.These two big links are bronze. They are from a ship that sank in 1800, and sold for $180 in the Sedwick Coins auction. Yesterday I showed some other items that a detectorist might find and easily pass up. Who would think that two chain links could be worth that much? They could

10/28/11 Report - Other Types of Finds

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Meg Tooth.The last two days I showed some of the items that brought high prices in the recent Sedwick Coins auction. Included was a gold 8-reale, gold bar and gold and emerald cross. Those are the types of items that people hunt and would identify almost immediately if they found them, but there are other

10/27/11 Report - Big Bucks for Gold Shipwreck Artifacts.

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.comSold for $190,000.This 1832 Serro Frio gold ingot with its original guia sold for nearly $200,000 in the Sedwick Coins treasure auction that was concluded Wednesday. That would make one nice find, wouldn't it? I'm showing some of the big glitzy stuff today even though I think it is just as important to learn

10/26/11 Report - $25,000 Lima 1715 Fleet Escudo & Rina

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.1714 Lima 8-Escudos From the 1715 Fleet.This rare coin sold for over $25,500 in the Sedwick treasure auction yesterday. That is the highest price I remember seeing for a coin in the auction yesterday. It would be nice to dig up something like that, wouldn't it. It is possible.The ocean was rough this morning

10/25/11 Report - Haunting New Places to Hunt

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Looking for a new place to detect? Considering the time of year, maybe you're thinking a ghost town or some haunted place? You can find a lot of good treasure hunting leads by searching the internet for haunted places and ghost towns. Stories of hauntings usually are places with a dramatic history - often

10/23/11 Report - Real Eight Company 1977 Auctioned Lots

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.February 1977 Auction Catalog.I've been talking about the upcoming Sedwick Coins auction, but here is a catalog from an auction held back in 1977. Among the coins auctioned were a large number from the Real Eight Company. They also sold artifacts and bars.The auction catalog also gives some of the history of

10/22/11 Report - How to Stay in the Detecting Game

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.One Treasure Coast Beach Friday.Here are some cuts I found yesterday. Sometimes there are spots where there is a kind of delayed reaction where coins and things show up several days after the beach really gets stirred up.And there are always a few beaches that are a little out of phase. They cut when the

10/21/11 Report - Lesson Learned

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Gold Band Found by Bernie C.I don't know how many times I've said to dig all signals on a beach. I've explained why more than once too. I don't repeat it as often as I feel like repeating it. Some people just don't like to dig junk, and others, I think, don't really believe me until they learn for

10/20/11 Report - Rainy Days, Junky Truck & Signal Finds

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.comCast Iron Toy Truck.There are all kinds of things you can find. Different people hunt and like different things. I showed this truck to a guy that has found 6000-year-old Folsom points and some very important finds, and he said this truck was a real find. I was surprised. It is funny what some people like.If

10/18/11 Report - Gorget and Clay Pipes

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Five inch drilled slate gorget with shell necklace. The cord had disappeared. This a great find that has been studied by the Smithsonian.It is a rainy day on the Treasure Coast. Watch for items that have been uncovered by the rain.The seas are a little rough today, but nothing that would really improve

10/17/11 Report - Some Erosion This Morning

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Couple Detectorists Trying To Remove a Big Deep Target Near Water's Edge Saturday.I think they came away from that hole without the object. It has been there for at least a couple of years and no one else removed it either. They gave it a good shot though.Here is a great video showing the recovery of a cache

10/16/11 Report - Pot Shards and Mystery Object

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Mystery Object Found This Weekend on the Treasure Coast.I'll start with the whatzit first. It looks like it might be a seed. About three inches long it has one hole on the side you can see. If I turned it over, you would see two more holes spaced so that they look like eyes on the other side. Maybe the three

10/14/11 Report - More Cobs & Hunting Rough Water on the Beach

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Cobs Found by Dean C.Here is the same eight-reale that I showed the other day,but this photo shows the other side. It was found in the Jupiter area. Notice that the cross is the type used by the Mexican mint. That matches what I thought I saw of the mint mark in the previous photo. Included in the photo above

9/13/11 Report - Beach Rating Change & More On Reading a Beach

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Dip On Treasure Coast Beach Yesterday.This is the same beach I showed a few days ago (9/98/11 Report) when it was really cut. Very little of the cut remains. In fact, none of the original cut.This beach is a little deceiving though. It looks like it has not eroded at all since the time when it was cut. The

9/12/11 Report - Eight-Reale Found

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.8 Reale Found by Dean C.Here is a great recent find. I told you before last weekend, I think it was, that there would be some cobs found. This is one photo of a find that was submitted to me a day or two ago.It is reported to have been found "north of Jupiter inlet."I don't know if the photo shows all of the

10/11/11 Report - Sedwick Coins 10th Treasure Auction

I'm going to have to sum up what happened this past weekend and today some other time. I got busy with other things and will have to catch up some other time.I have some finds to clean and photo for a later date.I received a press release from Sedwick Coins so I'll just post it as I received it today.Here goes.SEDWICK ANNOUNCES TENTH AUCTIONWinter Park, FL--Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC has just

10/10/11 Report - Seal of the Admiral of the 1622 Fleet Found and Identified

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. Bronze Seal From the Atocha Identified.You might remember when I posted news of this bronze seal being found not too long ago. Research has been done and the owner positively identified.Here is part of an email that I received from the Fisher organization about the seal.Our Historian and Archeologist have

10/8/11 Report - Big Seas Expected Today

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Beach at Turtle Trail Yesterday - Looking South.I only saw small cuts and some scallops here yesterday. The bad thing was that all you could see was that beach renourishment sand that was trucked in.It would still be worth checking. Either north or south would be ok, but you might want to take a good long

10/7/11 Report - Treasure Coast Beach Conditions & Correction

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Wabasso Beach This Morning Looking Towards Disney.There was a lot of hard rain and lightening on parts of the Treasure Coast this morning. I don't mind the rain, but prefer to avoid the lightening. I took a look at a variety of beaches to try to get a good idea of what was going on around the Treasure Coast.

