6/17/13 Mystery Coin Identified! What a story it tells!

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Here are the two views of the coin I showed yesterday asking for help with identification.  Guess what?
I was way off.  But somebody found out what it is.   And it tells a much more fascinating story than I ever imagined and leads to an even more fascinating treasure story.




Coin Found by Michael E.

6/16/13 Report - Dug Coin to Identify, Piece of Space Station Mir, Gold Finds, & Ring Returnd

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Coin Dug by and Photos by Michael E.




Michael would like some help in identifying this dug coin.  It is more difficult to key word search coins not written in our alphabet, but I'm sure someone out there can identify it.   Let me know if you can provide any information on this coin.   It seems to me

6/15/13 Report - Gold Dolphins Find, Book Treasures and Miscellaneous Other Stuff

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14K Ear Ring Beach Metal Detector Find.


The dolphin has been a popular symbol for many cultures.   There was a time when some women were wearing one type of ear ring in one ear and an unmatching ear ring in the other ear.  It is not real uncommon to find both of a pair.  I've done it a few times.

6/14/13 Tips for Water Detecting, WW II German Bomber Salvaged

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Gold and Diamond Ring Shallow Water Metal Detector Find


The above was found in shallow water along with other coins and a few other rings.



I received the following article from the author who asked if I post articles by guest authors.  If you've been reading this blog very long you know that I do,

6/13/13 Report - A Long Dry Spell Only Means You Are Due for Success

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18K Gold Ring Find.

It is easier to find a steady supply of modern jewelry than it is to find really old things.  Old things pop up on a beach mostly only when conditions are right, and you still have to be in the right place at the right time.

To the right is an 18K gold ring find.  I like gold that

3/12/13 Report - SS Ozama Shipwreck, High Karat Gold Finds & What Finds People Liked This Year

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It is not common to find anything above 18K gold, but it does happen.  In my experience most of the modern high karat gold comes from India or China.




Ornate 22K Gold Ring Found With Metal Detector.



Alloys are used with gold to harden it and to change the color.  Copper alloy is used to make a rose

6/11/13 Report - Wreck of the HMS Forth & Who Are the Readers of This Blog

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Three Views of Small Stone
Discoidal Found on a Treaure 
Coast Beach.

Yesterday I talked about some non-metallic finds that are being made on the Treasure Coast, including the olive jar rim discovered by William M.   There are now a good number of shells to be found on some beaches,and other relatively

6/10/13 Report - Recent Treasure Coast Finds: From the Age of Spanish Galleons to the Space Shuttle

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Nice Example of Found Olive Jar Rim
Find and photo by William M.

I used to frequently say that when beach conditions are not right for finding one type of thing, they will be right for finding something else.  My own experience along with the types of things that other people have been finding, says a

6/9/13 Report - Gold Bar From Rosario Shipwreck & Beach Conditions

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Amazing Gold Bar Found by Odyssey Marine
Photo from Yahoo News


Here we are nearly half way through 2013 already.  Time flies.   It is pretty amazing how different each beach is.  One will erode and produce coins while another, not too far away, will be building.

Of course all beaches come and go

6/8/13 Report - Half Real, Le Grffin Shipwreck and Beach Conditions

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Another Treasure Coast Half Reale Find.

The above find is another Mexican minted half reale.  Not much detail on this one.  \





Profile of One Beach As Seen Yesterday Morning

The above is a good photo showing a beach profile.  It shows two steps, shells in front of the steps, and a sand bar right on

6/7/13 Report - Tropical Storm Andrea, Detecting Conditions Upgrade & More

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The beach has been very dynamic lately.  It has been changing everyday - not always in a good way. 

This beach had a seven foot cut back a few days ago.  A couple of days ago the cut started to fill with new sand.  Then what I found yesterday is that a second step was cut into the beach.  The new cut was

6/6/13 Platinum Beach Finds, Tropical Storm Andrea & Tidal Coefficients

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Platinum Ring Found With
 Metal Detector

Months after being at around $1900 per ounce, gold is now close to $1400.  That is a big drop, even though it is still well above what it was years ago.  Silver finished at $22.55 yesterday and platinum, at $1511.

Years ago platinum was a lot more valuable than

6/5/13 Report - Great White Tooth Beach Find, X-Hunters, Oxus Treasure & More

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Great White Tooth Fossil
Find and photo by Leroy G.

It was just a few days ago that I showed a fossil tooth found in a shell pile on the beach.  Here is another example, this time what appears to me to be the tooth of a Great White found by Leroy G.  Leroy said he didn't find any metal that day, but was

6/4/13 Gold Lion Ring With Mouth Full, Looter Archaeologist, Relics & More

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Gold Lion Ring Found on Treasure Coast

I added a poll to the blog.  Hopefully it will work right this time.  It looks like it so far.  It will give us some information about what people have been finding this year.


A few weeks ago I showed a gold lion ring that was found on a local beach.  The

6/3/13 Report - More on a Recently Found Cob, Big Signal & Browsing Books for Treasure

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Cut on Treasure Coast Yesterday Afternoon.

The cob shown below is the same one that I showed yesterday.  As I discussed yesterday, you can see the mint mark and the first three digits of the date.


We can probably narrow the date down a little more.   The cob came from a well-known 1715 Fleet

6/2/13 Report - Details of Cob Found This Week & Other Finds

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One Small Cob Found This Week on Treasure Coast


 A few days ago I showed the other side of this cob that was found this week.  You could clearly see the cross and could tell that it was a Mexican minted cob.

At that time I couldn't see any detail on the other side except for part of the circle of dots

6/1/13 Report - Continuing Conditions Rating of 2, Eye-Balled Objects While Detecting & Hot Spots Or Not

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I'm surprised by how few detectorists that I saw this morning after giving an upgrade.



Sea Glass and Fossil Tooth Found Yesterday in Shell Piles While Detecting

I was a little slow on my most recent upgrade.  It seemed to sneak up on me.  

Even though I was seeing erosion, it didn't seem productive to

5/31/13 Report - Treasure Coast Beach Detecting Conditions Upgraded to a 2.

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Yesterday I told you that I was upgrading my Treasure Coast Treasure Beach Detecting Conditions Rating.  I needed to look at more of the beaches before I put a numerical rating on it.

Yesterday I had a hard time deciding if it should be a 2 or 3 rating.  After looking at more beaches this morning, I've

5/30/13 Update. Treasure Coast Beach Detecting Conditions Upgrade Issued.

Just wanted to get that posted.

