11/15/12 Report - 1715 Fleet Bronze Coin?? & Florida Rhinoceras

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.


Here is something odd.  I noticed it while browsing eBay.  It is said to be a bronze Spanish coin mounted in a cross. 



1715 Fleet Coin??
Photo from eBay.



The coin, if you believe the story, was found at Sandy Point in 1933, and then mounted in the cross.

It might be possible to track down this

11/14/12 Report - Fascinating Artifact Whatzit & Fossils on the Beach

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.

Here are two photos of the artifact found by hangingfor8 that I mentioned yesterday.   If you have seen an item like this before or have any thoughts on the identity of the item, please let me know.




Two Views of Whatzit.
Photos Submitted by Haningfor8.

It is three inches long.  The metal is

11/13/12 Report - Blog Poll Results and Finds

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.





Old Silver Ring Found During Sandy.  
Submitted by haningfor8.

This silver ring was found during Sandy by Will (hangingfor8) who also found a 2 reale, silver US coins and another really neat artifact that I hope to post in the near future for help with identification.


The blog poll has concluded

11/11/12 Report - Clad to Top of the Line Treasure

 
Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.




Over Thirty Coins Found in One Small Coin Hole

I often mention coin holes.  Here are  thirty some heavily encrusted coins that I found in a small compact coin hole during Sandy.  All had a green crust, and a couple were almost fluorescent green.

Coins coming from different layers of sand and having

11/10/12 Report - Silver, Gold, Coins & Fossils

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com


A  silver 14th Century Bishop's seal was found by a detectorist on the Isle of Man.   Here is an article about that important find.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-20204111


One find that I made many years ago not long after I started detecting was a large silver coin in great

11/9/12 Report - Erosion and Refilling As It Affects Detecting

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.


Today I'm going to do something a litte different.  I'm going to present a fairly detailed explanation of a common situation that you might encounter on a newly eroded beach.



Eroded Dune With New Sand at Base.

As you know, beaches erode and then fill again and then erode again.  It is a continuous

11/8/12 Report - Club News, Next Auction & More

Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.



Treasure Coast Beach Yesterday Morning

Here is some news from Bernie C. concerning the St. Lucie Metal Detecting club.


Here's an update on the club bi-monthly meeting: I am
changing the meeting date to November 17th at 6 pm. The meeting will be held at
my house as usual: 1256 SE Palm Beach Rd,