10/6/11 Report - Treasure Coast Beaches Start to Improve

Written by the TreasureGuide exclusively for the treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Treasure Coast Beach Without Erosion This Morning.I'll start right off with a Treasure Coast Treasure Beach Detecting Conditions upgrade this morning. I'm only upgrading to a 2. And that is a borderline two at this point. But it is an upgrade, which is more than we've seen for quite a while.As you might know, my

10/5/11 Report - Seas Start Increasing Today

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.One Typical Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.As most of you know, we are waiting for those big seas that have been predicted. According to the predictions the seas are supposed to start increasing today. I went out this morning near low tide to take a peek to see what was happening, and as you can see from

10/4/11 Report - Predictions of Big Seas Holding & Fossil Shells

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.comBob H. sent in this photo of a recent find wondering what it is?You can see calcite crystals.The other side of the object is shown below. In that photo you can see that it is a fossilized shell with crystal calcite formations.I've shown some of these in the past. They can have value, especially when the

10/3/11 Report - Big Seas Coming

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.comOne Treasure Coast Beach Sunday.I actually visited a number of beaches this weekend and they all looked pretty much like this one. None of them looked any good even though the water had been up pretty high. Mostly a lot of mushy sand and seaweed so far.Below are a couple more beach photos from this weekend. As

10/1/11 Report - Twelve Foot Seas Predicted for Sebastian!!! And Eight Foot Seas for Fort Pierce!!

Written by the TreasureGuide@comcast.net for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Two Reales Sold on EBay.This one just sold for a few cents under forty dollars.I'll start right off with the big news today. Eight foot seas are predicted for Fort Piece and twelve foot seas for Sebastian. Now that looks promising! There is a very good chance, if that actually happens, that the

9/30/11 Report - 7 Foot Seas Predicted!!! & Treasure Coast Vintage Bottles

Written by the TreaureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Vintage Soda Bottles Found Along the Banks of Treasure Coast Waterways.Something a little different today while we're waiting for the beaches to improve.I'll go left to right. First a Pepsi bottle embossed Pepsi Cola. This one doesn't show where it was bottled. The bottles that are found on the Treasure Coast

9/29/11 Report - Phillipe, Where Is He Going?

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Phillipe Heading West.A 12 year old boy put a note in a bottle in 1961 and set it out to sea. The bottle and message was found this year after hurricane Irene by two ladies who are now trying to locate Jeffrey Vickers who wrote that note.Here is the link to that story.http://www.wickedlocal.com/provincetown/

9/28/11 Report - Still Summer Weather Conditions

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Salvage Vessel Working at Nieves Site This Morning.It is kind of late in the year for the salvage season. We are still getting those southeast winds that bring hot humid air and relatively calm seas. Conditions should be improving as the seasons change and we get out of the summer weather patterns.Oct. 8 is

9/27/11 Report - Beach Front Cobs - How They Get There

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Raft Recently Found on Treasure Coast Beach.I don't know if this is from immigrants floating in or something else. It reminds me of other rafts that I've seen on the beach, although most of them were much more substantial and used by Cubans arriving at South Florida.Thanks to Bob H. for the photo. He said

9/26/11 Report - Analyzing a Beach

Written by the TreassureGuide exclusively for treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.House of Refuge This Weekend.Thanks to Bernie C. for the photo.What do you do when you first step onto a treasure beach? Your answer to that question will have more to do with your rate of success than what detector you use.The first thing a lot of people do is turn the detector on and start walking to a favorite

9/24/11 Report - Space Junk & Indian River Erosion Control & Bluetooth Wireless Headphones

Writeen by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Space Junk on Cocoa Beach.People often wonder about those small odd pieces of titanium that they find on the beach. As I've mentioned, some have been positively identified as being NASA space debris.Lately people have been watching for that bus-size satellite to fall somewhere on earth. I heard that the

9/23/11 Report - Gold Mickey Mouse Ring Find & Mucking the River Banks

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Gold and Diamond Mickey Ring Find.Bill P. sent in the photo of this ring. It is 14kt gold with diamond (tested) eyes.Bill has been trying to get information on this ring. After a lot of research, he hasn't found out much. My feeling is that it is vintage.If any of you has any knowledge or ideas about this

9/22/11 Report - Mystery Object From Jupiter & Odyssey Marine

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Object Found in the Jupiter Beach Area. Bill T. submitted the photos of this find. The object is almost the size of a quarter - just a slightest touch smaller. Bill says it looks like yellow brass and thinks it could be a livery button.Any information, thoughts or opinions about the object would be

9/21/11 Report - Puzzle of Medallion Solved & Help from Rain

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.I didn't get around to posting yesterday, I was doing some study and digesting all of the email that I received.I received a lot of email in response to the questions about the religious medallion that I posted the day before yesterday. I guess that other people found the medallion as interesting as I did.

9/19/11 Report - Religious Medallion From 1715 Fleet, & Hunt for Super Bowl Ring

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.I've shown the front of this medallion before. Laura Strolia, author of the book on the Marigalera of the 1715 Fleet, has done a lot of research on it, and has found that it is Franciscan and shows St. Anthony on the other side. She says there was a Franciscan priest traveling with the 1715 Fleet.One Side of

9/18/11 Report - Half Reale, Gold Prices & Another Super Bowl Ring Found

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Half Reale Find. Scott made this find and submitted the photo. He had previously found some copper sheathing and square nails. Those types of artifacts can be what I sometimes call "signal finds." They are not usually primary targets but can be important because they can be a signal, or indicator, that there

9/16/11 Report - Bronze Atocha Seal Find, Florida Bison, More on McKee

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Bronze Seal Found on Trail of the Atocha.This is a well preserved bronze seal. It is, in my limited experience, unusually large. I'm still watching for a seal featuring an eagle that produced a wax seal that I once found.Recently I showed a Brazilian gold bar. That bar will be auctioned in the upcoming

9/15/11 Report - Old Metal Detectors and Some Florida History

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.A Couple Young Fellows Using an Early Detector on the West Coast of Florida. (At Left.)It appears to be one of those old military detectors. I don't know who the guys are. I would guess the photo to be from back around the fifties or sixties.Notice the flash lights.Think of using that. Its not exactly light

9/14/11 Report - More on the Gold Bar, A First Silver Dollar Find, and a Diamond Ring Returned

Written by TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Front and Back of the $100,000 Gold Bar To Be Auctioned in the Upcoming Sedwick Coins Auction.Photo and information on the bar was submitted via email by A. G. of Sedwick Coins.I showed the front of this bar yesterday and gave you some clues about its identity. One reader sent an email correctly identifying the

