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Written by the TreasureGuide of the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Only two more detecting days left before Valentines Day!Photo Received by Email From Sotheby's.The Archer M. Huntington Collection of 37,895 coins relating to the history of Spain will be sold as a single lot at auction by Sotheby's ending on 8 March 2012. You can pick up this nice collection if you have

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Photo Received In Email From Sotheby's.I'll have more information on what is probably one of the most impressive collections of Spanish coins in the world along with more photos of some other really exceptional coins from that collection in my next post.According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO),

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Some Nice Finds by Steve S.As you might know the Sebastian Inlet is being dredged. One person emailed me asking if there might be something in the dredged sand that is being dumped south of the inlet. That is a distinct possibility and worth checking out.I do know that Spanish shipwreck coins have been found

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Written by the Treasueguide for the exclusive use of treasuebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Treasure Coast Beach Being Reshaped This Morning.This beach is very mushy and has a lot of new sand on it. This morning however there was this one spot where it was being cut a little. That cut (shown in the photo) is one to two feet. Still, most of the beach was mushy.Another beach that I looked at briefly

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Broken Gold Chains.As you would expect, it is not easy to detect small gold chains, especially broken chains. And many chains that are lost are broken. In the photo above you can clearly see where the thicker chain is broken near the clasp.The very thin chain to the right of that is also broken. That one was

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.New Sand on Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.I was a bit surprised by how much new shelly sand was on this beach front. This beach had three-foot cuts a few days ago. Now, not only are the cuts gone but a lot of new (lighter color shell sand) is on the front of the beach.You can see that the water came up

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.One Treasure Coast Treasure Beach This Morning.These were three-foot cuts here. I'm increasing my beach conditions rating to a two again.There was a lot of ankle-deep mushy sand in front of the cut, so conditions here were not as good as it looks from the photo alone. Look for a few scattered spots around

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Divers Inside the Costa Concordia.That is an amazing photo. I found it on an AP article listed as anonymous. On another web site I found a similar, or maybe the same photo, crediting the Italian Navy, which I think is probably right.Shares of Odyssey Marine stock were over $3.90 per share for a while

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.1879 Penny Found in County Park That Was Dedicated in 1970. Find and photo submitted by James F.Just because a site doesn't appear to be old doesn't mean it isn't.A few days ago I mentioned how sites often have older layers under them. The same things that make them attractive now were also found attractive

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Old Gold Scarf Pin from Lawnwood Park. Submitted anonymously.I was at the same beach today which was cut and which I showed in yesterday's post. One reason I returned to the same beach is that I detected an item yesterday that I couldn't retrieve and I wanted to bring my shovel so I could find out what it

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Two to Three Foot Cut on One Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.I saw the northeast wind coming in yesterday afternoon and here is what happened to a few of the Treasure Coast Beaches.This beach had a cut that ran from two to three feet for several hundred yards.Of course the cut was in sand that had

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Old Postcard View of Daytona Beach From the Pier.I was saying yesterday how old postcards can be good research resources. The above postcard, for example, shows where things were located and where people congregated decades ago on Daytona Beach. Near the middle of the view you can see the clock towers and

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.St. Pete Pier Postcard.A couple of days ago I mentioned Tarzan Park, a tourist attraction in Vero back around 1900, and yesterday I suggested maybe trying to find some of the old tourist spots to detect while the local beaches are sanded in.James F. sent me a link to a 1997 article about Woodland Park, which

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Old Silverware Found By Metal Detector.If the poor Treasure Coast beach conditions were not enough, add to that the heavy hunting that seems to be going on at most of the Treasure Coast tourist and bathing beaches. It seems like most of those beaches are being picked clean, and there is little or no erosion

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Detectorist on Treasure Coast Treasure Beach Yesterday Morning.As you undoubtedly know, local beach conditions have not been good lately. Today seas are running about three feet and will continue at about that level or less until Monday when the we are expecting an increase to up around five feet. Hopefully

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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.

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. The Wreck of the HMS General Hunter.The General Hunter was a brig launched in 1806 that was involved in the Battle of Lake Erie.Here is the link to that story. http://www.thespec.com/news/canada/article/657132--war-of-1812-fighting-vessel-hms-general-hunter-came-to-rest-in-southampton-ontDo you know happens

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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

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.A Few of the Cobs at the Vero Coin Show Yesterday.Yesterday I stopped by the Vero Coin and Currency Show at the Vero Community Center. There were hundreds of cobs and treasure coins on display and for sale. Most were being displayed by local vendors. There were also a couple of salvage divers and treasure

