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

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



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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