9/13/11 Report - $100,000 Gold Bar

Written by TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.comVery Rare and Valuable Gold Bar.Do you recognize this? I don't think many will. See what you can figure out. I'll give you some more clues below.The HMS DeBraak was a 14 gun brig-sloop captured and used by the Royal Navy before sinking in Delaware Bay in 1798 with a rumored huge treasure. Much controversy

9/12/11 Report - Recent Beach Erosion Caused by Rain

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogpsot.com.Rain Erosion on the Face on a Dune Extending Down to the Flat Beach.A couple of days ago I mentioned that wind and rain can erode the dunes too. I found this example of erosion caused by a recent rain storm yesterday.Notice the gully at the top of the dune, running down the face of the cliff and onto the

9/11/11 - Day for Remembering - Be Back Tomorrow

9/10/11 Report - Dunes & USS Scorpion

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Some Beach Wheaties.The readers of this blog came through once again. Two days ago I showed a photo of some ceramic items, including a tube. Rich of New York says the tube was used to insulate wiring for the old bare wire electrical systems. When a wire ran through a stud or something like that, the ceramic

9/9/11 Report - Big Atocha Finds of the Year & Ceramic Finds & More

Written by TreasureGuide exclusively for treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Three Big Atocha Finds For This Year. Photo and information received from the Mel Fisher organization via email.Shown in the photo is a gold rosary valued at over $250,000, part of a 2-pound gold bar valued at over $100,000, and high quality 9-carat emerald ring valued at over $1.2 million. The Pirate Festival will be

9/8/11 Report - Today's Conditions, Small Cuts, and WTC Shipwreck

Written by TreasureGuide exclusively for treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Unidentified Metal Find.When I first dug this up I thought it might be a meteorite. I don't think so now. It has what looks like "thumb prints." That is what the little dips on a meteorite are called. It isn't' magnetic. Some meteorites aren't attracted to a magnet, but most are. Just a strange looking piece of metal.

9/7/11 Report - Mucking Around

Written by TreasureGuide@comcast.net for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Pieces of Copper Sheathing Dug on a Treasure Coast Beach Yesterday. I did some mucking around yesterday. That is what I call digging through an area with a lot of old junky items. Sometimes something more interesting will pop up and sometimes you'll learn something from the exercise.As I said

9/6/11 Report - Visual Detecting, Mule Train & Meteorites

Written by TreasureGuide@comcast.net for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. Part of a Pack Train in the Grand Tetons.I just thought this was neat. I was hiking in the Grand Tetons one day not long ago, and this mule train came through. I enjoyed seeing it. They were in three groups of five. I don't know what they were carrying. I saw them another day too at a different

9/5/11 Report - More Shipwreck Wood Finds, & Lost Items Reported

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Shipwreck Plank Recovered This Weekend on a Treasure Coast Beach.

Yesterday I talked a little about shipwreck wood found on beaches or in the shallow water. I mentioned yesterday that it seems that Irene stirred up some things on the Treasure Coast even if detecting conditions for cobs and

9//4/11 Report - Adventures, Shipwreck Wood, & Metal Detecting Contraptions

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I have not given permission or even received a request from any web site or publication to copy this material. So if you see this post reproduced anywhere other than at the following blog

9/3/11 Report - Other Sites to Detect & More

One Treasure Coast Beach Near High Tide Yesterday Afternoon.

That is very mushy sand piled up on the front of the beach.

Did you know that the feel of the beach under your feet can be an important clue?

If you feel firm sand under your feet as you walk a beach, that is usually a good sign. If on the other hand you find your feet sinking deeply into the sand as you walk, that is a bad sign.

9/2/11 Report - Beaches, Detectorists, Club Hunt & Katia

I received an interesting and information email from Allen B. He and his father traveled to the Treasure Coast to hunt after Irene. They put in about 40 hours of detecting over three days. They spent over $500 dollars while on the Treasure Coast.

Having worked for several years as the Deputy Public Works Director for a county in North Florida, Allen knows quite a bit about beach renourishment

9/1/11 Report - Its Not Simple, Breaking the Box, Yukon Gold Rush & Katia

Detecting at Fort Pierce Inlet Shortly After Irene.

Before I start, I posted a new survey question. I appreciate your answers. The surveys are far from perfect but they add a little information that helps us all to learn. Thanks for your participation.


I received some interesting emails yesterday. Two of those emails included stories of people that were having success, and both of those were

8/30/11 Report - Survey and Irene Find

Irene Find by Pat D.

Here is one find from Irene. It appears to be something like the end of a spoon handle.

If you recognize the pattern or have any thoughts or info on the item, please let me know.


The last blog survey has concluded and the answers are in. It took me a little while to get around to reporting on the last survey because of Irene.

Of the categories included in the survey,

8/29/11 Report - Lessons From Irene

Wabasso Beach Friday.

You can see several things in this photo. Notice the big cut, as well as the smaller. Also notice that these cuts are into new replenishment sand. What you can't see is that most of this erosion occurred before Irene.

As I've mentioned several times before, erosion in beach replenishment sand isn't nearly as significant as erosion in old sand that has not been

8/27/11 Report - After Irene & Intro to Spanish Treasure Coins

Beach By Sebastian Yesterday.

The beach didn't look very good there as you can see.

I ran into a fellow that told me that I was too far north (we were between McClarty and the Sebastian inlet) and that the salvage camp and "the" wreck was further south. He didn't seem to believe what I was saying about multiple wrecks and coins being found north of where we were.


I enjoyed seeing all the

8/26/11 - Irene Gone and Soon to be Forgotten

Detectorist at Green Turtle Beach (Nieves Site) on the Treasure Coast Thursday Evening.

There were actually about a half dozen guys detecting this beach last evening. Some were further south and some further north. Between the sights and sounds of the breaking waves and all of the people that came out to see the high seas, it was pretty exciting. One of the TV news trucks was down at the jetty

8/25/11 Report - Some Improvement But Not A Lot Yet

One Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.

I was out by the beach this morning and took the opportunity to see if much was happening yet. I looked at four different spots towards the south end of the Treasure Coast. One beach was showing some erosion, while three others were no different from yesterday.

The above photo is the one beach that was eroding. I took a photo of nearly the same spot

8/24/11 Report - Irene Moves East & Not Much Action Yet

One Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.


I often remind you to keep any valuable finds in a bank safe deposit box. Evidently one St Lucie County person didn't do that.

