5/31/12 Report - Detectorist to the Rescue! & Big Treasure


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One Treasure Coast Beach Near low Tide This Morning.

 The beaches looked bad but the water was really nice.  The ocean was flat today.   And there was very good visibility.  You could actually walk around and eye-ball in shallow water.

Unfortunately there is a bunch of sand in front of the beach. 

5/30/12 Report - Beach Conditions and More on Olive Jars

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I got out to the beach yesterday to see what it looked like.  Here is one beach as it looked yesterday morning near low tide.  Pretty typical.  Very sandy poor conditions.  This is the same beach that had three foot cuts a few days ago.  The sand is always moving.  Usually you can tell what you are

5/29/12 Report - Jamestown Rediscovery Project


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Olive Jar From the Jamestown Rediscovery Web Site



There was a good program on CSPAN on Memorial Day about the archaeology of Jamestown.  As you might know, for a long time it was thought that the original fort had been washed into the river as the result of erosion.  Later the actual fort

5/28/12 Report - A Good Shipwreck List & Santa Fe Cob.

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A few days ago I showed this picture of an eight-real and asked if you noticed any differences between this one and a similar Santa Fe cob that I showed a few days earlier. 


One difference is the assayer mark.  This one, to the left of the left column, might be described as "PORS."  The assayer mark

5/27/12 - Memorial Day Report

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Memorial Day was originally instituted by the US to commemorate fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War. By the 20th century Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces and has become a time to generally remember deceased relatives and

5/25/12 Report - Navy Investigating Local Plane Wreck & Another Santa Fe Cob

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Here is a cob something like the one I showed yesterday.  There are differences though.  See if you can find any of the differences.


One of the things I like about cobs is the huge number of variations.  Small details can sometimes be a clue to the date the cob was produced.

Photo from the Sewall

5/24/12 Report - Santa Fe 8 Real and Shallow Water Detecting

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The Same Cob Shown in Yesterday's Post -
Identity Revealed


I said this one could be a little tricky.  It isn't real difficult, but it might be different for Treasure Coast hunters.  It isn't one of the common mints, like Mexico, Potosi or Lima.  But the mint mark is very clear.  The big NR is the

5/23/12 Report - Ghost Ships, UN Proposal to Rule Seas, Cob Quiz

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 See if you can identify this cob.   It is a little tricky.

I'll tell you what it is in a future post.



Here we go again!  By June the Senate is scheduled to vote on a proposal that will affect you and most of the earth.

Robert K. sent me an email telling about LOST, the Law of the Sea Treaty.

5/22/12 Report - Found Casino Chips

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.999 Pure Silver Luxor Casino Chip



I mentioned finding casino chips the other day.  Rick A. read that post and sent a link to a great web site for buying, selling, trading and finding prices of collectible casino chips.  I'm glad he did because I forgot that I was going to talk about casino chips.

5/21/12 Report - Shallow Water Detecting in Moderately Rough Water

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Sand and Seaweed Everywhere This Morning





I got out to take a look at the beaches this morning.  It was well after low tide.  As you can see from the photos, it was sandy.  As I've mentioned before, the seaweed indicates that light materials, including sand, is washing in. 



Conditions are poor

5/20/12 Report - Wreck Found in Gulf, 2-Reales Found & Petition Reminder

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Wreck discovered by NOAA in the Gulf.   Photo by NOAA.

Copper Shell of 19th Century Wreck Found in the Gulf.


Additional information and the photo can be found by using the following link.

http://www.livescience.com/20377-shipwreck-gulf-mexico.html

Nice photo.

The wood has mostly dissolved,

5/18/12 Report - Gold Diamond Nugget Ring & Miscellaneous

Gold Nugget Diamond Ring Metal Detector Beach Find.

One more of those nugget style rings.  Man's band.

The price of gold has really been dropping.  Down over $500 an ounce from the last high of near $1900.  That is quite a drop.

Silver also down very significantly.

A lot of that I believe is due to the strength of the dollar lately.  The economic situation in Europe has been making the

5/17/12 Report - The Real Value of Coin Folders for Detectorists

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State Quarter Folder


If you found one of the state quarters you might think, Ho hum, that's 25 cents. You would probably put it in your pocket and spend it at the first opportunity. That could be a mistake.



There are a number of errors that can be found on state quarters. Of course error coins can

5/16/12 Report - Miniature Pistol & Ancient Skulls & State Quarters




Small Cap Pistol.


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Nice Small Cap Pistol Find.





I've been able to identify this one.  It is from the fifties. 



As small as it is, it actually fires caps.  It opens behind the cylinder where a cap can be inserted and then the hammer cocked and fired.



