10//31/12 Report - Beach More Trick Than Treat - Beach Conditions Downgrade

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I had something else planned today but am getting such a late start that I'm just going to do a short post today.



Turtle Trail From the Beach Side - Closed.



First and foremost I'm downgrading my Treasure Coast beach detecting conditions rating to a 1.

I should remind you that I use a 1 rather than

10/30/12 Report - Pre Columbian Tumbaga, Benefit Cookout & Sandy Find

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Tairona Tumbaga.  Photo Submitted by Aquanut John

Aquanut John sent in some exciting updates concerning the treasure hunter’s benefit cookout coming up this Saturday at the Pennwood Motor Lodge. If you haven’t heard about it, look at the poster in my 10/9/12 post for more information.

I know a lot

10/29/12 Report - A Couple Finds From Sandy and Beach Developments

2-real Found Friday



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This appears to be a Mexican 2 real assayed by Francisco de Morales. Francisco was the assayer at the Mexico mint 1589 - 1608 and 1610 -1618.



The cob is not dated. The assayer mark appears to be an F. And a “2” indicating the denomination appears at the right

10/28/12 Report - Hurricane Sandy Delivers More Than Sand

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Water Up In the Dunes Yesterday

I'm pleased that I made so many correct calls this time.   One thing I said is that Friday would be the key.  And it was.


The high tide on Friday got up into the dunes.  That is when we had the dune banger.  Actually the water hit the back dunes in some locations

10/27/12 Report - First Dune Banger in Years & Another Conditions Upgrade

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I've had tons to write about lately but not tons of time to write.  I've been putting a lot of news and information on the back burner to keep you informed about Sandy.  There couldn't be a more appropriate name.  When I came in yesterday afternoon I had sand and salt water in my eyes, ears, nose and every

10/26/12 Report - Little Erosion At Most Wreck Beaches This Morning So Far But Minimal Beach Conditions Upgrade Issued

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Escudo Sold Yesterday
in the SedwickCoins Auction.

Before today’s beach condition update, here is an escudo that did particularly well in the Sedwick Coins auction, finishing with a bid of about three times the starting bid. It was one three of three escudos that performed particularly well in

10/25/12 Report - 7 Foot Swells Now Predicted for Friday

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From magicseaweed.com for Fort Pierce area.

I need to take some time to correct and clarify.  I've used some terms inconsistently and incorrectly.  Sometimes I've used the term "seas" when I should have used the term "swells."

To clarify, here is an explanation from an article on how to measure waves

10/24/12 Report - Eight Foot Swells Predicted for Friday

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Predicted Track of Sandy (NHC Map)

It still looks like Sandy will be crossing over Cuba and going north through the Bahamas.  That will send some waves our way.

Today seas are three to five feet along the Treasure Coast, increasing into the evening and continuing to increase until a peak of about

10/23/12 Report - Tropical Storm Sandy & Researching Finds

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One Treasure Coast Beach This Mroning


The surf web sites are predicting increasing seas through this week on the Treasure Coast.  There is a good chance of improved beach detecting conditions later this week.



There has been some movement of sand but not enough to significantly improve conditions. 

10/22/12 Report - Storms in the Atlantic & Great Research Tips

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Storm Map from www.nhc.noaa.gov.


The Atlantic is becoming more active again.  There are two storms to watch.



The first has an 80% chance of becoming a cyclone very soon.  It is below Jamaica.



The second is east of the West Indies and has a 40% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours. 

10/20/12 Report - SedwickCoins Auction Items & 54th Foot Button

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Ornate Gold Chain in Sedwick Coins Auction


This eleven foot long Mel Fisher Atocha gold chain is in the SedwickCoins auction. It currently has a bid of $65,000, but I expect that to multiply before the auction closes.





A few days ago I mentioned the British 74th Foot button discovered in St.

10/19/12 Report - Detecting Newbie Hits Gold Coin Hoard, Pulling Teeth & Safe Cracking

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Gold Coin Hoard Found. 
(Photo from ABC story linked at left.)


$160,000 cache of Roman gold coins was found by a new metal detector user who had recently purchased a basic machine.


http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/first-time-treasure-hunter-discovers-trove-roman-era-123747420-

10/18/12 Report - Big Treasure Raffle and Prizes & British Military Button Finds

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British Pewter 76th Regiment Button Metal Detector Find



Yesterday I mentioned a British military button found at St. Augustine that was thought to be associated with the wreck of a British ship that sank after the British fled Charleston. That reminded me of a find that I made that is remotely

10/17/12 Report - More on Coin Lines and Holes, Revolutionary War Shipwreck & The Eyeball

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Eye Ball Found on Pompano Beach
From FloridaToday.com.  See link below.