Earlier this year a Spanish Colonial coin collection was stolen in Port St. Lucie. The collection included 136 Spanish coins, many of which were minted in Potosi in the late 1700s. There were also some Pillar dollars, Portraits

8/23/11 Report - Irene, Kim, Omar, & Au

Latest Track of Irene.

I'll start with Irene today because she is the big news. Here is NOAA's six o'clock morning track. A little further to the east now I'm glad to say, but this is one big bad storm.

I'll continue with that topic below.

Kim Kardashian lost a $75,000 ear ring in the ocean. Unfortunately that was out in Bora Bora, and I can't go find it for her.

It does show how things

8/22/11 - Hurricane Irene & More

Shipwreck Wood.

Here is a piece of wood from a shipwreck that is for sale on eBay. You can make nice display pieces out of miscellaneous finds like this. Preserve wood, pottery, or whatever, make a nice label and you have a display that will look nice in the right room and be a nice conversation piece.

Create nice displays out of miscellaneous finds like this and you will enjoy finding things

8/21/11 Report - Big News - 13 Foot Seas Predicted - Tropical Storm Irene

Neck of Tinajas Jar Recently Found on the Site of the Santa Margarita.

Besides the Atocha and the Santa Margarita, Mel Fisher Expeditions is now also working the site of the shipwreck code named the Lost Merchant.

Recent finds on the site of the Santa Margarita include a pewter plate, lead sheathing, and a number of iron encrusted objects.

The most important find from the Margarita this week

8/19/11 Report - Testing Gold Bullion Coins, Wheaties & Big Seas Coming?

Scattered Showers Over Treasure Coast Beaches Again This Morning.


I've often mentioned how many fakes or counterfeits there are these days when it comes to rare or collectible coins and how careful you have to be. I do not advise buying expensive items over the internet or eBay unless you really know your stuff and know the seller.

Brad C. sent me an email saying, The only gold you can trust

8/18/11 Report - 1500s Gold Bar, Bronze Coin Finds, and $5 Indian

Gold Bar for Sale on EBay.

This 14.74 troy ounce lower kt. gold bar is for sale on eBay for just under $20,000. Interesting! To me it seems unusual in a variety of ways. It is listed as being from a shipwreck, but the age and ship is unknown. It is speculated to be from the 1500s. That would be a relatively rare date for a North American shipwreck, although there are some.

There is no COA

8/17/11 Report - Diamond Finds & Being Safe

Rain Clouds Over the Ocean This Morning on the Treasure Coast.

It is not uncommon to find diamond rings. There are a lot of zircons out there though. You can have a $30,000 diamond or a piece of junk. How do you know?

With practice you can learn to identify most diamonds with a jeweler's loop, but it can be difficult to tell a zircon from a diamond. A diamond tester can be helpful, but they

8/16/11 Report - Prize Winner of Treasure Hunt Victim of Spain

1855 S $3 Gold Coin.


This exemplary coin brought a price of $13M at auction.

You will find the link to that story below.


If you are one of those who travel out of the country and metal detect, beware! All around the world there is a growing cultural heritage frenzy. Customs agents and other government officials act on unsupported suspicions to seize from private citizens any items that are

8/15/11 Report - Spanish Monastery & Active Tropics

Gert and Two Tropical Disturbances.

These things have been quickly popping up and then disappearing.

Gert is headed out into the Atlantic.


Want to visit a 12th Century Spanish Monastery, but not going to Spain real soon? No problem! You can find a genuine 12th Century monastery in South Florida.

The monastery was built in Spain, later converted for other uses, purchased by William Randolph

8/14/11 Report - Shell Piles, Pot Shards, & Calabash

Shell Pile on One Treasure Coast Beach

Shell piles like this are worth looking through. I like to detect around them too.

If you dig down a few inches around piles like this, you'll often find layers of shells covered by the sand.

While the piles often hold fossils, sea glass, or pot shards, detecting around the shell piles will often lead to iron artifacts or pieces of thin metal or sheeting

12/13/11 Report - Finding & Returning Lost Items

New Named Tropical Storm Franklin.

He's is going out to sea and won't affect us.

One of the neat things about detecting is when you return a lost item to someone who really treasures it. It happens relatively often. And sometimes when at the beach someone will ask you to find something that they just lost. Sometimes the lost item is a valuable piece of jewelry, but sometimes it is something

8/12/11 Report - Riparian Rights & Staying Out of Trouble

Four Tropical Waves.

It looks like the Atlantic is getting active.


Yesterday I showed the photo of that old house on Indian River Dr. I'm sure some of you thought that might be a good place to detect. I heard from one person that obtained permission to hunt there in the recent past, and he reported finding nothing of note except for a lot of roofing nails and junk in the yard. I do know that

8/11/11 Report - History on Indian River Drive, & Rules and Regulations

House on St. Lucie County Historic Registry.

There is an old house on the corner of Midway Road and Indian River Drive that was built in 1901. This photo, which was clipped from the Hometown News, shows that house. It is the only house on the St. Lucie County Historic Registry and can be found discussed in a book that you can find in the Fort Pierce branch of the St. Lucie County Library. If I

8/10/11 Report - Riffles, Dips & Loose Connections

Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.

Yesterday I mentioned that there are two types of beaches on the Treasure Coast right now. There are those with a wide flat front beach and a wide low tide zone, and then there are those like the one shown in the photo above, which has a relatively steep mushy front.

The beach shown above had a four foot and greater cut a few weeks ago. If you look at the

Saterra

Designed by Bili Cardona, Spain.

Originating on the island of Menorca, develops the idea of ​​an earthly image based on the north wind (typical of Menorca) and its native tree, the Ullastre, conveying a sense of protection against natural hazards (the north wind is characterized bybe a very strong wind gusts) and linking it to the wine culture in fact be a product of zeal, patience and dedication.

As a concept for bottles makes use of a slogan ("The terra nostra finestra of" "The window of our land") designed in the sample of work on indigenous lands and their development (as is well known, a window is a framework where you can seesomething, in this case the window shows the result extracted from the land).

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forWine (Student Work)

Designed by Joona Louhi & Antti Ojala. Both are currently studying packaging and brand design at Lahti Institute of Design, Finland.

