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The auction estimate is $500,000 to $1,000,000.
Minted in Mexico in 1538, this 8 reale was found on a shipwreck in the 1990s. This is one of three known to exist and is considered to be the first dollar-sized coin minted in the New World. This is the first time it will be offered publicly.
Here is the link for more information.
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=9a501b2f-1cb3-4254-b702-c38b9ca8b983&c=116708e0-3539-11e3-b96a-d4ae52844279&ch=12520520-3539-11e3-ba6f-d4ae52844279
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| Three Disturbances and Christobal Source: www.nhc.noaa.gov |
Padre Island is getting four to six foot waves, building to overhead today.
The 2014 Outer Banks Pro (surfing competition) started Wednesday because the waves were coming in at the head high to overhead range.
Wouldn't it be nice to be able to pop down on any beach at any time you wanted?
On the Treasure Coast, if that is where you are, this is the last day of 3 - 5 foot surf. This weekend it will slack off and get back to a 1 - 2 foot surf. At least that will give you a chance to get out a little farther where the waves were hitting the past few days.
I'm curious about the path of these next two potential storms.
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Here is a pistol from the 1921 Battle of Blair Mountain.
Detectorists helped to locate the position of skirmishes by locating concentrations of bullets and shells. I don't remember that being mentioned in the article, but maybe it was. It has been a while since I read the article.
The following link provides a good article on the effort to save the mountain as a historic site, ironically, from mining operations.
http://archive.archaeology.org/1201/features/blair_mountain_coal_activism_west_virginia.html
Coin errors are out there and they can make a big difference in the value of a coin. I've found a few while detecting. There are so many possible die errors that it can be difficult to know what to look for.
There are a lot of mint errors on the state quarters. Here is one article showing a lot of the easily noticed errors as well as a few of the more difficult to detect errors.
http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/finding_states_quarters_errorsa_.htm
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Some of these errors make the quarter worth hundreds of dollars. That is something you won't want to miss.
For example, this 1999-P Pennsylvania state quarter shows the faint image of the opposite side of the coin on both sides. This quarter is worth about $700.
It is easy to let some good treasures go simply because you don't know about them.
It can be worth taking a good look at your coin finds and doing some research.
And here is a another web site showing some more difficult to detect errors found on state quarters. Some of these you really have to know about or you would never notice them. For example on one you need to know how many trees there are supposed to be.
http://www.blifaloo.com/info/more-rare-coins.php
Have some fun hunting error coins.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@Comcast.net