Details and photos soon.

5/30/13 Report - Diamond Rings Found and Returned, Blue Pig, Flying Chicken Man and 2008 INA Annual

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Found by Dan B.
Photo submitted by Dan B.


I'm glad to be able to post this story.  The jewelry you see in the photo was recovered by Dan B.

Here is what Dan said.  I recently had a couple ask me at work to help them find a lost ring set. One of my best experiences detecting yet. They met me at the

5/29/13 Report - Turtle Nests Destroyed, Tides & Digging the Dips

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Ruined Turtle Nest in Eroded Beach Replenishment Sand
Close-up clip of photo submitted by William M. 


I've talked about this type of thing in this blog before, and others have sent me emails wondering how they can approve beach replenishment that are conducted during turtle nesting season.

Dumping

5/28/13 Report - Using the Tide Charts, Found Objects & Robots Replacing Dolphins

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You can use the tide chart web site that I gave you yesterday to compare the high and low tides for a given day with the record maximum high and low tides.  That can be very useful.

For example, if you go to that web site and select the Fort Pierce Inlet for the location, you'll see that the high tide

5/26/13 Report - Some Beaches Cut For Memorial Day Weekend But No Conditions Upgrade

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Remember!

I've mentioned a few times about my recent trip up North.  Here is one part of it that I haven't mentioned before.  Above is some of my "personal history."

Government is not about personal history.  They are on opposite ends of the contiuum.  Government is about groups and abstractions more

5/25/13 Report - Unusual Gold Cross Found in Everglades, Washington Dollar Errors & Personal History

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Partly Melted Gold Cross Found in Everglades.Photo from prweb.comsite linked in this post.

Here is a really interesting Florida story about an unexpected find.

A high karat gold cross was found in the Everglades by python hunters.  The cross with diamonds and saphires was partly melted.  The Celtic

5/24/13 Report - Another Key Plus Mystery Object, Linked Spirals Search Pattern for Water Hunting & Mound Builders

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First, here is another key find.  Brent P. found these two objects by the Banana River.




Key and Mystery Object Finds by Brent P.

Photos submitted by Brent.

Brent said,  I, too, made an unexpected find of what appears to be an old key. It is not
iron (unknown at this time what metal it's made of).

5/23/13 Report - More On Old Keys, First Underwater Locksmith, Human Nature & More

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One Picture of An Old Key Found on the Internet.
I lost the link to this particular one.

I started looking around to see if there was anything distinctive about the key that I posted yesterday.  I was trying to find any possible clue that might help identify the key.

Here is one nice web site that I

5/22/13 Rerport - Key Found, Ancient Coins, Hurricane Season, Navy Dolphin Finds 19th Century Relic & A Valuable Research Resource

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Recent Find by Fred B.
Photo by Fred B.

This key was found Sunday by Fred on one of the Treasure Coast shipwreck beaches.  Fred says it was heavily rusted but cleaned up well.  The key is about three inches long.

The side that you see above is unadorned.  On the other side there is a little more

5/20/13 Report - Vikings Hoard Found by Detectorist, Historic Fort & Book Treasures

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Viking Coins Found By 16-Year Old DetectoristPhoto from FoxNews Story.  See link


A sixteen year old boy with a metal detector in Denmark found one of the biggest Viking treasures to be found in many years.

60 rare coins (See photo.) plus many other items, including a silver Thor's Hammer medallion,

5/18/13 Report - Bust Half Found on Treasure Coast, Be Flexible, French Warships, & Tide Charts

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Capped Bust Half

William M. found this nice Capped Bust Half.   It had a hard black crust that William cracked open.  When the crust fell off a very clear imprint of the coin was seen on the crust (See below.)

I showed a mercury dime that had a similar crust back a couple of weeks or so ago.  I found

5/17/13 Report - Spanish Colonial Coins, Detecting a Volleyball Court,

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Couple Examples FromCoinQuest.com



Here is a web site that provides a good section on Spanish Colonial coins.  It purports to give values, but for such a broad category that is almost impossible so the information it does give concerning values for this category of coins is very general.  They do have

5/16/13 Report - More Shipwreck Spikes, Staples, High K Gold & Coins

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Nice Bronze Spikes
Finds by William M.

I received this photo from William M. who said the following.

I would like a little help with dating these if possible.

From what I
know..round bronze is likely very old ship related...

 they were all in one hole
with some deeper targets I couldn't get yet

5/15/13 Report - Great Group of Spikes, Log Boats & Park Swimming Hole Finds

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Very Nice Collection of Shipwreck Spikes, Pins, Nails etc. Found by Ken D.
Photo submitted by Ken D.


Thanks for sharing Ken.  That is one nice collection.  And great photo.

Ken said he found the fat one shown near the middle of the photo while he was hunting tropical fish when he was 14.  He got

5/14/13 Report - Pot Shards, Diamond Ring, Salvage Ship & More Detecting Records

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Treasure Salvage Boat at Dock in Fort Pierce Sunday.



We got some heavy rain on some of the beaches Sunday.  It didn't last too long in most places though.  And some areas just got a little rain.  Yesterday was rain free where I was.

By the mouth of Taylor Creek is a good place to see some wild

5/13/13 Report - Calusa Pot Shards, AT Pro First Find & Backyard Detecting

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Check Stamped Pot Shard.

Two days ago I mentioned a book, Culture and Environment in the Domain of the Calusa, edited by William Marquardt, University of Florida, 1992.   Totally available free online.  I gave the link too.

When I mentioned that book two days ago I referred to the chapter on   shell

5/11/13 Report - Metal Detecting Records & 10 Gold Finds in 1 Day

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Old Metal Detecting Records.

Last night I had a pleasant surprise.  I found some of my old metal detecting records - ten pages.   These records weren't quite as old as the ones I showed in this blog a long time ago from when I started detecting but they are still pretty old.   I didn't know I had more

5/10/13 Report - Calusa Shell Artifacts & Shipwreck Spikes

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Two Shipwreck Spikes Found on Treaure Coast Beach.

First, the spikes.  The one on top is complete, but has not been completely cleaned.  Some of the surface material has been removed, but this spike has already deteriorated and the iron is in poor condition.  I don't know how well it can be cleaned.  I

5/9/13 Report - Remote Sensing Technologies & More

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 Update:  The poll wasn't recording properly so I had to remove it.   Sorry.


Below is a link to a web site that provides a summary of remote sensing technologies that can be useful in treasure hunting.

