7/31/12 Report - What To Do If You Find an Artifact & Tropical Storm Season

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Tropical Disturbance in the Atlantic (NOAA)


I receive a lot of questions about rules and regulations pertaining to metal detecting.  I couldn't begin to do that topic justice and won't attempt to.  There are so many different levels of government that get involved, it can be confusing and unclear. 

7/30/12 Report - Lead and Pewter Seals & Book Treasures

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Selection of Lead and Pewter Seals

Here are a few dug lead and pewter seals listed for sale on eBay.  They include some different styles and ages.  I hadn't seen the one type before.  It always helps to be familiar with things like this so you'll recognize them if you see one in the field.

And below is

7/29/12 Report - Captain Henry Morgan's Fleet & More

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Here is the same spot that I showed about two weeks ago ( See July 14 post.).  Anyhow, I visited the same spot Saturday morning and once again found it productive.  Once again, there were encrusted modern coins and a few other things down a few inches - not quite as deep as those that I found at the same

7/27/12 Report - Star of Mexico, Grading & Mystery Solved

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1622 -1634 Era Mexico Mint Half Reale Shown an ANS Magazine



  Star of Mexico.   You've probably heard of the Star of Lima cobs, but have you heard of the Star of Mexico cobs?  There isn't such a thing, you say!   Well, maybe not, but I was looking through one of the articles found on my

7/26/12 Report - Silver Bar, Mystery Item & Joined Copper

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Atocha Silver Bar



This Atocha silver bar with COA was offered for sale on eBay.  Although there was a bid of $35,000, the reserve was not met.   If I remember correctly this bar was about 26 or 28 pounds in weight.

That is about the size of the silver bar that I told you about a week or so ago

7/25/12 Report - Silver Strike Plate & Press Pin

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First, a little quiz.  Here is a lapel pin beach find that I posted a few days ago.  One reader, Scott B., found the same pin for sale on the internet.  Which of the following do you think is closest to the listed price? 


a. $1
b. $10
c. $50
d. $500

I'll give you the surprising answer below.

7/24/12 Report - Carlos II Cobs From 1715 Fleet Beaches

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According to Wikipedia, Charles II (or perhaps more correctly, Carlos II) ruled Spain from November 1661 through November 1700.  His name appeared on New World coinage during much of that period, while immediately before and after that, you'll see King Philip indicated on the cobs.  The transition was

7/23/12 Report - 1715 Fleet Ornate Silver Piece

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Treasure Coast Dug Silver


This ornate silver piece was found on one of the 1715 Fleet beaches.  I don't know what it might be from, but it looks like it would have simply been attached to something else for ornamental purposes.  I haven't been able to figure out what it is from but have one idea.

7/21/12 Report - St. Marks River & Heisman Club & Fish Teeth

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First, I'll let you try to figure out what this is.  I found it in the ocean when I dug up a ring.  There it was in the scoop with the sand and ring.  I didn't know what it was but thought it was unusual enough to keep until I found out what it was.  I'll give you the answer below.


I've received

7/20/12 Report - US Military Uniforms, Accoutrements and Weapons & Great White Sharks

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Large Fossil Great White Tooth


I hope you liked Clausen's report on the Fort Pierce collection that I posted yesterday as much as I did.  It should be especially helpful when researching local military finds of that period.  The button collection is really great.

I've seen  a pewter feather holder

7/19/12 Report - $38 Million of Silver Recovered & The Fort Pierce Collection

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Silver Bars (Odyssey Marine)

 I mentioned Odyssey Marine Explorations yesterday and the big jump in it's stock prices.  It appears that the reason for that increase in stock price was probably the recent recovery of $38 million in silver from the Gairsoppa.


Here is a link to an

7/18/12 Report - Ring Returned, Stock Soared & Shards Studied

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Another engagement ring was found and returned after a couple thought they would never see it again.  After three days of hunting, a volunteer detectorist found the ring under four feet of water in Lake Erie.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/16/engagement-ring-search_n_1677238.html#slide=more226807

7/17/12 Report - How To Tell The Denomination of a Worn Cob

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Here are four silver cobs, all minted in Mexico, and all from the same 1715 shipwreck beach. 



The denomination is visible on only one of the four. 



So how do you know the denomination when it is not marked on the cob?



One way that people sometimes use, is the weight of the cob.