Intro

Fragile wine glasses are challenging to pack effectively without massive usage of material. Our goal was to provide a sustainable packaging solution for the matter. The target group we had in mind was young adults who are likely to move around for example due to studying before settling down. Wine glasses are commonly packed in a way that doesn't provide enough protection during the transportation. Especially mid-priced wine glasses are often inadequately protected from a logistical point-of-view. This equals escalated reclamation numbers or larger expenses with the secondary packagings. Another thing to be noted is that when glasses have reached their destination the packaging is usually thrown away as useless and bulky.

Transformation

The life cycle of the packaging is extended by offering an alternative function after the product has reached its destination. Through the experience of transformation the packaging becomes a wine rack for three bottles. The rack is rigid and the form allows several modular possibilities. No pieces needs to be ripped off or stored separately and just as easily it can be converted back to its primary form incase the wine glasses need to be protected again for example when moving.

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P Around

Designed by Prompt Design, Thailand.

In 2010 a new brand and style of stationary was launched under the name P Around. P Around is inspired by the idea that ideas are all around us. The concept of the brand is to create functionality and beauty through the product’s intended use. Take for example the intended use of an eraser is to erase; this functionality influenced the design of its packaging, the patterns on the packing are made by erasing material to create interesting graphics. This concept is repeated throughout the brand; the patterns on the A4 paper are designed to mimic folding a sheet of paper, the packing of pencils are decorated with drawings created with that weight of pencil. Using the product within the packing to create the packing differentiates P Around from their competitors. Plans exist to use this idea to market other products such as scissors and glue as part of the P Around brand.

Eraser Packaging is simple and unique packing hides a deeper understanding of each product. The simplicity of design and the usability of the product combine to make an everyday object into a unique and fun product. Erasers have function which is to remove/ erase. The design on the packaging is made by removing material communicating how well the P Around eraser functions. An issue that was important to address when designing this packaging was the shrinking size of the eraser. Through use the eraser gets smaller and smaller yet the packaging remains the same size. Eventually the packaging is thrown away because its practicality lessens as the difference in the size of the eraser and the packing grows. Sticking with the idea that remove of material, the packaging of the P Around eraser is perforated with lines of small dots making it easy to change the amount of packaging to match the size of the eraser.

The goal of the P Around brand is to appeal to teenagers and recent graduates who are striving to promote their individuality by using uniquely made products.

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Jovial Cookies

Designed by Pearlfisher, United Kingdom.

Jovial Einkorn cookies celebrate the sweet return of nature’s most ancient variety of wheat. Each artfully patterned cookie is artisan crafted in Italy by our passionate family-owned bakery.

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8/9/11 Report - Whites Spectra & IDing Titanium

Whites Spectra v3i.

Here is a nice review of the Spectra. I'm not doing this to give Whites free advertising, even though they are getting it. And I'm not one that puts a lot of emphasis on having the very deepest or best detector. In my opinion, there is no best detector. Some detectors are better than others for specific purposes.

The Spectra is undoubtedly a very good detector, as are most

8/8/11 Report - More Beach Renourishment Projects & GPS Uses

New Wilderness GPS Model.

If you have never looked at a wilderness GPS system, you might find it interesting. They can be very useful, although not every beach hunter will need one. If you are not hardcore, it might be a waste of money.

This is not the brand or model that I use, but I do use one. If you are a beach hunter, you might want to get a waterproof unit.

You can mark a spot so you

Maynards

Designed by We are Bulletproof, United Kingdom.

Bulletproof gives Maynards a ‘Marveloose’ makeover

Launching this month is the new bright and bold packaging for the Maynards sugar confectionery range designed by leading strategic brand design agency Bulletproof.

Following a 3-way strategic pitch, Bulletproof were chosen to evolve the Maynards design and improve differentiation vs the competition, whilst providing a clearer role for each of the variants which include Maynards Wine Gums, Maynards Wine Pastilles, Maynards Sours, Maynards Sports Mix and Maynards Midget Gems.

The new iconic design focuses around a swirling ‘vortex’ device, giving the illusion of the product being lost in the centre, and emulating the ease at which consumers get ‘lost in the chew’ with Maynards confectionery. Familiar bright colours ensure strong standout on shelf accompanied by the popular ‘Maynard the Moose’, featuring on pack for the first time in the brand’s history.

Anna Bouriak, Senior Account Manager, comments: “Maynards had an ambition to modernise their brand and become emotionally engaging for a younger adult audience without alienating the current consumer. The objective from the outset was to align the wider brand communication with the brand packaging and activation in line with the Maynard brand team’s direction. The new design successfully positions Maynards as ‘Masters of the Parallel Chew-niverse!’”

“’To moose or not to moose’ – that was another question we had to answer. Having recently made his debut in a successful 2010 ATL campaign, both the Maynards brand team and Bulletproof decided it was now time for Maynard the Moose to make his debut on pack*”continues Bouriak.

“Working with such a well-loved brand was great fun but also a serious challenge. The existing design was a little tired and lacked clear differentiation across the portfolio. Maynards wanted to give each product its own unique personality based on the individual chew experience, whilst still retaining great impact on shelf. Our solution – create a swirling chewy vortex, inviting consumers to lose themselves in the ‘Maynards Chew-niverse.’” said Lauren Milne, Designer at Bulletproof.

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This Toothbrush (Student Work)

Designed by Leen Sadder, United States.

BRIEF and PROCESS

For Allan Chochinov's 3D Design class at SVA's MFA Designer as Author program, we were asked to redesign the concept of the first object we threw out after class. I ended up throwing out an empty tube of toothpaste.

Research began with the exploration of the history of toothpaste, its relationship to the toothbrush, the different features it carries as well as the human habits related to it. Several prototypes were tested around an array of subjects related to toothpaste, when finally research gave light to a tooth-stick called the MISWAK.

FINAL PRODUCT

The MISWAK is a tooth-cleaning twig used mainly in the Middle East, Pakistan and India. Traditionally, the top is bitten off with every use to reveal soft bristles similar to that of a toothbrush. Read more about it here.

THIS aims to repackage and promote the miswak as an organic, biodegradable, portable, more beneficial substitute for toothpaste and a toothbrush. The biggest challenge was figuring out how to package and market the twig to a contemporary American audience, who would not be entertained with the idea of biting off the top of the stick in order to use it. The solution for this is a cigar-cutter-like cap that peels off the outer layer to reveal the natural bristles, and slices them off after use. It also protects the stick from germs and microbes.