Included are the following:


Aerial photography

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Geophysical

5/8/13 Report - Missing Person & Gold, First Paintings of Native Americans, Browning Keeps on Ticking, & Where You Can Find Things on the Beach

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I few days ago I told about a beach that I visited where there were targets that I could detect but couldn't recover because of how deep the targets were buried and the moving water.  Since I forgot my camera that day, I decided to make a sketch to explain the situation. 




Sketch of One Treasure

5/7/13 Report - High Priced Treasure Coast 1715 Fleet Finds

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Yesterday I took a look at some of the the Sedwick Coin auction items that brought the highest bids.  Even though they were great examples, those did not include any finds from the Treasure Coast.

Today I'll look at some of the top selling items from the 1715 Fleet.  One of those, although not a coin or

5/6/13 Report - Siver Bars, Big Clump of Reales, and Gold Coin

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The 13th Sedwick Coins Treasure Auction has concluded and the results are in. 

Today I decided to take a look at some of the stars of the auction, the first three of which brought winning bids of nearly $40,000 each, and the fourth, nearly $30,000.

All of the following photos are from the auction

5/5/13 Report - Headstamps on Shell Casings & Beach Detecting Conditions

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50 Caliber Shells Showing Headstamps.

First, I just got back from the beach.  One beach had lost some sand and one gained.  The one that gained sand has been doing so for at least a couple of weeks now while the one that lost sand has been doing so for a while too.

I got almost no signals at the

5/4/13 Report - Finds: Shipwreck Spike, Gold, Platinum, Diamonds, WWII Shell Casing

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Copper or Bronze Spike and Gold Ring Finds.
Find and photo by Ken D. 


Here are some nice finds made by Ken D.
They were found underwater.

That is one nice spike in good shape.

Thanks for sharing Ken.



And below are some finds made by Frank M. 

First a platinum and diamond ear ring.

And also a

5/3/13 Report - A Little About Reading a Beach

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Above is where I detected for a little while this morning.

The first thing to notice is the dead bushes in the foreground.  They were killed by high water not too long ago.  That is a good sign. 

They obviously were growing for quite a while before the beach eroded and the salt water

5/2/13 Report - Farmhouse Cache, Metal Spheres, Jack Sparrow & Beginning Detecting

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Cache Found in Old Farmhouse
Photo from Huffington Post.  Link below.

I know a lot of you are long time readers of this blog and won't find this informative, but I receive a lot of questions from people who want to know what detector to buy for their first detector.  There are a lot of things to

5/1/13 Report - Spanish Galleon Andalucia, Fort Jupiter & The British Period in Florida

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Spanish Galleon Replica Visiting Port Canaveral
Photo from FloridaToday.com.


Have you ever wanted to see a Spanish galleon?  Now is your chance.

The Galeón Andalucía, a replica 17th century Spanish galleon, is now at Port Canaveral where visitors can take an up-close look for the next week.

It is

4/30/13 Report - 4000 Year-Old Gold Beads, Coins In Pond, & British Surveyor's Camps On Treasure Coast

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Coins At Bottom of Pond When Water Was Lowered.

I was on a little trip yesterday and ran across a pond where the water had been lowered.  The spot shown in the photo was by a bridge where people evidently threw in or dropped coins.  With the water lowered you could see these coins on the surface. 

4/29/13 Report - Small Gold Find, Battle of Okeechobee & Vero Fossils

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Small 14K Charm Find From
a Treasure Coast Beach.

There were a lot of beach goers this weekend.  It looked like everybody was either on the beach or in a boat.

Even though conditions for finding old shipwreck items haven't been good, you can still pick up some other things.  

Here is one small gold

4/27/13 Report - Infantry Button Find, More on Beach Holes, Gold Rush & More

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I've been hearing from people that have been taking some of my advice lately.  It seems like some are taking the opportunity of the poor beach conditions to expand their horizons and try some new things and some new areas. 

That can really pay off.

This infantry button is a nice find by William M., who

4/26/13 Report - Petrotoons, Small Gold Find, & One Item That Will Help You Date a Detecting Site.

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Long before The Simpsons were on TV
there was...

Photo from the ArtDaily article
 linked at the left.

I hope you'll forgive my attempt at humor today.  Here is a five hundred year old Homer Simpson.

Seriously though, is there reason to believe they didn't do cartoons?  Surely they had a sense of

4/25/13 Report - Gold and Bolt Finds & Links to Lots of Good Research Material

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Couple Recent Treasure Coast
Beach Finds.

Different areas provide different detecting opportunities.  The Treasure Coast provides a chance to find something from a Spanish galleon or later shipwreck as well as a few more modern coins and jewelry items.  While other areas provide more bling, the

4/24/13 Report - British Salvage Camp on Treasure Coast & More on Beach Holes

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60th Regiment of Foot Button.
Photo from the Worthpoint link below.

You probably know something about the Spanish salvage camps that worked the 1715 Fleet wrecks immediately after the disaster, but did you know that there was also a British salvage camp on the Treasure Coast?

There is a lot of

4/23/13 Report - Gairsoppa Silver Exhibit, Bigger Surf Coming & News On Digging Holes

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According to a Globe Newswire story (Tampa, Fla., April 17,2013), as a part of a multi-media traveling exhibit, Odyssey Marine Exploration will present to the public for the first time, silver recovered from the SS Gairsoppa along with hundreds of authentic artifacts and historical treasures recovered

4/22/13 Report - Shipwreck Planks and Wood Preservation, Plans to Make Digging on the Beach Illegal & More

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Shipwreck Plank With Square Bronze Spikes.
Photo submitted by Jason T.



Jason found this piece of shipwreck plank complete with spikes while scuba diving.   It was wedged up under a reef.  It has two complete bronze spikes still intact with
a nice green patina as well as some broken spikes.

4/21/13 Report - Pirate Henry Jennings & Coprous Shipwreck Beach Finds

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A Sample of Treasure Coast Cuprous
Shipwreck Beach Finds.

People who hunt the Treasure Coast most often think of Spanish galleons.  That's mostly what the Treasure Coast is known for, especially the 1715 Fleet.  But sometimes old shipwreck items are found on Treasure Coast beaches that do not seem to

4/20/13 Report - Don't Forget the Treasure Hunters Cookout at Noon Today.

 

I might add more to this post later today if I get time, but I wanted to make sure to remind you of the cookout at noon today.

 

Have fun.

4/19/13 Report - Ben Franklin's Privateers, Old Salvage Camps & Passing It On

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Bob K. Passing It On.
Submitted by Bob K.