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Crudely Made Silver Ring Find.This ring has been through the ringer - if you are old enough to know what that means. It has taken a beating.It looks like it has been under the rocks in front of the beach and got churned and crunched.I've seen nickles and quarters that were so bent that they were nearly folded

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.A Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.As you can see the water was nearly flat. The cuts we had a couple of days ago are now gone - at least those that I've seen.The new HD flip cam makes some pretty good pictures.Treasure Coast beach hunting conditions are back to a 1 (poor).You can still find some things on

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Old Buttons.The one closest to the bottom is marked "PLATED." The big one at the upper left of the photo is also silver plated. That is just two examples of older plated items.I'll talk about that a little more below.Well, well, well. One place that archaeologists, paleontologist and various academics

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Some Cuts on the Treasure Coast Tuesday Morning.These were mostly two to three foot cuts.They weren't as productive as they look like they might be. There is still a lot of mush sand at the base of the cuts and out in the surf. These aren't well positioned either. They are in recently accumulated sand.

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.A One to Two Foot Cut on One Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.This cut ran for hundreds of yards. There was still a lot of sand in front of the beach and in front of the cut and a lot behind the cut too. There is a lot of sand out there. The cut is in recently accumulated sand and I don't think will be very

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Yesterday I mentioned discoveries at Little Salt Spring and gave a link to one story about that. As a result, I got an email from Al C. telling me the following.There is a book, The man who rode sharks, about a guy named Bill Royal who was probably the first to dive those springs and found lots of human

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.1906 Nickel Find.Not too easy to find older American coins like this around the Treasure Coast, but they are occasionally found. The lighting caused the image to come out more deeply colored than the real object.Archaeologists are diving at Little Salt Spring in North Port Florida in hopes of finding the

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Bronze Dagger Found With Metal Detector.I noticed this dagger for sale on eBay some time ago and posted a photo of it then. Since that time I heard from the finder, Lawrence Gladsden, who provided the photo and the following information. I thought the information was interesting and useful.Here is what

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspt.com.The Cob for ID Presented Two Days Ago.I'll give the answers for this one first today. You probably found this one easier to ID than the half reale. More information is visible on this cob.You can see that the cross is distinctly different from those of the Mexican mint and that of the half reale that I showed

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Mayan Artifact Found at Sitio Conte.Below is a link to a video about the discovery of gold and other artifacts at Sitio Conte. When a river changed course, an ancient Mayan site where gold items were manufactured was revealed. The video is a somewhat outdated promotion for a museum showing, but it I think

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.See if you can identify this cob.There is a lot of visible information on this one. I posted the answers for the one I showed a few days ago below.Here is a series of videos on the discovery and research of a couple of 18th Century locomotives found in deep water off of New York. Real interesting. Thanks to

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Bottle Found by Daniel B.Daniel says, I have always liked finding old bottles. This one I found in an old grove today, wrapped up with a bunch of oyster shells with what looked like carpet. The rim of the bottle looks to be hand blown and one of the oysters broke off in transportation. A good hint is, if

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.See what you can tell about this treasure cob. Try to get the denomination, mint, assayer, and period. We'll have a little contest.I know it isn't real clear. That is the way it usually is with cobs found on the beach.I'll give the answers in a day or two.A Treasure Coast Beach This MorningSome slow lazy

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Written by the TreasureGuide for treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Gold Coins Found in Clay Pot.Photo from the BBC story linked below.$140,000 worth of gold coins from 1595 to 1798 were discovered in a clay pot in a cellar when the residents were working on their drains.Here is the link to that story.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14080228A cardboard box holding six pieces of antique

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Three Foot Cut on a Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.This is the same cut that I showed yesterday. It was only one foot high then. I'm issuing a level 2 rating on my Treasure Coast Treasure Beach Conditions Rating Scale. That is an upgrade from level 1 (poor)conditions. As you might know if you've been

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Typical Treasure Coast Beach Early This Morning.The blowing sand almost looked like a blizzard at times.It is a cold windy day at the beach. If you go, take your winter gear. I would suggest gloves.The wind was from the northwest early this morning. You can see the waves. It was pretty rough.It looked to me

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Religious Medallions Found with Metal Detector.Religious medallions are relatively common detector finds. They can be centuries old or almost new, and made of gold, silver, or other metals. The medallions shown here are a few decades old and fairly heavy silver.These medallioins, as you might suspect from

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Some Metal Detector Finds from the South Florida Area.Finds and Photo by Lawrence.These are just a sample of his finds. Lawrence also found the dagger that I mentioned in my 7/25 post. People don't think of the Miami and Fort Lauderdale areas as being a place to relic hunt, but you can find some old stuff own

