10/16/12 Report - Emanuel Point Wreck Report & Diamond in a Well

 
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I tried to get a video to show what the waves were doing to the beach yesterday.  I didn't succeed as well as I hoped, but it does show how the water wasn't moving much sand.  Of course, I didn't catch the big waves hitting.  Every time I got my camera out, they refused to come, and then when I put my

8/16/12 Report - La Galga, Steamboat Arabia & Clams

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Find and photo by Ken A.  See below.


Here is a great article.  It was published in an antique bottle magazine.  You can find good clues and information in a lot of different types of places.



The article is about the excavation of the steamboat Arabia.  It was found under tons of earth in a

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

4/29/12 Report - Historical Resource, Disappearing Signals & Increasing Seas

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Three Ounces of Panned Alaska Gold.


First, the big news.  Sunday the seas on the Treasure Coast will be increasing from about three to five feet, reaching a peak of around six feet later Monday.  That isn't quite as much as initially predicted.  The wind will be mostly from the east.  I therefore

5/2/11 Report - Gold Santa Margarita Chain, Osama, & St. Johns Wreck

Gold Chain From Santa Margarita Sold in Sedwick Coins Auction for Over $12,000.I always like to study the shipwreck artifacts that come up for auction. For example, this chain has very plain round links. Many other chains from Spanish shipwrecks are more intricate. But if you study artifacts, it will help you to better identify the things you find. On the other end of the spectrum, flakes of rust