I talk about layers a lot.  As you watch a beach come and go, it will lay down and then take away layers of sand time after time.

You can easily see the various layers sometimes when you look at the face of the dunes or at the face of a cut on the beach. 

4/18/13 Report. Quick Little Trip to the Beach This Morning & Working Swash Clusters

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Silver Ring Dug in Swash Cluster Today

I went out to the beach this morning to see what if anything was going on.  The first beach I looked at looked very poor.  I didn't bother to detect at all there and moved on to the beach where I've been working the swash cluster where I found the copper (

4/17/13 Report - Armour Pierceing Cannon Ball from the Mary Rose, 1914 D Penny to Look For, & Tracking Treasure

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Photo From the Current Issue of The Telegraph.
See link below.

The 150-foot Mary Rose sank in 1545 during a battle with the French, killing 500 sailors on board.

Layers of
silt preserved the ship until it was salvaged in 1982.

A museum for the ship will open later this year presenting thousands

4/16/13 Report - Treasure of the San Miguel, Mystery Item, and Gold Dust & Nuggets

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Robert K. Gold Dredging.
Photo submitted and rights owned by Robert K.

I've said before that the readers of this blog have a lot of experience. 

Here is one, Robert K. doing some gold dredging.

 

Nice photo Robert.  That looks like a lot of fun.

 

I always recommend participating in as many

4/15/13 Report - Small Cut and Small Finds

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Small Cut Found on Treasure Coast Beach Saturday Afternoon.

I went out for a little while Saturday afternoon around low tide.  The tide was fairly low and I wanted to check out the swash cluster where I found the copper spike a few days before.   I was interested to see if the cluster was still open

4/13/13 Report - No More Sandys, Less Obvious Detecting Sites, Gold Drops & More

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The World Meteorological Organization retired the name Sandy.  No more storms will be named Sandy.  

Read what made Sandy so unusual.

http://www.weather.com/news/weather-hurricanes/sandy-retired-20130411


Russ P. asked a few questions about my discussion of what I called swash clusters.  He pointed

4/12/13 Report - Hurricane Season 2013, Fort Capron Lost Payroll History & More

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First, it isn't hurricane season yet, but it is the season when they make predictions about hurricane season.  The predictions are out.

They are predicting 50 percent more activity this year than normal - 18 named storms, 9 hurricanes and 4
major hurricanes.
  Who knows where they will go?  Or if it

4/11/13 Report - Gold Coin From Fort Capron Payroll Cache, Reaction of Metals to Salt Water, Fort Pierce Project & More

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Nice Gold Coin Found North of Fort Old Pierce Inlet
Part of Fort Capron Payroll Treasure.
Currently listed for sale in the current Sedwick treasure auction.
 

Here is a nice gold coin that was found north of Pepper Park back a few decades ago.  It was lost when a boat bringing the payroll for Fort

4/10/13 Report - St. Lazarus Medallion, Rosario of the Tierra Firma Fleet, & Treasure Coast Beach Conditions

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Gold Medallion Metal Detector Find Identified..


First, I found out about the medallion that I showed yesterday.  It depicts St. Lazarus.  Fred D., my fossil expert, gave me that answer. 

Thanks Fred!

St. Lazarus is described in Luke 16:20 - 16:31, where Jesus tells about a beggar named Lazarus,

4/9/13 Report - Winter Beach Site, Halo Effect, Gold Found & Registry

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I think most people know about the Spanish salvage camp that was located just to the north of  the present day McClarty museum, but some may not know about the Winter Beach salvage camp that was used in the days following the wreck of the 1715 Fleet.  That camp was located approximately 2.6 miles south of

4/8/13 Report - Swash Cluster Illustrated

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1714 Mexico 8 Escudo in Current
Sedwick Coins Auction.

To the right is one of the escudos expected to sell for $10,000 or more that is up for sale in the current online Sedwick Coins Treasure Auction.

You can see the last three digits of the date, as well as the mint mark (oM) and the Assayer

4/6/13 Report - Sudden Erosion Appears on the Treasure Coast & More on Swash Clusters.

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Rio Mar Today.
Submitted by Dan B.

The wind shifted this morning.  It was coming out of the north/northeast and we had some erosion.

To the right you can see some cuts at Rio Mar.  Thanks Dan!

And below is Normandy Beach and the new sand at Jensen Beach leaving already.

Joan T. sent those photos. 

4/5/13 Report - Copper Spike Found & How to Hunt a Swash Cluster

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Here is an old and broken copper shipwreck spike dug yesterday.

Notice the heavy green patina and where the patina rubbed off of the corner.

This one shows a lot of heavy wear besides the recent corner rubbing.

Below (left) the same piece of spike is shown with a couple of iron spikes and a piece of

4/4/13 Report - Annual Treasure Hunter's Cookout, Franklin County History & More on Mystery Objects

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Here is the poster for this years Treasure Hunter's Cookout which is coming up soon.

Contact John for more information.  His phone number is at the bottom of the poster.

 




I was talking about detecting outside the box yesterday.  There are out-of-the-way places in Florida that are fun to explore too

4/3/13 Report - Treasure Coast Gold Ring Find, Pizarros Men, US Galatin & More

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14K Gold Ring Detector Find This Morning

I went on a little hunt this morning at one of those out of the way places where not too many people go. 

There are places where everybody hunts, and then there are places that are seldom detected.  The seldom detected places might not have the largest number

4/2/13 Report - Dug Mystery Objects, Beach Renourishment Sand & 17th Century Shipwreck

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Three Dug Mystery Objects
Submitted by Doug Y.


I always like a good mystery.  This appears to be one. 

Here is what Doug told me.

We found them on a site on west St. Andrews Bay in the Panhandle. The
depths found for each was apprx. 12-14 inches for 2 and a bit deeper on the
other.  I took one

4/1/13 Report - Jensen Beach Renourishment Project, Beach Sifters & More

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Jensen Beach
From the Jensen Beach Web Cam





Beautiful, isn't it?   I didn't think I was going to have an April Fool's joke today, but this is it.  I promise you there are no other April Fools jokes in this post.

The picture isn't the joke.- that is perfectly real.  The joke part is saying that it is

3/31/13 Happy Easter!







Happy Easter!




I really didn't plan to do a post today, but decided to quickly enter a few things but the above beach find seemed appropriate.