It cleaned up nicely.  You can

5/15/12 Report - Testing Metals, Drift Card & Petition

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Tom Guidus of Wreckovery Salvage forwarded the following to me.

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From professional salvor Pat Clyne.


The “Mother” of all Battles:

We thought it would be appropriate to form this group today, May 13th, to express a dire urgency to ALL

5/13/12 Report - Bent Penny, Drowned Watch & Great Cross


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Bent Penny Beach Find

 

I mentioned the other day that beach finds sometimes show evidence of undergoing extreme force.  I've found a lot of coins that are bent, many more than this penny which I just happened to run across.  Good example of what I was talking about.



I have my own theory

5/12/12 Report - Returned Rings & Bent Ear Ring

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Gold and Ruby Ear Ring Find

This small ear ring is bent.  You can see a little of where it was squashed.

Things undergo a lot of force on the beach sometimes.  It is really amazing.  I'll show some coins that are bent sometime.  

Fortunately none of the stones fell out of this ring even though it

5/11/12 Report - Olive Jar Rim, Cannon, and Personal ROV

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Found by Bill M.   Photo by Bill M.


 Olive Jar Rim?



That is what it looks like to me.

The picture below shows markings on the rim.

That is similar to markings that I've seen on olive jar rims.

If you can identify the markings below, let me know.

The object was found on private

5/10/12 Report - AUVs, ROVs and Cache Find

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Cache Find by Bernie C.   (Photo by Bernie)


I mentioned cache hunting a few days ago.  Well, Bernie C. found his first.   I like to celebrate "first" finds by posting them when I can.  (I can't post them all.)  So here it is.  Congratulations Bernie!



A couple of days ago I received an email from

5/9/12 Report - Down Under Downtown Ocala and More

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One Treasure Coast Beach Yesterday Afternoon





Notice the light colored shells that were washed up onto the beach by the Super Moon tides.  You can clearly see where the wash was in this photo.




A lot of shell sand was pushed upon to the beach.  There was a small dip in front of the beach, and

5/8/12 Report. Whatzits & Vero Field of Fossils

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Mystery Item Found in Surf by Fisherman

This cup has a diameter of 2.5 to 3 inches.  The metal hasn't yet been determined, but it is not thought to be gold.

These are fairly good photos.  Of course it is always easier when you can personally see, hold and touch an item.

I'm posting it in the hope

4/7/12 Report - Rocks, Coins & Lost Colony

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Gold and Pearl Ring Beach Metal Detector Find.

This thin gold band got bent.  I've shown quarters and dimes that were bent at ninety degree angles before.  Items are exposed to a lot of force when buried under a lot of sand and rock under the front beach.


I received an email from Philip I., the

5/6/12 Report - Big Low Tides Continue & Mystery Find From Wabasso


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Wabasso Beach Find For Sale on EBay.



Wabasso Beach Metal Detector Find.




I saw this item for sale on eBay.   Can you identify it?  Let me know.



That is the type of thing that could easily pop up under current conditions.  Like I've been reporting, there are a lot of miscellaneous

5/5/12 Report - The Overgeneralization Trap

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Gold Nugget Crucifix Pendant Beach Metal Detector Find.



I was talking about nugget jewelry the other day, and pendants.  Here is another one.  I think you would call it nugget.  Maybe abstract.



Computers result in, or should I say create, data.  I was looking at google analytics, which I do almost

5/4/12 Report - Super Moon Over Treasure Coast & $20,000 Meteorite Found


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The Super Moon is causing some nice low tides.  Along with the smooth water, that makes for some easy water and low tide hunting. 


The top photo shows Walton Rocks near low tide today.   Good snorkeling.  Nice clear smooth water.  






Walton Rocks Near Low Tide Today



You could

5/3/12 Report - Vintage Ring & Minelab Target ID

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Unusual Vintage Ring Florida Metal Detector Find.



In recent posts I talked about Florida history and some off-beach sites such as Micanopy.  Here is an off-beach find from a historic area of Florida.


It was found in the Miami/Brickell area by the same fellow that found the bronze dagger

5/2/12 Report - Bomb Gate Defused & Many Happy Returns

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Yesterday I showed a photo of some of the guys from the Bomb Unit from Patrick Air Force Base that were in Vero beach because of a suspicous buried object detected by W. D.  The Bomb Unit returned to the beach Tuesday morning and retrieved the object.  The object turned out to be part of a gate that was

5/1/12 Report - Beach Upgrade, Super Moon & Bomb Squad on Vero Beach

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Bomb Unit from Patrick Air Force Base at Vero Beach Yesterday.



A possible bomb was inspected by the police who were called in by a detectorist who found the suspicious object.  The police called in the bomb unit from Patrick Air Force Base, but they arrived too late as the incoming tide made it