4/30/12 Report - Some Erosion on the Treasure Coast Last Night

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This morning I found a few hundred yards of one to two foot cuts.  I was surprised.  I saw more erosion than I expected.  I think it occurred last night.

I somehow lost the photo that I took.  I think my camera battery ran down.

It was almost enough erosion to upgrade my beach detecting conditions

4/29/12 Report - Historical Resource, Disappearing Signals & Increasing Seas

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Three Ounces of Panned Alaska Gold.


First, the big news.  Sunday the seas on the Treasure Coast will be increasing from about three to five feet, reaching a peak of around six feet later Monday.  That isn't quite as much as initially predicted.  The wind will be mostly from the east.  I therefore

4/27/12 Report - Iron, Copper, Fossils and Ghost Ships(?)

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 One Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.



This beach had a fairly steep slope and was mushy.  I saw another beach that had a low flat front beach. 



I wouldn't expect to find cobs on either beach, or anywhere on the Treasure Coast right now for that matter, however there are occasional surprises.

4/26/12 Report - Banning Metal Detectors on Fort Lauderdale Beach & More

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Gold Onyx Man's Ring Metal Detector Find.

People don't realize how many rings and items are returned by detectorists.  In one post not too long ago I mentioned how many class rings were returned by one detectorist down in Fort Lauderdale.  A lot of people got their lost class rings back because of this

4/25/12 Report - Micanopy & Seminole Wars and Gold Nugget Jewelry

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Historic Stanley Hotel in Estes Colorado.

If you are thinking of taking a break from the beach for the summer, there are a lot of interesting historic places to go like this.  Up in the hills behind the hotel old glass shards littered the ground.  You'll find the same thing on the grounds of many old

4/24/12 Report - Moles Digging History & Cleopatra in Gold

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Large 14K Medallion.

OK!  I finally remembered to include the coin for comparison.  Actually, my first picture didn't include the coin, so i went back and took another photo.

So it's not a nice shiny coin, but it is the cleanest one I could find.

Anyhow, this is a good size for a medallion.  And kinda

4/23/12 Report - Pile of Coins & More

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Coins At Ferry Boat Pilings.

There must be a hundred pounds of all kinds of coins around these pilings.   I saw them a couple of days ago.   If you could get access to dive here, imagine all of the coins on the bottom.  You wouldn't have to use a metal detector,  Just scoop them up.

And you know that

4/21/12 Report - Small Gold & Spain Still Trying to Get More From Odyssey

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Small Piece of Gold Found on Florida Beach With Metal Detector.



I know.  I should have included an object for comparison.

This piece only weighs .015 oz. or .3 dwt. and is about 1/8 inch across and pretty much flat.





Talking about small pieces of gold, here is an article on the first piece of

4/20/12 Report - Specific Gravity, Magnets & Tigers Eye

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Beach Metal Detector Find.

Nice heavy 18k gold with Tiger's Eye gem.
I think it is Tiger's Eye anyhow, but am not sure.

Here is a web site that gives the "meaning' of various gem stones if you are interested.

http://www.ibequeaththee.com/gemstone_meanings.html













There are times when a

4/19/12 Report - Gold Family Crest & Antique Diamond Ring

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Gold Shield Metal Detector Find





This pin was found with a bunch of coins from the early 1900s and late 1800s.  



It is gold and was enameled.  You can see some remaining white enamel around the lower part of the griffin. 



It is about an inch high.



It appears that a pin was once attached to

4/18/12 Report - Weight, Density or Shape

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Modernistic Crucifix Metal Detector Find





What surprised me most about this dug medallion is that the corpus is attached to the background at the feet and hands with pegs, more like what you would see on a very old crucifix.   This one appears to be very modern though.




It is 18k and about 2.5

4/16/12 Report - Beaches Good Enough To Be Interesting While Conditions for Finding Cobs Remains Poor

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One Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.



As you can see this beach had a lot of seaweed.  There was also a lot of sand piled up here. 



Different beaches were very different this morning.  I found it interesting.  You could look up and down the beach and see spots that were distinctly different.

4/15/12 Report - Couple Mystery Objects, $100,000 Coin & More

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Small Brass Anchor Water Detector Find.

I never knew what this was other than a miniature anchor and I still don't know what it is for. It seems to well made to simply be a toy.

It's about two inches high. The black could be easily cleaned off, I think.

