1/31/12 Report - Cleaned Out Sites

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Old Gold Scarf Pin from Lawnwood Park. Submitted anonymously.I was at the same beach today which was cut and which I showed in yesterday's post. One reason I returned to the same beach is that I detected an item yesterday that I couldn't retrieve and I wanted to bring my shovel so I could find out what it

1/30/12 Report - Treasure Coast Beach Conditions Upgrade

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Two to Three Foot Cut on One Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.I saw the northeast wind coming in yesterday afternoon and here is what happened to a few of the Treasure Coast Beaches.This beach had a cut that ran from two to three feet for several hundred yards.Of course the cut was in sand that had

1/29/12 Report - More On Researching Old Sites.

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Old Postcard View of Daytona Beach From the Pier.I was saying yesterday how old postcards can be good research resources. The above postcard, for example, shows where things were located and where people congregated decades ago on Daytona Beach. Near the middle of the view you can see the clock towers and

1/28/12 Report - Woodlawn Park & Using Old Postcards for Research

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.St. Pete Pier Postcard.A couple of days ago I mentioned Tarzan Park, a tourist attraction in Vero back around 1900, and yesterday I suggested maybe trying to find some of the old tourist spots to detect while the local beaches are sanded in.James F. sent me a link to a 1997 article about Woodland Park, which

1/27/12 Report - Old Sites and Silverware

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Old Silverware Found By Metal Detector.If the poor Treasure Coast beach conditions were not enough, add to that the heavy hunting that seems to be going on at most of the Treasure Coast tourist and bathing beaches. It seems like most of those beaches are being picked clean, and there is little or no erosion

1/26/12 Report - Tarzan Park, Cob ID & Making Important Detector Rod Adjustments

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Detectorist on Treasure Coast Treasure Beach Yesterday Morning.As you undoubtedly know, local beach conditions have not been good lately. Today seas are running about three feet and will continue at about that level or less until Monday when the we are expecting an increase to up around five feet. Hopefully

1/25/12 Report - Silver Coins and Bars

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.One Typical Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.I didn't expect much but took a quick look, and this is what I saw. Even worse than I expected. I looked at a couple other spots, and the same thing. Poor!Notice the sea weed. That is almost always a sign of accretion. You can see the conves beach front too.

1/24/12 Report - HMS General Hunter & Mystery Obect for ID

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. The Wreck of the HMS General Hunter.The General Hunter was a brig launched in 1806 that was involved in the Battle of Lake Erie.Here is the link to that story. http://www.thespec.com/news/canada/article/657132--war-of-1812-fighting-vessel-hms-general-hunter-came-to-rest-in-southampton-ontDo you know happens

1/23/12 Report - Cobs, Defective Planchets & Odyssey Marine Stock Action

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.What can you tell about this cob? There is a lot of information clearly seen on this one. See if you can tell the date, mint, assayer?The stock price for Odyssey Marine was up over 12% in early trading this morning. There must be some news. It will probably come out before long. I'll let you know when I find

1/22/12 Report - Cobs and Treasure Coins on Display in Vero & Happy Year of the Dragon

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.A Few of the Cobs at the Vero Coin Show Yesterday.Yesterday I stopped by the Vero Coin and Currency Show at the Vero Community Center. There were hundreds of cobs and treasure coins on display and for sale. Most were being displayed by local vendors. There were also a couple of salvage divers and treasure

1/20/12 Report - Old Silver Ring

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Crudely Made Silver Ring Find.This ring has been through the ringer - if you are old enough to know what that means. It has taken a beating.It looks like it has been under the rocks in front of the beach and got churned and crunched.I've seen nickles and quarters that were so bent that they were nearly folded

1/19/12 Report - treasure Coast Beach Conditions Back to Poor

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.A Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.As you can see the water was nearly flat. The cuts we had a couple of days ago are now gone - at least those that I've seen.The new HD flip cam makes some pretty good pictures.Treasure Coast beach hunting conditions are back to a 1 (poor).You can still find some things on

1/18/12 Report - Buttons, Darwin's Lost Fossils, Electroplating, and More

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Old Buttons.The one closest to the bottom is marked "PLATED." The big one at the upper left of the photo is also silver plated. That is just two examples of older plated items.I'll talk about that a little more below.Well, well, well. One place that archaeologists, paleontologist and various academics

1/17/12 Report - Cuts and Al. Cultural Resources Legislation

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Some Cuts on the Treasure Coast Tuesday Morning.These were mostly two to three foot cuts.They weren't as productive as they look like they might be. There is still a lot of mush sand at the base of the cuts and out in the surf. These aren't well positioned either. They are in recently accumulated sand.