Here is a story about a hidden treasure chest full of gold.   And a man claims that if you follow the clues you might find it.

http://news.msn.com/us/man-claims-hes-hidden-treasure-chest-and-clues-to-find-it


The weather is beautiful, not

3/30/13 Post - Royal Gold Ring Find, Reading Beaches & Tsunamis

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Very Old Gold Ring Found by Detectorist
See link immediately below gor the story.


Here is a gold ring found by a detectorist.  It is thought to be around 1400 years old and is possibly royal. 

It was found in England south of York.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/29/

3/29/13 Report - Good Friday, Grape Shot, Found Gold Ring

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Good Friday





Grape Shot Strand
Found For Sale on eBay

Here is a good picture of a strand of grape shot.  Individual grape shot are about the size of a tennis ball.

I once found some grape shot along with other artifacts on a small island.  I don't remember exactly how many.   They were

3/28/13 Report - North Winds Continue & Dutch Shipwreck

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One Typical Treasure Coast Treasure Beach Yesterday


There are actually some small cuts on a few beaches right now.  There aren't many and they aren't big (one foot and less), but there are a few out there.

The surf has been running only around 2 feet, so why are there any cuts at all?   That is a good

3/27/13 Report - Houses of Refuge & Dug Iron Objects

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View of Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge From Vintage Post Card

You probably know about the Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge south of Jensen Beach, but did you know about the House of Refuge in Vero?  It was once known as the Bethel Creek House of Refuge and stood where Jaycee Park in Vero is now.

You can

3/26/13 Iron Objects Found & Vintage Ceramic

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Three Unidentified Iron Object Dug Yesterday.

Here are three iron objects dug yesterday.

Each one is about 6.5 inches tall and 3.25 inches at the widest.  And front to back, around 1.5 inches at the bottom, and 1.25 inches at middle.

I'm not sure what they are.  What do you think?

I'll tell

3/25/13 - Pillar Dollar Found Where??? Keep Your Eyes Open

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1754 Coin Found.
See link below to find out how and where.
 

The 41st Annual Florida Indian Hobbyist Association Powwow was held at the Savannahs Recreation Area this past weekend.  Here is a bit about it from the Denver Post.  Yes, it is a big national affair. 

http://yourhub.denverpost.com/

3/24/13 Report - Pre Columbian Items Sold & Rocket Engines Salvaged

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Rocket Engine Salvaged From Atlantic
Photo by Bezos Expeditions (Link below).

The gold 5.5 inch pectoral that I showed in yesterday's post  sold for $17,865 in the Sotheby's auction.  The realized prices for that auction are now available through the link that I gave in my previous post.

The Florida

3/22/13- Pre Columbian Artifacts Claimed by Mexico, Cannon Ball, Small Surf

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Gold Pre Columbian Artifact
From Sothebys Auction Catalog discussed in today's post.
 

Here we go again.  Mexico wants to claim items that have been in a private collection since the early 1900s.  It would seem that they could spend their time exploring and preserving the millions of artifacts that

3/21/13 Report - New Sand, Natural and Not

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Renourished Beach at Jupiter Inlet

Well, Spring has sprung.  The seasons and years just fly around.


The beach by Jupiter Inlet now has tons of new sand on it as  you can see in the picture here.

Notice particularly the area just east of the wreck pile where the sand sticks out into the water a

3/20/13 Report - Books, Pot, Rings and Things

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Diamond Ring Beach Find

Somebody said that they looked for the book about gold coin hoards that I mentioned the other day  and found that it was selling for $100.   Books on numismatics are often expensive, but what I always recommend is at least finding the book in a library to preview before spending

3/19/13 - Gold Coin Hoards

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The crews of JB Magruder and the Dare are returning to the Atocha site with the return of calmer seas. 

The calm seas that make it possible to get out in the water aren't much good for beach hunters - except for getting out near the water's edge. 

We will have a 2 - 3 foot surf for about three days,

3/15/13 Report - Bullion and Silver Coins

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Have you ever found a bullion coin on the beach?

According to the US Mint, A bullion coin is a coin that is valued by its weight in a specific precious metal. Unlike commemorative or numismatic coins valued by limited mintage, rarity, condition and age, bullion coins are purchased by investors seeking

3/14/13 Report - Winds Changed Direction But Not Swells and Jesuit History in Florida

 
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Typical Beach This Morning


Yesterday afternoon the wind picked up and was coming from the north.  The surf, though is expected to be around 3 - 5 feet today and tomorrow.

Despite the change in wind direction, the swells are still coming in almost directly from the east and not creating cuts.  The

3/13/13 Report - Some Silver Finds & More

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Remains of Dug Silver Coin and Nice Floral Silver Ring

The floral ring to the right is nearly black but in very good shape.

On the other hand, there is no chance of telling what the coin is.

Below is the coin that I mentioned digging in a previous post a day or two ago.

So far the only guess I

3/12/13 Report - Recent Finds

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Silver and Onyx Mystery Object
Photo and find by Bill H.

First I wanted to show this very interesting find made by Bill H. on Sunday.   

Here is Bill's description.   Two Onyx stones. Silver, however
there are 5 or six beveled gold spots, three on the small end of the object and
4 or more around

3/11/13 Report - Treasure Coast Treasure Beach Detecting Conditions Upgrade

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North of Seagrape Trail

 The water got high last night.  Not as high as it did during Sandy, but close.  Also like Sandy, despite the high water there was little erosion and very few cuts on the beach.

To the right is the biggest cut that I saw south of Wabasso.  Of course, I didn't visit all of the

3/9/13 Report - Surf Increasing But Very Little Erosion So Far

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Walton Rocks Looking South.




Jensen Beach View From the North.

















I went out this afternoon just after low tide to see what if anything was going on at the beach.  Above you see Jensen Beach and Walton Rocks.  Neither exhibited the slightest degree of erosion so far even though the surf

3/8/13 Report - Shark Migration and Various Things

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An estimated 15,000 sharks were sighted off of Palm Beach heading north.  Some were in very shallow water.   Many beaches were closed.

Here is a good video along with the article.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/spring-break-shark-swarm-thousands-sharks-shut-florida/story?id=18673202


Here are instructions

6/7/13 Report - Big Surf Predicted, Poll Results & Sunstone Found

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Fort Pierce Surf Predictions From Magic Seaweed.
Link found on main page of blog.

This is what I've been talking about lately.  Up to a ten foot surf is still predicted for Sunday.  The prediction of a ten foot surf has been consistent over several days now.  High surf predictions often fade.  The

3/6/13 Report - Six - Ten Foot Surf Predicted

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Gold Coins Found Under Floor of Pub.Use link below for rest of story.