Along with packaging, a campaign was designed to promote THIS. Using photographs of various sticks and a contrasting photograph of THIS toothbrush in a clean bathroom, a series of posters and print ads was designed to show the simplicity of the product.

In addition, an online campaign was launched which offered to donate a tooth-stick to a person in a developing country with every THIS purchase.

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8/6/11 Report - Spanish Armada & Remains of Emily Lingering

Back of Religious Medallion Found on 1715 Fleet Wreck Beach.I've been working to get a better photo of this medallion. I've shown the front before. The back, shown here, has a prayer on it in Latin. Getting good photos of artifacts has a lot to do with the lighting. Sometimes the lighting is just right and all of a sudden you can see things you never saw before.When I originally dug this

9/5/11 Report - Emily, Henry Morgan, and Blackbeard

Latest Press Release from Sedwick Coins.You can still consign items to the upcoming auction but not for long. See the press release at the right or the Sedwick Coins web site for more details.Five of Henry Morgan's ships have been located near the mouth of the Chagres River near the coast of Panama where they were lost in 1671. One clue is the six iron cannons that appear to be 17th Century.The

Carpathia Gorilka & Balsam

Designed by Yaroslav Shkriblyak of Umbra design studio, Ukraine.

A series of labels for premium alcoholic beverages (gorilka and black balsam) produced in the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine.

In the labels we have tried to show the untouched Carpathian nature purity, and national recipe traditions using a vintage image and illustration with wild Carpathian nature.

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8/4/11 Report - More on Emily & Gold & Coins & Detector Repairs

Emily's Projected Path This Morning.Not much change here. It still looks like Emily will pass through the Bahamas. We'll probably get some wind and waves, but from the surf web sites it doesn't look like we'll get very much in the way of waves. I have to believe we'll get some benefit from this storm, if only for a short duration.It looks like when Emily passes North Carolina, she'll be a

MousseTube

Designed by Saana Hellsten, Finland.

MousseTube is a packaging for children’s food. It won silver in The Institute of Packaging Starpack Awards (European Awards) 2008.

Marks & Spencer was the sponsor of the category. The task was to make a children’s food packaging of carton board.

I found out from many parents that, for example, yoghurt cups are often too big to eat at once for little children. I wanted to create a solution for this problem.

My product is a packaging for mousse, yoghurt etc snack. Being recloseable, it is easy to carry with you and have as a snack where you want without having to eat it all at once. You don’t need a spoon as you can squeeze the food straight into your mouth.

The childer’s food packagings are often very gaudy. MousseTube stands out from the shelf because the packaging is clear and simple. White colour creates a fresh look and it gives an impression of good quality. With the cute animal characters, the packaging is interesting for the children also.

The form doesn’t have any sharp corners or edges which makes it child safe. The big top is good for the child to twist and open.
The product is also completely recycable..

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Montage Sauzen

Designed by Natwerk, The Netherlands.

Natwerks Mounting Sauces are a first in the collection of Natwerks autonomous creations. This range of sauces are a must have on every self respecting BBQ and will be available soon at a DIY store near you.

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Auberge du Soleil (Concept)

Designed by Evelio Mattos of Design Packaging Inc., 3D rendering by Industrial Design Intern John Turner.

Paper folding has always intrigued me so I’m fascinated by new techniques and love testing anything related to folding paper.

It’s obvious from my sketches that, if the concept allows me to organically incorporate folded paper into a concept, I will. Unfortunately, most of the time those concepts work their way out of the final piece due to pricing constraints or material limitations in the mass production environment. But, not this time…

Built completely out of folding board, the squeeze box concept developed for Auberge du Soleil Napa Valley is 100% recyclable. The hand-made truffles are well protected by the internal divider which moves with the box and allows for optimal product display.

I’m still undecided about the wrap which will hold the box closed. Currently, I’m debating between a printed or moulded elastic band and a printed paper sleeve. What do you think? Paper or elastic?

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Supermarket Sweep (Student Work)

Designed by Nick Reid, a graduate from Loughborough University, England with a BA (Hons) in Graphic Communication.

BRIEF
The brief was to walk into any supermarket, choose a brand I didn’t like then re-brand, re-design and re-package it with no limits and I decided to focus on the packaging for pasta focusing on sustainability and eliminating plastics whilst also creating a new fresh feel and look to the product.

RESPONSE
The response to this brief was to create a package that was more environmentally friendly than existing packs and also made it easier for the consumer, the one problem I discovered from research was that existing plastic bags didn’t allow that much control over how much pasta you could pour and people said they would always cook too much. The intended audience for this product is food shoppers, mainly female aged between 19-45 who have a passion for cooking authentically. I have eliminated this problem using the unique structure of the design which allows the package to open in a very attractive mannerand by simply using one finger to flick one of the corners an instant spout is made which works very well at controlling the amount of pasta poured. The standard re-sealable tabs have been replaced with string which adds a certain elegance to the piece and the base of the packaging is formed using a crash-lock system limiting the amount of glue used which is only on one thin tab.

The major problem I wanted to tackle was to eliminate the use of plastics which are primarily manufactured from oil and natural gas, both of which are non-renewable resources. To reduce materials and waste during production, this package design is made from 100% recyclable Kraft board (457 microns) which is an extremely strong carton board made from unbleached virgin fibres and has an extremely high stiffness to caliper ratio making it very strong. The distinctive packaging and label contrasts greatly from every other pasta package on the market today and uses elegant shapes and patterns to reflect on the very nature of the pasta shapes themselves. The sutainable nature of my re-designed packaging should ultimately create competition in the packaging world and I believe this could lead further to making a change for the good of the environment in the large supermarket chains.

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8/3/11 Report - Emily and the Beach Detecting Conditions Scale

Emily Forecast.If you compare this track with the one I showed yesterday you will notice that the track is now a little farther to the east and only the East Coast of Florida is now in the cone.If this track is correct, that would put the center of the storm over the Bahamas, quite a few miles away. They do show it turning into a hurricane, but not until it is much farther north.The wind is now

Ramen Redesigned (Student Work)

Designed by Joshua Long, studying at Hartford Art School, United States.

The task of rebranding such an iconic brand was both exciting and challenging. The typical college audience was no longer considered the target. By reevaluating the noodles and product as a whole, the proposed audience was shifted away from the college students and towards older, health conscious individuals looking for a quick meal. The project was approached, like most, with hefty amount of research. By trying to figure out what ramen the noodle could be if approached right was a first step in the discovery and conception of the ramen redesign.This is the content on the left In the end three flavors of soup bowls were created with an additional box of noodles (containing 6 blocks per box). (Food photography taken by Joshua Long)

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Senhor Brigadeiro

Designed by Daniel Machado at Donadon, Brazil.

