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