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

5/1/11 Report - 1715 Fleet Gold Escudos Bring Good Prices

1714 Mexican 8 Escudo From the 1715 FleetThis gold escudo was one of two in the recent SedwickCoins auction that brought in bids of $13,000. The other was a Lima 8 escudo. Both of these high-priced cobs were 1715 Fleet coins from the Treasure Coast.Nice finds if you are lucky enough to come across one during a day at the beach. It does happen once in a while.On the low end of the spectrum for the

11/28 Report - Found WWII Artifact and Florida Shipwreck Laws

WWII Canteen Found on the Treasure Coast with a Metal Detector.As you can see this canteen is in unusually good condition. The chain is a little rusty but still attached. It cleaned up well. On the bottom it is marked US Vollrath 1943.I had a mystery item I was going to show today, but the photos turned out poor. I'll try again another day.I ran across an interesting article from The Indian River

11/23 Report - Wood Finds & Spanish Shipwreck List

One Side of Old Wood Plank Found on the Treasure Coast.This piece of wood washed up on the beach recently along with some other pieces that appear very similar and probably come from the same site.Below and to the right of the penny is a square hole with some iron residue remaining. It looks like something was held in place there.Above that near the top edge is a black clump that appears to be