6/15/12 Report - Bronze Strap and Ring Identified & And Key to Good Finds

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Good news!  The readers of this blog came through again.   The amount of knowledge displayed by my readers is really impressive. 

You might not know who reads this blog, but you might be surprised.  It is not at all how the archaeologists or media tend to characterize detectorists.  When you see a

3/1/12 Report - Helmet Dredged Up By Commercial Dredger, Whatzit & More

Written by the TreasureGuide@comcast.net for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.2600 Year Old Bronze Greek Helmet Brought Up by Commercial Dredging In Harbor.Here is a link to the article about that.http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2852306/postsIf it was dug up by a detectorist would it have been a crime? Take a look at how the Anglo-Saxon Hoard was handled when it

8/18/11 Report - 1500s Gold Bar, Bronze Coin Finds, and $5 Indian

Gold Bar for Sale on EBay.

This 14.74 troy ounce lower kt. gold bar is for sale on eBay for just under $20,000. Interesting! To me it seems unusual in a variety of ways. It is listed as being from a shipwreck, but the age and ship is unknown. It is speculated to be from the 1500s. That would be a relatively rare date for a North American shipwreck, although there are some.

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