1/16/12 Report - Conditions Upgrade and Button for ID

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.A One to Two Foot Cut on One Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.This cut ran for hundreds of yards. There was still a lot of sand in front of the beach and in front of the cut and a lot behind the cut too. There is a lot of sand out there. The cut is in recently accumulated sand and I don't think will be very

1/14/12 Report - When in Doubt, Don't Throw It Out

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Yesterday I mentioned discoveries at Little Salt Spring and gave a link to one story about that. As a result, I got an email from Al C. telling me the following.There is a book, The man who rode sharks, about a guy named Bill Royal who was probably the first to dive those springs and found lots of human

1/13/12 Report - Shield Nickle, Sink Hole, Raised Submarine & Anglo Saxon Hoard

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.1906 Nickel Find.Not too easy to find older American coins like this around the Treasure Coast, but they are occasionally found. The lighting caused the image to come out more deeply colored than the real object.Archaeologists are diving at Little Salt Spring in North Port Florida in hopes of finding the

1/12/12 Report - Mantanzas Massacre, Panama & Bronze Dagger

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Bronze Dagger Found With Metal Detector.I noticed this dagger for sale on eBay some time ago and posted a photo of it then. Since that time I heard from the finder, Lawrence Gladsden, who provided the photo and the following information. I thought the information was interesting and useful.Here is what

1/11/12 Report - Eight Reale and Another Cool Front

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspt.com.The Cob for ID Presented Two Days Ago.I'll give the answers for this one first today. You probably found this one easier to ID than the half reale. More information is visible on this cob.You can see that the cross is distinctly different from those of the Mexican mint and that of the half reale that I showed

1/10/12 Report - Precolumbian Gold & Mystery Object

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Mayan Artifact Found at Sitio Conte.Below is a link to a video about the discovery of gold and other artifacts at Sitio Conte. When a river changed course, an ancient Mayan site where gold items were manufactured was revealed. The video is a somewhat outdated promotion for a museum showing, but it I think

1/9/12 Report - A Couple of Cobs & A Couple of Sunken Locomotives

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.See if you can identify this cob.There is a lot of visible information on this one. I posted the answers for the one I showed a few days ago below.Here is a series of videos on the discovery and research of a couple of 18th Century locomotives found in deep water off of New York. Real interesting. Thanks to

1/8/12 Report - Using Probes for Scouting Around

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Bottle Found by Daniel B.Daniel says, I have always liked finding old bottles. This one I found in an old grove today, wrapped up with a bunch of oyster shells with what looked like carpet. The rim of the bottle looks to be hand blown and one of the oysters broke off in transportation. A good hint is, if

1/7/12 Report - Guess the Cob & More

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.See what you can tell about this treasure cob. Try to get the denomination, mint, assayer, and period. We'll have a little contest.I know it isn't real clear. That is the way it usually is with cobs found on the beach.I'll give the answers in a day or two.A Treasure Coast Beach This MorningSome slow lazy

1/6/2012 Report - Conditions Downgrade

Written by the TreasureGuide for treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Gold Coins Found in Clay Pot.Photo from the BBC story linked below.$140,000 worth of gold coins from 1595 to 1798 were discovered in a clay pot in a cellar when the residents were working on their drains.Here is the link to that story.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14080228A cardboard box holding six pieces of antique

1/4/12 Report - Conditions Upgrade & New Florida Underwater Preserve

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Three Foot Cut on a Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.This is the same cut that I showed yesterday. It was only one foot high then. I'm issuing a level 2 rating on my Treasure Coast Treasure Beach Conditions Rating Scale. That is an upgrade from level 1 (poor)conditions. As you might know if you've been

1/3/12 Report - Cold Wind Blows Beach Sand on the Treasure Coast & Poll Results

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Typical Treasure Coast Beach Early This Morning.The blowing sand almost looked like a blizzard at times.It is a cold windy day at the beach. If you go, take your winter gear. I would suggest gloves.The wind was from the northwest early this morning. You can see the waves. It was pretty rough.It looked to me

1/2/12 Report - Silver Medallion Finds & Tapir Tooth

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Religious Medallions Found with Metal Detector.Religious medallions are relatively common detector finds. They can be centuries old or almost new, and made of gold, silver, or other metals. The medallions shown here are a few decades old and fairly heavy silver.These medallioins, as you might suspect from