Sunday is still the day to watch for.  The surfing web sites are predicting a 6 - 10 foot surf for Sunday now, and up to 8 foot for Monday.  That is getting me excited.

We haven't had a ten foot surf for a long time.  And this

3/5/13 Report - Bigger Surf Still Predicted For Weekend

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More Sand Being Pumped Onto Beach
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It is chilly this morning.  I thought winter was over before it really started this year.

The wind is from the south this morning.  It will switch back to come out of the north again as the next cool front comes through.

The surf,

3/4/12 Report - Beach Conditions and Early 18th Century Site

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I went out to the beach this morning to see what it looked like.  Unfortunately I found exactly what I expected - mushy beaches and no signs of erosion.

I took photos to show you but lost them before they got posted.  Nothing exciting anyway.  It has been one of those days when the computer has not been

3/3/13 Report - More on Finding Small Gold & Other Stuff

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Most Valuable British Coin.







It is an Edward III 1344 Double Leopard.. The coin sold on 26 June 2006 for £460,000 (US$841,800).Here is the link for more about that.

http://lunaticg.blogspot.com/2011/02/most-valuable-british-coin-double.html



Yesterday I mentioned a few tips for finding small

3/2/13 Report - Finding Small Gold & Big Surf Predicted

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A Couple Beach Finds

Everybody likes to find big hunks of gold, but I really like to find small items.  They might not be worth as much, but at times they can be, especially if there is a quality gem or something.  But the reason I like to find the smalls is that it tells me I'm probably not missing

3/1/13 Report - Pope's Ring, Emeralds Found, Illegal Artifact Sales

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Ring of Pope Benedict XVI
Picture from the Moynihan Report
Link found in this post.

Two months of 2013 are already gone.

After groundhogs, hearts and President's birthdays, the shortest month of the year ended with the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.  It left me feeling a little sad somehow - just a

2/28/13 Report - Coins: First, Biggest, Best

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1794 Silver Dollar
Said to be the Most Valuable Coin
Picture clipped from link cited below.



 I received some email in response to yesterday's post describing a New England sixpence found by a detectorist in a potato field.  Although that coin has been referred to as the most valuable "found" coin, it

2/27/13 Report - Most Valuable Dug Coin & 2000 Year Old Gold Artifacts

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Do you know what is the most valuable "found" coin?  There is one coin that has been called that.

It was found by Lillian Rade while metal detecting in an old potato field.

Here it is.  Do you know what it is, and what it is worth?






It is a 1652 New England sixpence.  It sold at auction this past

2/26/13 Report - Ballast Stone Used By Ais, Jupiter Dip & Reward for Stolen Gold

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Yesterday I talked a little about ballast stones.  I'll now show you two photos of a special ballast stone found on the Treasure Coast and submitted by William M.



Ballast Stone Used Ais

William said, This ballast stone was found in the early nineties on the Treasure Coast. It was found with Ais Indian

2/25/12 Report - Jupiter Beach, Ballast Rocks & Odyssey Marine

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Great Recent Photo of Jupiter Inlet Beach 
By John L.


There are actually three detectorists in the above photo.  Two working the dip and another within 100 feet.  I doubt if you can find them in this photo, but if you have the ability to magnify this photo you will be able to see them.

Where do you

2/24/13 Report - Roxy Soda Bottle, Dug Artifacts & Odyssey

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Here is a Roxy Soda Bottle from around the forties (I would guess) found on the Treasure Coast.  Unfortunately it is missing a lot of the paint.  I've been trying to find a picture of a green Roxy bottle from the same era so I can see what the label is supposed to look like.  If you can find a good photo of

2/23/13 - Space Debris, Disappearing Sand & More

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Jupiter Inlet Beach




John L. alerted me to the fact that half of the sand that was dumped on Jupiter Inlet beach not too long ago is almost half gone already.

As John pointed out this huge loss of sand as occurred with very calm seas.  If the seas had been rough at all, it would all be gone by

2/21/12 Report -

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Treasure Beach Ornate Mystery Silver Find

This silver item was found on a Treasure Coast shipwreck beach.  I haven't researched it yet and don't really have any idea how old it is.

It appears to me to be a frame for a small locket, but that is just a guess at this point.

Any and all ideas are

2/20/13 Report - Finds of 2013 and Poll Results & More

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Clip From 10/01/1908Ocala Evening Star

Here is a newspaper clip from 1908.  I've been showing these to give some idea of the amount of great reading material and research material that can be found online free from these digitized newspapers.  It is really great.

You don't need to find a local

2/19/13 Report - The Value of Research After the Find & More

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Other Side of Same Meg Tooth.


I showed the other side of this tooth that was found by Dan B. a couple of days ago.

Notice the marks and gashes.  I noticed the same type of thing in the previous photo and sent the photo to my fossil expert extraordinaire, Fred D.

Here is what Fred had to say after

2/18/13 Report - Deteriorating Beach Conditions & Big Tooth

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Cut on Treasure Coast Beach Monday Morning.


First the bad news.  The cuts that I showed yesterday were 75% filled back in this morning.  Instead of continuing to erode, it filled back in again.   Where there were four foot cuts yesterday, today only one foot cuts.  As a result I'm dropping my Treasure

2/17/13 Report - Treasure Coast Beach Conditions Upgrade & More

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I got a real late start today, or should I say tonight.  Anyhow, Sunday afternoon, I found some decent new cuts on the Treasure Coast.  They weren't everywhere, just a few beaches.  Here are a couple photos of the cuts that I found.



Sunday Afternoon After High Tide.



Sunday Afternoon After High

2/16/13 Report - Found Gold, Silver, Coins, Pearls & More

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Here is an interesting old newspaper clip that I found.  Towards the bottom of this clip you will read that Spanish coins were found in the mound along with the other items.





Treasure Found Article From the March 19, 1905 The Pensacola Times




And from the GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Odyssey Marine

2/15/13 Report - Seventeen Wagons Full of Lost Treasure, Newspaper Archives & Mystery Shield

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Dug Shield for Identification.
Photo submitted by James F.
See more on this below.

Sherman filled wagons with gold and silver as he swept through the South on his famous march to the sea.  In  1889 a North Carolina newspaper wrote about the quest of a citizen of Charlotte who tried to find that

2/14/13 Report - Heart Finds for Valentine's Day

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Old Heart Ear Ring Found on T. C. Shipwreck Beach



Heart Pendant With Silver Frame Metal Detector Find


To the left is a silver heart ear-ring found on a Treasure Coast shipwreck beach.

