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

6/14/12 Report - Brass Steamship Artifact(?) & Ship Artifacts Pumped Onto a Beach

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Brass or Bronze Artifact Metal Detector Find

 
Here is a  brass, or roughly cast bronze, artifact found by James F. up around the St. Johns River. He thinks it might be a cleat and ring off a early steamboat.  The area is also where Seminole War battles were fought. 



Notice the maker's mark 

9/16/11 Report - Bronze Atocha Seal Find, Florida Bison, More on McKee

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Bronze Seal Found on Trail of the Atocha.This is a well preserved bronze seal. It is, in my limited experience, unusually large. I'm still watching for a seal featuring an eagle that produced a wax seal that I once found.Recently I showed a Brazilian gold bar. That bar will be auctioned in the upcoming

6/13/11 Report - Cleaned Iron Artifact & Great Pirate Site

Chisel As Found in January.This chisel is ten inches long and the head is 2 inches by 1.5 inches. I like it better with the crust, but it started to deteriorate so I decided to clean and preserve it to keep it from falling apart.I should have immediately put it in a solution of water and sodium bicarbonate and let it soak until I got around to cleaning it.Don't take the crust off until you decide

5/14/11 Report - Late Hopewell Copper Point & Beads

Truly Significant Find by Larry Persina.I was recently up north where I talked to Larry who brought this find to show me. It is a rare and important find that has been studied by archaeologists from both the Carnegie Museum and the Smithsonian. It is a copper point or knife with copper beads. It appears the point shows evidence that it was worn on a cord rather than used as a point. The experts

12/14 Report - Religious Artifact Found & Santa Discovered

Nice Metal Detector Find From an Area Bordering the Treasure Coast.Photo submitted by Will B. who found this great item. I really like religious artifacts like this.I had a religious medallion from a 1715 Fleet site that was so encrusted that I thought it was a coin. I kept it with a bunch of coins that needed cleaned for the longest time. I didn't find out what was actually under the