I think I saw a photo of a similar one one

4/13/12 Report - Native American Canals of Florida, Miraculous Medallions & More

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.One Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.Notice the flat front beach that extends well out towards sea. All of that sand out in front of the beach will protect the beach against erosion and can prevent cobs and other materials from washing up onto the beach. It both absorbs the wave energy and keeps object

3/12/12 Report - Bottles, Clumps & Regatta

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Common Old Fort Pierce Bottle Found on the Treasure Coast.This bottle is embossed "Coca Cola Bottling Company." It is from the 20s or 30s and from Fort Pierce, as you can see from the bottom of the bottle. This type of bottle is sometimes referred to as a Deco bottle.This bottle did not contain Coca Cola. It

4/11/12 Report - $42,000 Gold Escudo, Local Man's Miraculous Medallion & Spanish Missions

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.1714 Mexican 8-Escudo Sold in the Sedwick Coins Auction Yesterday.This was the star of the gold coins sold in the first session of the auction yesterday. It was struck with Royal dies and brought a bid of $42,500.When I was watching the live bidding, I noticed that the undated Bogata 2-escudos were going for

4/10/12 Report - Sedwick Auction Goes Live, Blog Poll Results & More

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Marlins Pin Find.You can find almost anything on a beach. Here is one baseball collectible find. It is a trading pin.Just one more example of the miscellaneous types of things that are out there.Live bidding on the Sedwick Coins auction will be begin today, April 10, at noon. The lots go very quickly.I was

4/9/12 Report - Easter Holiday Replenished Some Busy Beaches

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.One Detectorist at Jensen Beach This Morning.The bad news is that the upgrade didn't last long. I'm dropping my Treasure Coast Beach Detecting Conditions Rating back to a 1 (poor).The good news is that there are a lot of recent drops remaining on the busier Easter beaches.I ran into a nice coin line on a

4/8/12 Report - Happy Easter - Beach Conditions Upgrade

I didn't plan to post today, but I do have an upgrade worth mentioning. It probably won't last long, so I thought I better get it posted.I'm upgrading my Treasure Coast Beach Detecting Conditions Rating from a 1(poor) to a 2.Many parts of the beach have not eroded at all, but there are a few spots such as the one shown below that have eroded some.Unfortunately there isn't a lot of erosion. The

4/6/12 Report - Seven Foot Seas Predicted & Much More

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Happy Easter.The big news today is the higher seas - the highest we've had for quite a while. Seven foot seas are predicted for this afternoon and evening.So far not much has happened. The best chance for improved beach detecting conditions on the Treasure Coast is this evening.The high tides are going to be

4/6/12 Report - Carolus III & IV Coins & Chopmarks. Also Big Seas Coming.

Written by the treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Coin With Chopmarks.I selected this coin to show because of the variety of chopmarks it shows. The coin photo was submitted to the web site immediately below. The web site has a lot of good information on these types of coins. It talks about Mexico Carolus III and IV 1/2,1, 2, 4, and 8 Reales. Those would be

4/5/12 Report - Possible Beacch Conditions Improvement Coming Soon & More

Written by the treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Recently Found Pot Shard.Seems like a good time to remind you that when conditions are poor for one thing, they'll be good for finding something else.The southeast winds have been piling shells up on some beaches. When that happens, cob hunting is generally poor, but lighter materials such as pot shards can

4/4/12 Report - Cache Found & Metal Detector Threshold Settings

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Some of the Treasure Found by Sixth Graders in Canvas Sacks in a Lake.Are you luckier than a sixth grader? That is what many treasure hunters might be asking themselves today. The reason is, a class of sixth graders cleaning up a lake while doing community service found two canvas sacks full of treasure.

4/3/12 Report - Small Lead Cannons, Pigeon Island & Pirate Jambe de Bois & More

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Toy Lead Cannon in Sedwick Auction.It is from a mid-1800s shipwreck The reason it caught my attention is that I once found a similar lead item. For a long time I thought it was a finial, but now I am pretty much convinced that it is probably a soldier-art cannon.The one I found was found near an 18th century

4/2/12 Report - Flat Water, Megan's Find & Mystery Item

Written by the treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.Come on in, the water is fine. The water is very nice right now. Good temperature, and very calm. The weather is as much as you can ask for, if you like nice weather. Me, I'd rather have cloudy rainy days with a lot of wind. But that's me.Most people love this weather. And

4/1/12 Report - No Joke - Spikes, Pennies & Mint Error

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Two Cob 1715 Fleet Clump For Sale On EBay.With about an hour to go, the price is up to about $240. Clumps bring a premium. It also has a Fisher certification.Dig up anything good? That's a common question. And a good question. Sometimes good things aren't recognized. Sometimes it is a small barely noticeable