Branding and packaging project for a "brigadeiros" gourmet product line. "Brigadeiro" is a typical Brazilian candy, made of chocolate, butter and condensed milk. Due to the name chosen by the brand owner, "Senhor Brigadeiro", and the candy history, we wanted to develop a classic brand but at the same time with a touch of modernity.


All the competitors use the color brown, that is the candy color, to develop the packaging. So, we decided to explore more the black color, which reflects a touch of sophistication to the brand. The packaging is sober and elegant, like jewelry packaging. The project needed to be stylish, suit the requirements of the product and with an affordable cost.

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8/2/11 Report - More on Emily, How Often People Detect the TC Lately, & Steamship New Albany

Projected Path of Emily.Emily is now a named storm. As you can see Florida is within the cone. That is according to the 5:00 AM Tuesday forecast.The center of the storm is now projected to be just off the coast. "Storm" is the key word. Emily is not strengthening quickly, and is now projected to be a tropical storm, not a hurricane, when she reaches our area on Saturday.She is expected to pass

Plain Cigarette Packaging (Concept)

Designed by Jennifer Noon & Sarah Shaw, graduates from Loughborough University, UK.

The implementation of plain packaging for cigarette packs in Australia has attracted a lot of press attention in recent months. Plain packaging is an option the British government is now considering introducing, in a effort to make cigarette packaging less appealing. Plain packaging would involve removal of all branding, logo’s and colours from the packs with just a small indication of the brand and type of cigarette.

We aim to create a pack which removes the last form of legal advertising for cigarette manufacturers in a hope that this loss of identity will have a positive effect on the market, reducing the number of people taking up smoking and possibly influencing some existing smokers.


Outcome:

Our primary aim was to change the structure of the pack making it less ergonomic. The pack was developed to be difficult to use and carry, it is hard to fit into pockets due to its triangular shape and the angled inner means the cigarettes are hard to get out. The lid is designed so that it closes efficiently but after a few uses it becomes weak, meaning the cigarettes can fall out if being stored in a ladies handbag.

We decided to use an off putting colour on the outer of the pack choosing a yellow green which was identified to have negative connotations. We then added a mould texture to really emphasise the disgusting feel of the pack and reduce the glamour appeal for young people.

For the warning imagery we focused on aspects which would appeal to the users vanity, considering the primary market would be teenagers. We used more ‘realistic’ warning images such as yellowing fingernails and wrinkles, as our research revealed the majority of warnings were seen as being ‘far fetched’ and unbelievable.

For the text based warnings we focused on real time effects such as the reduction in a persons life expectancy per cigarette and the ingredients. The warnings are fact and more believable due to their imminent nature. We used a positive slant of the warnings informing the smoker of how their health will improve once they stop.

Another important aspect is the inclusion of stop smoking information which appears on the back of the pack. The stop smoking help line is detailed inside the pack so every time the user opens to pack they see it.

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HIKE Beer

Designed by Polaris Brand Design & Development, Ukraine.

Hike – is a premium brand of Ukrainian Beer Manufacturer “Obolon”. Consumers of this beer brand are young people who are being ahead of the time. To be interesting for them Hike needs to move, to change and at the same time to maintain it’s own recognizable features.
POLARIS Company has undertaken market research and conducted 2 phases of rebranding.

2008

We added new energy to Hike and made a new positioning with the slogan: Go ahead to impressions! It required the label restyling to show that the brand evolves.
First of all POLARIS changed heraldic sign with ears of wheat by dynamic shield - more strong position. The active orange color of label gave place to golden-orange working better for the beer category. The outline of logotype became more noticeable and confident. Direction of eagle flight became progressive. The attribute of Hike – the wings – is a sign of freedom and an urge toward the new.

2011

The second phase of rebranding strengthened the brand positioning and Hike’s main values. Logo’s font became new and dynamic. Visual noise was taken away. Rebellious spirit of new slogan – Freedom is your way - was conveyed by graffiti. Renewed Hike is the new hero of the new times.

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8/1/11 Report - Big Seas Predicted

Possible Tracks of Latest Tropical Storm EmilyThis wave has not been named yet, but if it does develop into a tropical storm, it will be named Emily. It is now east of Martinique.Yesterday NOAA said it had a 100% chance of developing into a cyclone, but today only 90%. When they sent out the hurricane tracker plane it wasn't as developed as previously thought. It will probably still develop.I

7/30/11 Report - Canadian Foreign Coins, Auction Results & the US Debt Tax

Some Canadian Coins Found on Florida Beaches by Detector.It is not unusual to find Canadian coins in Florida. Some resort areas are heavily visited by our Canadian friends, who like everyone else, lose coins on the beach.When I started detecting, to find the value of foreign coins, or any coins for that matter, you had to have a book. Now most everything can be found on the internet. That makes

7/29/11 Report - Silver Bar & Knife & Signal Finds

Great Silver Bar Sold at Sedwick Coins Internet-Only Auction.Just look at all of those great markings!The auction concluded yesterday and this bar sold for over $46,000 (not counting the buyer's premium). Nice bar and nice price.The final prices for all lots sold are now available for inspection on the Sedwick Coins web site.It is always instructive to browse artifacts, and especially interesting

Trip View Bowl

Designed by Trip View Bowl, Taiwan.

Trip View Bowl compresses the view of a specific Taiwanese landscape in a 12cm-in-diameter blue and white porcelain bowl. The three-dimensional panorama map is amazingly painted inside the bowl. Rotating the bowl will virtually take you into the sky looking down at this landscape. All famous sights and stores are also labeled in this interesting and practical souvenir so tourists could take all wonderful memories of the tour home.

Trip View Bowl displays a kind of delicacy unreachable by printed patterns or hand-drawing. You'd absolutely agree it is a piece of delicate work of art, if and even if observing it with a magnifying glass! This artwork also represents 100% Taiwan-made identity, from its creativity to the firing process, and from the bowl itself to its packaging.

In order to adhere to environmental protection, we used medium density fiberboard as packaging materials. The open design allows consumers to see, touch, and the most important thing is to protect the bowl well. The packaging can even protect a fall from five meters as it is designed to self-crumble to save the bowl from breaking.

