5/6/12 Report - Big Low Tides Continue & Mystery Find From Wabasso


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Wabasso Beach Find For Sale on EBay.



Wabasso Beach Metal Detector Find.




I saw this item for sale on eBay.   Can you identify it?  Let me know.



That is the type of thing that could easily pop up under current conditions.  Like I've been reporting, there are a lot of miscellaneous

3/11/12 Report - Spring Ahead & Mystery Objects

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Did you remember to turn your clock ahead? It is hard for me to believe we are already well into the third month of the year.Button For ID.This item was found with other items such as the St. Ignatius religious medallion that I posted two days ago and other items such as musket balls.There is a lot of very

2/29/12 Report - More on Recent Florida Legislation Affecting Treasure Hunting

Hey, we have an extra day. Happy Leap Day! It's a good thing too. I need the extra day. Due to the overwhelming interest in the recent Florida state legislation (Bill 868) I'm postponing some other topics that I had planned. I received a lot of email in response to yesterday's post. It's amazing how much reach and power this little blog has. Hundreds of thousands of hits and growing rapidly. I

1/9/12 Report - A Couple of Cobs & A Couple of Sunken Locomotives

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.See if you can identify this cob.There is a lot of visible information on this one. I posted the answers for the one I showed a few days ago below.Here is a series of videos on the discovery and research of a couple of 18th Century locomotives found in deep water off of New York. Real interesting. Thanks to

1/8/12 Report - Using Probes for Scouting Around

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Bottle Found by Daniel B.Daniel says, I have always liked finding old bottles. This one I found in an old grove today, wrapped up with a bunch of oyster shells with what looked like carpet. The rim of the bottle looks to be hand blown and one of the oysters broke off in transportation. A good hint is, if

11/28/11 Report - Wrecks of Assateague & Multi-Million Year Old Find

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.From Shipwreck Off of Assateague Island.A National Park Service Photo.The La Galga and Juno shipwrecks were located off of Assateague Island and were awarded by the courts to Spain. Artifacts from those wrecks were "loaned" by Spain to the NPS for display.Does this seem crazy to anyone else.Here is a link to

11/12/11 Report - Treasure Hunt at DuBois Stopped & Sheathing

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Unusual Jade and Gold Ring Find.I like this one, partly because it seems so unique. I good bit of lead and copper sheathing has recently been found at different locations on Treasure Coast beaches. I was having a discussion with someone that found some copper sheathing and mentioned that copper sheathing

9/1/11 Report - Its Not Simple, Breaking the Box, Yukon Gold Rush & Katia

Detecting at Fort Pierce Inlet Shortly After Irene.

Before I start, I posted a new survey question. I appreciate your answers. The surveys are far from perfect but they add a little information that helps us all to learn. Thanks for your participation.


I received some interesting emails yesterday. Two of those emails included stories of people that were having success, and both of those were

8/19/11 Report - Testing Gold Bullion Coins, Wheaties & Big Seas Coming?

Scattered Showers Over Treasure Coast Beaches Again This Morning.


I've often mentioned how many fakes or counterfeits there are these days when it comes to rare or collectible coins and how careful you have to be. I do not advise buying expensive items over the internet or eBay unless you really know your stuff and know the seller.

Brad C. sent me an email saying, The only gold you can trust

7/15/11 Report - Where People Detect the Most Around the Treasure Coast

The most recent blog poll has concluded and the results are in. Participation was low. I don't know if people didn't want to tell where they hunt or what. Of the areas listed in the poll, the one receiving the greatest number of votes was Fort Pierce Inlet to Jensen Beach. I found that a little surprising although it does include a number of frequently detected beaches. In that area there is the

11/9 Report - Indian River County Beaches

Ambersands Beach This Morning.This is looking north towards McClarty. As you can see, it doesn't look very good.Wabasso Beach This Morning.Here you have the eroding fill, especially in front of the Disney resort.Seagrape Trail This Morning.This is one of the better looking beaches this morning. Turtle Trail This Morning.The beach here doesn't look very good right now. In the recent past, the

11/4 Report - Insulators & Stuff

Two Insulators Found on the Treasure Coast.Here are two of many insulators that were found on the Treasure Coast. The one on the right still has the metal mounting and so could be detected with a metal detector. The other one, like most found insulators, does not have any metal attachments and would probably be a surface find.I often remind detectorists to keep their eyes open when they

11/2/10 Report - Mystery Clay Artifacts & Inca Gold

Artifact Found in Association with Musket Balls and Other 18th and 19th Century Artifacts.This was found in an area where a battle took place around 1800. Of course, it could be from a later or much earlier time period. There were a number of these items. All had holes like the one in the photo, and all were about the same size and shape, but not exactly the same shape. They are made out of clay

10/2 Report - Detecting River Banks and Other Out of the Way Places

I just received an email from SewickCoins giving notice that the October Treasure and World Coin Auction is now online.You will find the link below.Believe it or not, if you live in a place like the Treasure Coast where there are a lot of detectorists but not a lot of tourists with big flashy rings and chains, you might not always find a lot. Finding good stuff is not as easy in an area like this