A Jacksonville Times-Union story reports a British military button was found in the mud near the St. Augustine lighthouse.  They believe the button came from the wreck of a British ship that sank in 1784 as the British were

10/16/12 Report - Emanuel Point Wreck Report & Diamond in a Well

 
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I tried to get a video to show what the waves were doing to the beach yesterday.  I didn't succeed as well as I hoped, but it does show how the water wasn't moving much sand.  Of course, I didn't catch the big waves hitting.  Every time I got my camera out, they refused to come, and then when I put my

10/15/12 - Coin Hole Study & Silver Whatzit Again

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10 Gram Silver Object


A few days ago I posted a photo of a silver shipwreck spike that is up for auction the most recent Sedwick Coins auction. I mentioned that it was thought the spike was made of silver in order to smuggle the silver. I guess that is a passivity, but there is also another

10/14/12 Report - Coin Holes, Coin Lines & Beach Conditions

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One to two foot cut on the Treasure Coast this morning.


This morning near high tide the same cut that I showed yesterday was now only about a foot to a foot and a half high.  The waves were hitting this beach almost directly at a ninety degree angle.  That won't cause much erosion.  Instead the water

10/13/12 Report - Tropical Storm Rafael & More

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Same Eroded Beach That I Showed Yesterday - Not Much Change


I checked a few beaches this morning.  The one that I showed yesterday with three foot cuts was basically unchanged this morning.  The cliff had eroded back a little, but not much. The cliff was no higher today than yesterday.  



The sand

10/12/12 Report - Tropical Storm Patty & Beach Conditions Upgrade

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I wanted to get the upgrade posted this morning, so I'm just doing a quick post.






Three Foot Cut on One Treasure Coast Beach This Morning




I got out to take a look at a couple of beaches this morning and at one beach found two to three foot cuts running for a few hundred yards.   The other

10/10/12 Report - Rare Treasure Coast Find & When Artifacts Blanketed One Beach

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Silver Spike From Most Recent Sedwick Coins Auction.



Here is an interesting and rare Treasure Coast find. It is up for auction in the most recent Sedwick Coins auction.

What is most interesting, is that the spike is not made of iron or one of the metals that spikes are usually made of, but

10/9/12 Report - Treasure Hunter's Benefit Cookout & Blog Poll Results

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You probably know about the annual treasure hunter's cookouts.  Well, this is a treasure hunter's cookout, but more importantly, it is a benefit.  And promises to be a lot of fun.   Put it down on your calendar now.

The food will be ready about 1 PM and activities continuing

10/8/12 Report - Columbus, First Contact Spanish Candlestick Holder & More

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16th Century Brass Candlestick Holder.

Here is a 16th Century brass candlestick holder, which is one of two similar contact period candlestick holders found in Alabama.  It is about six inches across at the base and about five and one half inches high.

Some think it could be  from the de Soto or de

10/7/12 Report - The Gold Pelican in Piety of the 1715 Fleet & Ceramic Olive Jar Stopper

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Ceramic Olive Jar Stopper from El Nuevo Constante


I have something very special for you today.  I have some brand new hot-off-the-press information emailed directly to me from the researcher just yesterday. You won’t want to miss that, but first another piece of information that I’ve been hunting for

10/6/12 Report - Preserving Finds

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Sprayed Pot Shard Showing Original Glaze



As you know old items deteriorate over time. Items that were on a beach or in the salt water of the ocean will often deteriorate very rapidly. Iron, wood, ceramics as well as many other materials can all deteriorate rapidly after being found and that it is

10/4/12 Report - Gold Ampulla of the Queens Jewels

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Ampulla in upcoming Sedwick Coins auction.


Here is an item from the 1715 Fleet, and if associated with the more recently discovered “pelican of piety”, probably came from the Nieves, thought to lie off of Frederick Douglas beach.


The item is an ampulla, which was used for holding anointing oil. I’m

10/3/12 Report - 1715 Fleet Escudo & Early Series Reale

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1715 Fleet Escudo  (Sedwick Coins Upcoming Auction)



Other side of same escudo.




Here is a gold escudo listed in the upcoming Sedwick auction that is from the Treasure Coast’s 1715 Fleet. It is one of the more expensive gold coins listed in the auction and although the denomination is not shown,

10/2/12 Report - Treasure Auction Coming Soon, Gold Bars & More

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Atocha Gold Bar Up for Auction


Here is a large gold bar from the Atocha that will appear in the upcoming SedwickCoins auction.  The starting bid will be $100,000.




The following notice was recently received via email from Daniel Frank Sedwick of Sedwick Coins.


Our latest auction, closing LIVE in

10/1/12 Report - First Contact Spanish Artifacts and Sites

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1500s Juana & Carlos cob found in Florida.
From Curren's archeologyink.com article.


I found an exceptionally good article on first contact Spanish artifacts.  By "first contact" I now mean artifacts of the DeSoto and de Luna expeditions dating back to the 1500s.



The article is located on