A magnifying glass is also supplied together with the packaging so that the details can be made available to everyone. We spent six months testing, fix, find the right process, product or even months to complete on the warehouse and other packaging predicament, finally completed in accordance with the objectives we set a new packaging, and reached the following requirements:

Consumer

Can accommodate more accessories, including a magnifying glass, display, and a fish-eye aerial view.
Can accommodate a complete in English and Japanese language product information.

Environmental

Packaging reduction: improve the material utilization of 24.4%.
Brand power to change the packaging, ink reduction of 100%.
Paper vine to twine, weight reduction of 50%.
Reuse: Packaging can serve as a storage box, and can be easily stacked.
Recycling: the extension of MDF material, and asked the formaldehyde content in line with E1 standard.
All products without plastic.

Quality process requirements

Shift to CNC milling process, packaging components tolerances less than ± 0.05mm, precision 20 times better than the old packaging.
Commissioned by ISO 9000 certified professional plant assembly, packaging.
High-precision components eliminates the possibility of operator injury and increase yield.
Packaging components foolproof design mistakes to avoid assembly problems.

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7/28/11 Report - Digging Up Friends

Not Just Toys.To me these aren't just toys. They are some of the toys that I played with a few decades ago back where I grew up in Pennsylvania. I once had the opportunity to return to where I was raised and detect the yard where I and my friends played. I dug up these old friends.If you ever have a chance to detect the places you played as a child, I'd highly recommend doing it. Memories

REDWHITE (Concept)

Designed by Saana Hellsten and Elina Ahonen, Finland.

REDWHITE package is made with Elina Ahonen for FOPDA Food Packaging Design Awards by Stora Enso. The main challenge was to make packages more sustainable.
REDWHITE answers for the need of more sustainable packaging for the ready-made-soups and instant noodles. The challenge was to find a carton board solution for these packages.

The material of the REDWHITE package is liquid packaging board. It is heat-resistant and keeps the aromas and flavours strong. The mouth is sealed with glue but can be easily teared open due to the holes which give a facile grip.
By pushing the sides the package forms into a cup. Easy opening is very important when taking into consideration also the eldery, children and people suffering from rheumatism etc.

The geometric form makes an impressive shelf-presence but also fits well in the hand. It needs little space when packed in boxes in stores and warehouses. This also decreases the transportation expences. Using the packaging as the plate for the food gives you less dishes to wash. After the use it can be flattened easily thanks to the creasings on the sides.

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Skeleton Packaging (Student Work)

Designed by Roy Sherizly, Israel.

Conceptual packaging design, focused on producing sustainable packaging solutions for fragile objects.

Disposed packaging material is one of the leading causes of soil pollution worldwide and results in vast landfills that are required to accommodate the millions of tons of waste we dispose of each year. "Green" packaging design not only reduces the amount of overall packaging that is produced, but takes processing techniques, disposal conditions and the entire product lifecycle into consideration.

This packaging design fully implements the aforementioned ideas through the removal of all excess paneling, leaving only the remaining "skeleton" that still encloses and protects the product.

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Shred (Student Work)

Designed by Ani Bijoyan, a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology, United States.

SHRED is a line of shaving products for teenage boys that are active and like to participate in active sports. Using bright fun colors and icons to identify each of the products makes SHRED more relatable for that age group.

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Kobber Healthy Line

Designed by Pande Design Solutions, Brazil.

The Kobber, brazilian producer of healthy food, brought to Pande, a brazilian agency of design, the challenge of creating packaging for two innovative products: Crispan and Semix. The first came on the market to give a touch of flavor and crispness to meals while the second came to complement delicious salads.

The created visual identity translated the concept of products into colors and shapes that describes the welfare. The prevailing white refers to the health. The integrated window allows the consumer to view what can be taken to their home. Different dishes simulate the way of using and highlight the appetite appeal. The main panel claims highlight the key benefits as well.

The look was so delighted that Pande has extended the same visual identity for the cereal bars, fruit and crispy. The photos highlight the texture and flavor of each product, with the help of the prevailing white.

For the launch of products in Apas, an event designated to the supermarket sector, Pande developed the visual communication for the booth, recognized in the category "Best Display" by Popai award.

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7/27/11 Report - More on the Lost Merchant, Proposed Laws, & New Club

Side Scan Sonar Images of Lost Merchant Obtained by The Dare.They got a 100 gamma hit that provides additional evidence that the target is indeed the shipwreck.Information and picture received from the Mel Fisher organization via email.Jim M. sent me an email informing me of a new government proposal that could severely affect detectorists. As you probably know, Florida's navigable waterway's are

7/26/11 Report - Civil War & Indian Research

Treasure Coast Sunrise This Morning.Lobster Mini-season will begin tonight at midnight and runs through ThursdayYesterday I gave you some good research leads from the Tequesta. The Tequesta is a great source of information on Florida history. I also showed a picture of a relic dug up in the Brickell area. That area has a lot of history and a number of big treasure finds, including barrels and

RNLI Lifeboats

Designed by Supafrank, United Kingdom.

RNLI wished to broaden their appeal with their locally sourced confectionery range, so invited us to review their packaging design. The brief was to engage with visitors across the country and to remind them of ‘beautiful days by the sea’. We visualised the British seaside using various scenarios and nostalgic elements that are simplistic, positive and coherent across the range. See the range RNLI selected and a few of our early ideas.

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Ronhill Unlimited

Designed by Bruketa&Žinić OM, Croatia.

Ronhill Unlimited is the first interactive cigarette packaging in the world with QR code as a part of its design. Because smoking is prohibited in public places, there is a lot less places where smoking is allowed. Scanning the QR code takes the user to a regional (ex-Yu) mobile web site where he can find the nearest place where smoking is allowed by using the map that automatically shows his current location.

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Rice Gold

Designed by Cristiano Antunes, Brazil.

Weinfest

Designed by The Design Studio 13, Moldova.

Fresh View to the German Wine Collection “Weinfest” from Design Studio 13.
The designers created new labels for the well-known German wine «Lieberfraumilch»,
«Schwarzе Katz». In the design of the labels traditional elements were used: bright blue and white colour combination in the label, bottle shape, blue colour of th Rein bottle. The wine collection includes different wine brands. A label was created for each brand. The themes of each label are comic images.

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