Unfortunately I have no idea how old it might be or where it came from.

It is just slightly larger than a dime.

2/13/13 Report - Barber Dime, Small Medallion & Old Valentines Cards

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Variety of Early Twentieth Century Valentine Cards


People used to make things, and write with pen and ink.   



Time flies.  And so do people - if you get what I mean.



Back before Christmas I posted pictures of old Chrstmas cards from the same time period.  I didn't know if people would be

2/12/13 Report - US Coins and Lapel Pin.

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This 1792 half disme sold for over 1 million dollars.  It remained in the Rittenhouse family until 1919, when the coin was first sold publicly in a Chapman sale, realizing $56. It was sold again in 1921, after which it disappeared off the market until 1988. It traded hands several times before 2007

2/11/13 Report - Surfing Conditions Better Than Detecting Conditions & Bilge Plug

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Old Cut

Beach conditions were poor this morning.  The water was a little rough - even a few surfers were enjoying themselves (See video at end of post).

The water on one beach was coming up over the front berm before high tide at one beach.  I found another spot (shown in the photo to the left) where

2/10/13 Report - Franciscan Religious Medallions, Olive Jar Stoppers & More

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The Spanish vessel El Buen Consejo, carrying thousands of bronze religious medallions which were being taken by Franciscan priests to the Phillipines, wrecked near Anguilla on June 8, 1772. Another Spanish vessel, El Prusiano, sank along with the El Buen Consejo.

It appears that those religious

2/9/13 Report - Beach Renourishment Dollars, Seminoles & Florida Anthropologist

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Robert K. sent me a copy of an article about Treasure Coast beach renourishment efforts described on Patrick Murphy's web site (www.PatrickMurphy.house.gov/news/).

His site says, In his letter to the Army Corps of Engineers, Murphy requests $44 million in funding for Treasure Coast and Northern Palm

2/8/13 Report - The Swash & Serpents and Doves

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Yesterday I posted a short video clip, but I don't think it worked real well.  I don't think the resolution was very good.  The clip showed the swash as I saw it a couple of days ago.

The swash is the area where the water repeatedly comes up over the sand and then back out.  It is where things are washed

2/6/13 Report - Metal Detecting Tips

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It's all about the sand.  Well, not quite.  But sand is one of the biggest factors in beach and shallow water detecting.

Yesterday I visited a location where there previously was a cut and I found good numbers of coins and other targets when the water was rougher.  Yesterday, though, most of that beach

2/5/13 Report - The Wreck of the Sirius, and Roves, Pins and Stuff

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Roves From the Shipwreck Sirius
From the gallery link below.

I was looking for examples of copper pins.  I thought I had seen examples of those from early shipwrecks and yesterday I found a picture of one very similar to some that have been dug on Treasure Coast beaches.  

They have a very nice

2/5/13 Report - Beach Conditions & Little Salt Spring

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The ocean was pretty smooth today.  Near low tide this morning there were just some little swells of only about one foot rolling in.  Here are two beaches that I saw this morning near low tide.  



The above beach was pretty typical of what you would have seen around the Treasure Coast this morning.  

2/4/13 Report - Dug Seated Liberty Dime & Jupiter Inlet Beach

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Dug Seated Liberty Dime.



Other Side Same Dime.
 

Here is a coin that you won't find everyday on the Treasure Coast even though they have to be out there.  It is a Seated Liberty Dime.  It is worn almost flat. 

You can still see enough detail to tell what it is but that is about all.  The date

2/3/13 Report - Counterfeits, Pillar Dollars, Ambergris & More

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What a beautiful morning.  It doesn't get much nicer than this in Florida.



Photo by Pandesalapi of the CoinCommunity.com ForumThis and other photos can be found using the link below.

I was watching a TV show the other day and saw a coin collection that was found in a abandoned storage unit.  Some of

2/2/13 Report - Dig or Discriminate, Florida CAP & Emeralds

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Beach  Find.

If you read this early enough, you might want to join Bernie at 8 AM for a hunt at Jensen Beach just south of the snack bar.


There were some groups that petitioned Florida Senator Hays to create legislation for a Citizen Archaeology Permit (CAP) at a meeting that was held on May of 2012

2/1/13 Report - Unidentified Gold Ring, Earthquake Artifacts, Thessalonians

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Here we are.  Beginning the second month of what was a new year already.






Clipped from BBC Site Linked at Left.


And here is a BBC article about a baffling gold and sapphire ring that seems to be keeping its secrets.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-21183406

Notice how the

1//30/13 Report - Early Maps of Florida, Rare 1913 Nickel & Swizzle Sticks

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Did you know there is a currently heated debate about renaming the barrier island south of Cape Canaveral?  There is. 

And did you know that some are recognizing 2013 as the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Florida by Europeans?  An earlier map, however, shows that Europeans mapped Florida several

1/29/13 Report - More Bottle and Glass Finds & Wreck of the Hunley

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Small Bottle Found Yesterday

Yesterday I showed a couple of bottles that I ran across.  I decided to go out again to see if I could find anymore - maybe better ones.   I did find a few more bottles and things, but not anything very good.  It was worth taking the time to check.

When you find one type of

1/28/13 Report - Bottles and History Found

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Ink Bottle Found Yesterday

One thing leads to another.  That is today's subtitle, and it sure is true when hunting in the field or conducting research.

Someone recently told me they would like to see a photo of an Alfar Dairy bottle.  I was going to do that promptly but had a couple more half pint

1/27/13 Old or New? Don't Assume. Gold Chalice. 1812 Battle

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Gold Chalice From Margarita Wreck Site
Photo from Mel Fisher Organization via email.

Beach detecting conditions remain poor on the Treasure Coast.  The surfing web sites are predicting a 1 - 2 foot surf today.  That will allow you to work the low tide or shallow water fairly easily.

Low tide will be

1/26/13 Report - Sand Continues to Accumulate While They Dump Even More

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Cannon I saw the other day.

I saw this cannon Thursday and it reminded me of the cannon that sat in Central Park in New York for years before they discovered it was loaded.


Robert K. found a web site that identified the star fish I showed in a post the other day.  It is actually a  Luidia

1/24/13 Report - On Cleaning Old Dug Silver Coins & More

I'm going to talk about that coin I dug Monday again.  I wasn't going to but when I cleaned it up I saw some neat things I wanted to show.