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.14K Band Beach Find.This is the type of thing that is being reported these days from the Treasure Coast. More modern jewelry than older stuff.I guess we are in the tourist season. And the beaches have been too sandy to find very many old items.The wrecks of two 19th Century American whaling ships have been

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Here is the stoneware bottle that I found yesterday, and below is a better view of the label.After a little quick research I found that the name "J. Bourne and Son" was used first in 1850. I found that a bottle of this type would probably be from the 1850-1880 period.It is a master ink bottle. There are many

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Mystery Object for ID.This was found by one of this blog's readers down in the Dade County area near some of my favorite hunting areas of days gone by. There are shipwrecks in the water down there too. And shipwreck artifacts have been found in the same general area.Anyhow, the person that found the item says

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Wreck of the Mantola.The Mantola was sunk by a German torpedo off Ireland in 1917 with 20 tons of silver valued at more the $18 million today. Odyssey Marine has been contracted by the British Department of Transport to do the salvage work.As you may know, they also have a contract with the British to salvage

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Small 18K Gold Ring With Small Diamonds and Sapphires.This is the type of beach find that can be easily missed.There is a fellow that said he once worked in the jewelry business who now mines the streets of New York around the diamond district. He checks holes, cracks and crevices in the pavement and picks up

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 May you experience the treasure of Christmas all year long! From the Treasureguide, Christmas 2011 

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. Artifacts From a 1700 Era British War Ship For $150,000 you can buy 1000 artifacts, including those shown above, from a 1700s era British warship.  Many of the artifacts are still encrusted.   Included are cannons, lead hull patches, hooks, spikes, cannon balls, and many unidentified pieces.  I

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. 1787 Brasher Doubloon.  This beauty sold for 7.4 million dollars. You can read more about that by using the following link. http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/general/view/20111212rare_1787_gold_coin_fetches_74m/srvc=usnews&position= Here we are  approaching the end of another year. 

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

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. A Small Sample of 20th Century Bottles Found on the Treasure Coast. I recently published a post showing some old bottles.  As a result I received some emails asking more about bottles.  As a result I decided to talk a little more about the type of bottles that are commonly found on the

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. Typical beach Monday Morning. It appears that most of the beaches along the Treasure Coast are pretty mushy right now.  Many are scalloped.  I saw a good number of shells, a good bit of sea glass, and some fossils in addition to metallic targets.  I didn't see any pottery or shipwreck wood

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. Deep Water ROV For Sale Have you ever watched the guys from Odyssey Marine on TV and wishing you had an ROV.  Well this one is on sale on eBay, with a starting bid of $6500.   Just in time for Christmas too.   Wouldn't it be fun?  Too bad it won't be showing up under my tree. Bernie C.,

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. Detectorist Finds Viking Hoard Here is one item of that Viking hoard, which is thought to be worth five figures.   Thanks to Joan T. for sending the link to that story.  Here it is. http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/12/15/amateur-treasure-hunter-unearths-ancient-viking-king/?test=faces

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A Couple Beach Finds. These aren't the biggest or fanciest looking rings in the world, but they hold good diamonds. The one on the right has a very small band.  Not a lot of gold there.  But the diamond is a good one. When I first started detecting, it seemed to me that women didn't lose as many rings as men.  I was finding a lot more men's rings.  I later learned that I was missing

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. Beach Find. The gold ring shown above appears to have some interesting symbols on it.  At the base of the heart inside the intersection of the two circles is a cross.  If anyone recognizes the design, I'd like to hear from you. Wouldn't it be nice to take a good look inside all of the

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. Nieves Site Sunday Morning It has been very rainy on the Treasure Coast the past two days.  I got soaked Sunday.  When I started detecting it wasn't raining, but when I got a good distance from the car, it poured down. You need to take your rain gear on days like this.   If you don't have a

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. It has been raining on the Treasure Coast this morning.  Heavily since the early hours around Fort Pierce.  Not as much Vero and north. Rain will actually calm the seas a little if there isn't a lot of wind to offset the effect. I'll always remember the eerie calm one time when I was shallow water

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. Beach Find. It is nice when a found item is marked.  The clasp on this bracelet is marked  "Italy 14K  .585." Don't accept markings without verification though.   They are occasionally wrong. This item tests 14K. And I'll have to give the Italians credit for making a fine band. You can

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

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. Blown Bottle Found on Treasure Coast. When you detect, keep your eyes open for clues. You can learn a lot from the non-metallic items that you see. Many will help you evaluate an area, including what has gone on there in the past, as well as what is going on there now. Remember, beaches are

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. Sand Being Dumped On South Jetty Park Again. Here they go again.   Seems like there must be an unlimited supply of tax-payer dollars.   This is supposed to be a temporary fix.  Of course it is.  They have to keep pumping those dollars.   The last project must have lasted a few months.  

