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| Finds by William M. Photo submitted by William |
If you've been having trouble finding much due to poor detecting conditions lately, there are alternatives to hitting the same over hunted beaches.
I've noticed more than a few opportunities lately. On the Treasure Coast it seems there has been a lot of construction and quite a few newly demolished buildings.
Bill M. has been finding a lot of really cool stuff. He has been getting permission to work on private property.
Here is a photo of some of his finds. There are a lot of really nice finds there.
Congratulations William!
Notice all of the silver coins in the photo. Below is an example of one very nice Mercury dime in exceptional dug condition.
If you want to find something old, there is a lot of it out there. I'd say that only a very tiny portion of the old stuff like this has been found. Most of it is still out there in the ground deteriorating and waiting to be saved.
Many places have not been worked at all, and many that have been worked still hold many very good targets.
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| Very Nice Mercury Dime Found by William Photo submitted by William |
Here is a very nice 1917 dime found by William. It has about $1.50 worth of silver in it, but it is in very nice condition and therefore worth more than that.
1917 D dimes bring good money.
Very good photo William.
Notice all of the silver coins in the photo above.
You might find the relics even more interesting.
Below is one photo showing some buttons and buckles.
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| Buckles and Other Items Found by William. Photo by William. |
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| Charm Found by William Photo by William. |
To the right is a nice charm. It probably had a personal significance to someone - maybe a runner. It would be nice to know more about that.
On the left is also what looks like a hair beret and a thimble.
I've found thimbles on the beach where I'd never expect to find them. I have a hard time telling how old they might be. I certainly don't know anyone who uses a thimble. today. They can be centuries old.
And here are a couple more neat finds by William.
Like I always say, There is always some place to hunt and something to be found. William did his homework and made a lot of great finds. Thanks for sharing William. Way to go!
As I write, it is pouring rain again. I went outside to play around with a detector last evening and the lightning was causing the detector to beep occasionally, sometimes giving a good "bell" tone, which on that particular detector indicates a good target.
Lightning can cause noise in a metal detector. I previously mentioned that one of my detectors had been noisy lately, and I thought it might be developing problems, but I have now decided that the problem was caused by distant thunderstorms, which have almost always been somewhere around the Treasure Coast lately. Thunderstorms can cause detector noise even when they are miles away.
Gopro makes a really good waterproof camera. I use one sometimes, but since it is made primarily for action photography, it isn't what I need most of the time. It is very good technology though, and I've commented on that.
Gopro went public a few months ago and the stock has gone from 24 to over 80. That is a nice return.
You'll see Gopro cameras used on some of the detecting, treasure hunting and diving TV programs.
They claim that they will be making a video channel. That should be good.
Other than one disturbance out in middle of the Atlantic, there isn't much to watch.
On the Treasure Coast we are having two to three foot seas for a few days.
I have still have more finds to show and know of one other big project that I can't wait to tell you about.
Thanks for your responses to the blog poll.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@Comcast.net
