12/25/12 Report - A Pre Christmas Walk

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I hope you are enjoying your Christmas.  I am.

I didn't expect to even do a post today but had a little time while nibbling on some fresh out of the oven chocolate chip cookies and waiting for some other stuff to cook.  So if the post comes together quickly without much fuss, I'll publish it.

The other

12/24/12 Report - Wishing a Blessed Christmas to All

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Vintage Christmas Card From 1910.




The above card is an actual Christmas card that was sent in 1910.  Unlike most of today's Christmas cards which open, this one, and many like it from the period, are more like a post card even though they were sent in an envelope.  Today it will serve as my

10/22/12 Report - Storms in the Atlantic & Great Research Tips

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Storm Map from www.nhc.noaa.gov.


The Atlantic is becoming more active again.  There are two storms to watch.



The first has an 80% chance of becoming a cyclone very soon.  It is below Jamaica.



The second is east of the West Indies and has a 40% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours. 

8/4/12 Report - Another Tropical Storm to Watch Now

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Small cut found at one Treasure Coast beach this morning.


Yesterday we got some wind and waves.  I took a look this morning to see what if anything happened at the beach.  Here it is.



As you can see there was some movement of sand, and some small cuts.  The cuts however were out on the front

7/21/12 Report - Internet-Only Treasure Auction

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This nice Bogata Charles II 2-escudo from the 1715 Fleet is one of the cobs for sale in the current Sedwick Coins internet-only action. 

As I write this, the current bid is only $950, but there is plenty of time remaining in the auction.

Here is the link if you want to see more treasure cobs, coins

6/18/12 Reort - More on Found Dagger & Restoring Rusted Objects

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Wood Handle of Bill's Dagger



Hollow Grommet


Yesterday I showed a dagger found by Bill M.   When I looked at the photo of the guard, it looked to me like there were some stamped numbers or letters on the guard.  I wanted to see if we could make those out before I posted more of the

6/4/12 Report - Gucci Watch, Indian Head & Unidentified Shipwreck


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Gucci Watch Found

The wind is from the west this morning and the seas are still flat.  It is beautiful weather for water hunting except for the sandy shallow-water conditions.  While there isn't much chance of finding old things, people are still losing things everyday. 




The few

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

1/25/12 Report - Silver Coins and Bars

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.One Typical Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.I didn't expect much but took a quick look, and this is what I saw. Even worse than I expected. I looked at a couple other spots, and the same thing. Poor!Notice the sea weed. That is almost always a sign of accretion. You can see the conves beach front too.

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

12/21/11 Report - $33 Million More For Sand

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Small Ladies Ring With Emerald and Diamonds Found on Treasure Coast Beach







One more example of the kind of thing I was talking about the other day - small ladies rings bearing gems.  There is not much metal on this ring.  Use too much discrimination, and you might miss it.



Over $30 million

12/8/11 Report - Chilly Air, Little Cuts & Big Bling

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One Little Cut Found On a Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.








I now know that I've turned into a total wimp.   The beach was chilly this morning.  I actually put on an extra shirt that I had in the car.  

I was surprised by how high the water got at some spots this morning.  A one place it

5/9/11 Report - Seafarer at Juno & Lauderdale Finds

Finds From Mike H.Mike H. has been hunting the dip in front of the beach down at Fort Lauderdale and having good luck. I spent a lot of time hunting those beaches years ago. There were two really good spots at Fort Lauderale. Detecting in the Fort Lauderdale/Miami area is a lot different than detecting on the Treasure Coast. Not only are there are lot more people on those beaches, but the