Same Spanish Silver Coin Dug Monday After Being Cleaned


I used Bill Popp's coin cleaning instructions as found in my treasure coins link list.  I diluted some acid and put the coin in the acid for a short while.  I then used baking soda.

If you haven't

1/23/13 Report - True Identity of Dug Spanish Silver Coin

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Partially Cleaned Dug Coin

Yesterday I was talking about this coin that I was trying to identify.  It is still not very clean, but it is now clean enough that I have figured out what it is.

One small thing that originally made me think it was a fake treasure coin when I first saw it was a very shiny

1/22/13 Report - Dug Coins & Beach Filling

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I don't know what happened, but I noticed that yesterday's post, which should have appeared in the morning, wasn't there when it should have been.  I went back and fixed that, but it was late Monday before I got it fixed.  Sorry about that.





Beach Monday Morning

Some days you have to wear your long

1/21/13 Report - Time to Bust Out & Easy Silver

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Dan B. recently found this lump.   Of course he didn't know what was inside but was curious, as he should have been.  You never know.

See if you can guess what is in there.  I'll show the cleaned item(s) below.


I don't think most people take the time to check for silver coins in their change.  One way

1/19/13 Report - Some Cutting on the Treasure Coast From Last Night

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This Morning Near Low Tide on the Treasure Coast

Last night it was pretty windy.  This morning I took a look near low tide and some sand had been moved.  One of the primary treasure beaches on the Treasure Coast was scalloped.

Here is a photo of what I saw.  The beach was scalloped for a at least a

1/18/13 Report - BIGGGG Gold Nugget & Front Coming Through

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Gold Nugget Found With Metal Detector
From BBC linked story. 

How's that for a gold nugget?  177 ounces, found by a man with a metal detector, and the largest by far known to prospectors in the area.

Here is the link to the article.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21055206

Link submitted by

1/17/13 Report - More on the CSS Alabama, Books & Vero Coin Show

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Alabama and Kearsarge
Photo From US Naval History Center

2013 is marching right along at a peppy pace and the first month is more than half gone.

I want to follow up on yesterday's post in which I posted a link to a site showing a 3-D image of the wreck of the USS Hatteras in the Gulf of Mexico and

1/16/12 Report - CSS Alabama & USS Hatteras & Dating Bottles

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Lieutenants Armstrong and Sinclair on the Deck ofthe CSS Alabama Next to 32 Pounder.
See below for more on this.

I always look for signs and clues to treasure.  As I've mentioned before, one of the first signs that you will often see that might hint of the presence of other old items is ceramics, glass

1/15/13 Report - How to Avoid Some Treasure Scams & More

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Here is an article from Florida ScubaNews.com -  Dan Sedwick: Where Does Sunken Treasure Go?  It is a good introductory article.



Dug Gold Ear Ring 

http://www.scubanews.com/node/26


I mentioned the Craigslist lost and found section the other day.  I noticed a few listings that I suspect are scams. 

1/14/13 Report - Gold and Bloosdstone, Loaded Cannon & Lost and Found

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Gold and Bloodstone Ring Found with Metal Detector

I mentioned the other day that now they sometimes actually mount diamonds on silver rings.  Well, I was just at Sams Club and noticed that they are also mounting diamonds on steel rings these days.  It is not safe to assume that if you find a ring

1/13/13 Report - Treasure Coast Pirate

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Illustration of Don Pedro Gibert's Pirate Ship Panda
From free ebook.  Link found below.


A few days ago I provided a link to an old out-of-copyright collection of anthropology papers, which among other thing,s, presented articles on Indian mounds around Florida and other states.  Some included maps

1/11/12 Report - Some Dug Finds & Club Meeting

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Cross Metal Detector Find.

 This cross was recently found.  It is heavily encrusted, especially at the top and bottom which have a thick rock-like build up.   Enough of the encrustation has been removed from the middle part to see the triangle and eye symbols.

It is hard to know how to clean this one

1/10/13 Report - Silver and Dumping Money in the Ocean

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1.825 Ounces of Silver Dug Yesterday

If you really watch the beach you know that it changes everyday.  It constantly changes.  The casual visitor might not notice that, but it's true.   As a detectorist, it is helpful to notice the small changes that take place constantly.

On the beach front where

1/9/13 Report - Rosaries and Stuff

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Yesterday I posted a photo of a dug copper rosary center piece.  Laura Strolia, researcher and author of The Marigalera of the 1715 Fleet and who has contributed a lot of good information to this blog, sent this photo of two rosaries from the museum of the National Shrine of St. Therese in Illinois.

1/8/13 Report. - Shipwreck Spike and Rosary Center Piece

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Dug Old Copper MedalBack and Front


As you probably know, I've been having trouble uploading photos to my blog lately.  It seems there was a new compatibility issue between blogger and Internet Explorer.  Until the engineers get the problem worked out, the temporary fix is to use a browser other than

1/8/13 Report - Found Shipwreck Spike and Cross & Good Reference

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Above is a video of the beach conditions at John Brooks this morning near low tide.  The wide angle lens on this camera creates an artificial bend in the picture and I think makes the waves look a little smoother than actual.  Nonetheless, this will give you some idea.

There was some wind from

1/6/13 Report - A Few Comparisons of Beach and Shallow Water Hunting

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There is very little shallow water detecting done along the Treasure Coast ocean beaches.  One of the reasons for that is that most of the shallow water on the ocean is protected by salvage or exploration leases.  

Please don't write in and ask me to tell you where you can and where you can not detect

1/5/13 Report - Sand Accumulating But Miscellaneous Items Being Found On Beach Fronts

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I've been pretty busy lately and haven't been getting out to the beach much.  Fortunately I got out this morning. 

It was an overcast day.  The water was just a little rougher than it has been.

There were some fairly large shell piles at places containing some moderate size shells.  Most of the time

1/3/13 Report - Gem Stones, Jet & Coal

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Beach 14K Ring Find With Large Stone

I don't think detectorists pay much attention to stones.  Paying attention to stones can be helpful though.  First, there are gem stones - some of which are more valuable than the gold in the ring, but it can be difficult to identify the type of stone but even more

1/2/13 Report - Religious Medals And a Few Clues on How to Date

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Dug Religious Medallion

Many goods were shipped to the New World from Spain in large quantities.   Among items supplied to the New World were a lot of religious items.  Although Spain was protective of trade with the New World colonies, it could not supply all that was needed and imported many items