An eight

7/16/12 Report - Button Find & Reading Finds



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Old Button Found by Bernie C.


Bernie C. found this nice old two-piece button and originally didn't know very much about it.  He submitted the photos, but before I got it posted, did his research and identified the button.



This is an older button that would tell you that you are in a good

7/14/12 Report - More on Working Cuts and Reading Finds - A Recent Example

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Cut Found Yesterday

Here is a nice cut.   It is about three or four feet high, but I wouldn't pass it up if it was only a six inches high.   It is well placed.

This is the type of cut that I would never pass up without checking.   You can see the vegetation on top of the dune.  That means the sand

7/13/12 Report. - Storm Shipwreck & New Technologies Paying Off

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Not Exciting Treasure, But Useful Stuff.


Some of you are probably wondering why I'm showing you a flashlight and the other thingy.  Well, they were among my finds this morning, and the funny thing is that I was going to buy one of those thingies, whatever it is called, because I had a couple of nice

7/12/12 Report - Cache Hunting & More

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The St. Lucie Metal Detecting Club will meet at 6 PM Saturday at Bernie's house at 1256 SE Palm Beach Road, Port St Lucie.  Bring your beverage and finds.

For more information contact Bernie at twiprod001@att.net.



An air conditioning repair man found 180 ounces of gold in an air conditioning unit.

7/11/12 Report - Coin Weight, DeSoto in Florida, Odyssey

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You might remember this object.  It was posted some time ago.  At the time I thought there was some possibility it could be a broken bale seal.  The finder tells me that after much research, the object has been identified as a coin weight and is the weight of  an eight-real.



Recent evidence has been

7/10/12 Report - Beach Conditions, Item Identities & Waterway Cleanup

There are a lot of topics I could talk about today.  I'll have to select just a few and let the others wait for another day.



First, I'll show what the beach looked like this morning on the Treasure Coast.  Just what you would expect for summer - lots of sand.   Also some shells, and nice calm water with good visibility.









It would make for some easy water hunting, even if the bottom

7/9/12 Report - Mystery Object & Another Fake Cob Find

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My 7/7 posts showed up a day late because of a mistake I made.  Sorry about that.  It was supposed to be posted early Saturday.  Instead it didn't post until very early Sunday.



James F., who found the old bronze strap and ring that I showed a week or so ago, sent in the photo of this mystery object. 

7/7/12 Report - Found Ring, How to Determine Age of Cut Stones, & Old Maps

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Photo Submitted by Bill M.

I sometimes receive questions about finds that people make.  People often need help in identifying their finds and want to know how old an item is.  Sometimes I can help with that if it is something I know a little about - maybe it is a type of item that I have personally

7/6/12 Report - Testing Gold and Diamonds & Thought Control

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Electronic Gold Test Equipment (riogrande.com).

If you've been detecting a while, you've probably found some things that you aren't sure about.  Maybe you're not sure what the item is made of.  Maybe you haven't been able to find the owner or the item is broken and not usable anymore.  If silver,

7/5/12 Report - Couple Recent Treasure Coast Beach Finds

Broken Iron Spike


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Despite the recent lack of erosion and sandy conditions around most of the Treasure Coast together with the smooth seas, you can still find an occasional shipwreck item.  Treasure coins are very scarce.


I'm showing a couple recent possible shipwreck finds today.



First is

7/4/12 Report - 1715 Fleet Beach Cob

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2-Reale From Treasure Coast Beach



Here is a 2-reale that was found on a Treasure Coast beach.

You can clearly see the center of the shield and to the right of that you can see the "2" indicating the denomination.


This photo was taken through the cellophane of the coin holder so it is not as clear

7/3/2012 Report - Happy Fourth

Clay Pipes


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Which of the two clay pipes shown at the right would you say is the oldest?



These are two pipes that sold in the recently concluded Sedwick Coins Internet-only Auction.  They provide a good illustration.



If you remember, not too long ago I talked about how to get an idea of the

7/2/12 Report - Treasure Coast Found Pieces of Silver

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Unmarked Silver Found by Dan A. on Treasure Coast Beacch


Can you believe half of the year is over already?






Dan A. found this cob-size piece of silver just South of Sebastian Inlet near some nice cuts about a week ago.  The object is just short of one inch at the widest.   He acid tested it.