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

11/6/12 Report - $10,000 Eight Reale & Copper Sheathing

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Lot Number 1023 in the Recently Concluded SedwickCoins Auction

With Sandy and everything I didn't pay as much attention to the most recently concluded Sedwick Coins auction.   There are some interesting things you can learn from the auction now that I get around to it.

I noticed this Potosi 8-reale

10/30/12 Report - Pre Columbian Tumbaga, Benefit Cookout & Sandy Find

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Tairona Tumbaga.  Photo Submitted by Aquanut John

Aquanut John sent in some exciting updates concerning the treasure hunter’s benefit cookout coming up this Saturday at the Pennwood Motor Lodge. If you haven’t heard about it, look at the poster in my 10/9/12 post for more information.

I know a lot

7/27/12 Report - Star of Mexico, Grading & Mystery Solved

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1622 -1634 Era Mexico Mint Half Reale Shown an ANS Magazine



  Star of Mexico.   You've probably heard of the Star of Lima cobs, but have you heard of the Star of Mexico cobs?  There isn't such a thing, you say!   Well, maybe not, but I was looking through one of the articles found on my

7/24/12 Report - Carlos II Cobs From 1715 Fleet Beaches

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According to Wikipedia, Charles II (or perhaps more correctly, Carlos II) ruled Spain from November 1661 through November 1700.  His name appeared on New World coinage during much of that period, while immediately before and after that, you'll see King Philip indicated on the cobs.  The transition was

7/9/12 Report - Mystery Object & Another Fake Cob Find

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My 7/7 posts showed up a day late because of a mistake I made.  Sorry about that.  It was supposed to be posted early Saturday.  Instead it didn't post until very early Sunday.



James F., who found the old bronze strap and ring that I showed a week or so ago, sent in the photo of this mystery object. 

7/4/12 Report - 1715 Fleet Beach Cob

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2-Reale From Treasure Coast Beach



Here is a 2-reale that was found on a Treasure Coast beach.

You can clearly see the center of the shield and to the right of that you can see the "2" indicating the denomination.


This photo was taken through the cellophane of the coin holder so it is not as clear

5/28/12 Report - A Good Shipwreck List & Santa Fe Cob.

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A few days ago I showed this picture of an eight-real and asked if you noticed any differences between this one and a similar Santa Fe cob that I showed a few days earlier. 


One difference is the assayer mark.  This one, to the left of the left column, might be described as "PORS."  The assayer mark

5/25/12 Report - Navy Investigating Local Plane Wreck & Another Santa Fe Cob

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Here is a cob something like the one I showed yesterday.  There are differences though.  See if you can find any of the differences.


One of the things I like about cobs is the huge number of variations.  Small details can sometimes be a clue to the date the cob was produced.

Photo from the Sewall

5/24/12 Report - Santa Fe 8 Real and Shallow Water Detecting

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The Same Cob Shown in Yesterday's Post -
Identity Revealed


I said this one could be a little tricky.  It isn't real difficult, but it might be different for Treasure Coast hunters.  It isn't one of the common mints, like Mexico, Potosi or Lima.  But the mint mark is very clear.  The big NR is the

4/2/12 Report - Flat Water, Megan's Find & Mystery Item

Written by the treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.Come on in, the water is fine. The water is very nice right now. Good temperature, and very calm. The weather is as much as you can ask for, if you like nice weather. Me, I'd rather have cloudy rainy days with a lot of wind. But that's me.Most people love this weather. And

3/20/12 Report - Royal Die & More

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Die for 1726 Royal.As you probably know, the 11th Sedwick Coin auction is now online and bidding has begun.One of the most interesting things to me is this die. It is an original die for the pillars side of a 1725 Potosi 8 reales Royal.You don't see these very often. This one seems to be in very good

1/23/12 Report - Cobs, Defective Planchets & Odyssey Marine Stock Action

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.What can you tell about this cob? There is a lot of information clearly seen on this one. See if you can tell the date, mint, assayer?The stock price for Odyssey Marine was up over 12% in early trading this morning. There must be some news. It will probably come out before long. I'll let you know when I find

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

1/7/12 Report - Guess the Cob & More

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.See what you can tell about this treasure cob. Try to get the denomination, mint, assayer, and period. We'll have a little contest.I know it isn't real clear. That is the way it usually is with cobs found on the beach.I'll give the answers in a day or two.A Treasure Coast Beach This MorningSome slow lazy

11/10/11 Report - Nails, Screws & Cut 4 Reale

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Half of 4-Real.This one appears to have been cut in half. From the 1600s.Concerning the St. Lucie Metal Detecting club activities, Bernie C. says, It's that time of the month again, our monthly club meeting will be this Saturday the 12th at 6:00 pm to 8:00pm at Duffy's Sports Grill on US 1 in Jensen Beach.

9/12/11 Report - Eight-Reale Found

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.8 Reale Found by Dean C.Here is a great recent find. I told you before last weekend, I think it was, that there would be some cobs found. This is one photo of a find that was submitted to me a day or two ago.It is reported to have been found "north of Jupiter inlet."I don't know if the photo shows all of the

9/18/11 Report - Half Reale, Gold Prices & Another Super Bowl Ring Found

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Half Reale Find. Scott made this find and submitted the photo. He had previously found some copper sheathing and square nails. Those types of artifacts can be what I sometimes call "signal finds." They are not usually primary targets but can be important because they can be a signal, or indicator, that there

2/17/11 Report - Bulldozer Hoard Cob & More

Sebastian Bulldozer Hoard 8 Reale.I noticed this cob from the Sebastian Bulldozer Hoard for sale on eBay. This is a reminder that treasure coins can be found at other places than the ocean and beach.While the water level on local waterways is down, it would be a good time to explore the banks of some of our waterways. I think I have the answer to the Juno Beach pole mystery. David S. says, We see