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasrurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.  Looking North from Seagrape Access This Morning. No new erosion here.  More on that below. The most recent blog poll has concluded and the results are in.  As you might suspect, the largest number of respondents live on the Treasure Coast, but not overwhelmingly -  just a touch over one

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. Two Treasure Coast Shipwreck Beaches Sunday Morning. The photo above and on the left shows the beach at Frederick Douglas Park.   No cuts this morning.  It was actually better looking a couple of days ago.  Of the beaches that I saw this morning, it looks like most of them. 

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. Add caption Piece of a cup found by Rich R. It's nice when you find the markings.   Sure makes ID a lot easier. About the cup, Rich says, The James M Shaw company manufactured dinner & restaurant ware for many commercial enterprises include steamship companies, restaurants, etc. Most notably the

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. Lead Ring Found on Treasure Coast Shipwreck Beach. This isn't jewelry. It is about four inches around. It seems that I should know what it is. I think I've seen something like it before but can't place it. Anyone have any ideas? I'd like to hear any and all thoughts. A cache of gold jewelry was

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Stratigraphic Cross Section of Ballast Pile of 18th Century Wreck. From the PDF article link below. I don't know how this is going to work.  Google seems to be trying to funnel everybody into their products (which is nothing new), and now they've come out with new blogger software, and I don't know how to use it.  I hate when they force you to learn all new stuff in

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Eroded Spot This Morning.This spot was more eroded yesterday, as I'll explain below. You can see the shells and the new fill at the bottom of the cut in the photo.What a difference a day makes. I've said that before, and I'll say it again. Yesterday I found a real wash-out. I saw things uncovered that I

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.From Shipwreck Off of Assateague Island.A National Park Service Photo.The La Galga and Juno shipwrecks were located off of Assateague Island and were awarded by the courts to Spain. Artifacts from those wrecks were "loaned" by Spain to the NPS for display.Does this seem crazy to anyone else.Here is a link to

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.18th Century Caulking Tool.I've dug chisels on wreck beaches and seen several that were dug by others. Some were broken. It is not easy to determine the date, origin and use of chisels. They are usually very utilitarian and plain and there is little to provide diagnostic clues.I noticed this 18th Century

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Eroded Dune Friday Morning. Since the wind blew all night, I thought I'd go out this morning to see what was going on. Everybody else was shopping or something. There was almost no one at the beach - no fishermen, no surfers, no beach combers. It was pretty vacant.Anyhow, I noticed that the water was coming

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Paper Thin Remnant of Copper Lincoln Cent.That is what I think it is. It was found in a shell pile.I'm disappointed that something happened to the poll. I lost over half of the votes one night. Something happened with google. I don't know what.I was going to use the results to help validate my rating scale.

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Sand and Shells on Front of One Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.It was a beautiful morning for going to the beach, and a lot of people were doing it. I saw a lot of fishermen in the lagoon and a lot of surfers out early today.The wind was coming from the west and producing some nice waves for surfing. It felt pretty much like summer again. And it looked like summer, with all of the shells and

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Explosive Device Found on a Treasure Coast Beach.Daniel B. had an exciting day at the beach. He arrived at the beach near Treasure Shores when they were hauling away the remains of a boat that DEA shot up. Debris from the shattered boat was all over the beach.Daniel said he found an exploded device encased

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Written by the TreasureGuide exclusively for treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.One Treasure Coast Beach This MorningWell, it looks like what little erosion we had last weekend is over. It wasn't too much to begin with. I didn't really get around too much. I was out of the area for part of the weekend.I did see that the wind was coming from the southeast later yesterday, and also today. That

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.One Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.What I want to show with this photo is the two distinct zones. Towards the front of the beach is about twenty yards of recently accumulated sand. It is a lighter color than the sand behind.There are a lot of shells in this sand, and some aluminum and some heavier metal

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Medallion Excavated at Jamestown.Looks like something you might immediately discard as child's play.The excavation at Jamestown has yielded over a million artifacts including this medallion, which some think represents the father of Pocahantas.The article reports that they have discovered the church and the

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Encrusted Scissors.Photo received by email from the Mel Fisher organization.The trail of the Atocha has been producing a lot of artifacts in recent weeks. A number of encrusted objects, including these scissors, were found recently.I've shown some found Florida bottles in the past. As you might know, nice old

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Piece of Kang H'si porcelain from the 1715 Fleet.This piece is for sale on eBay. It has been mounted in a gold bezel and makes a nice piece of jewelry.I showed a piece of Kanh H'si porcelain found on a Treasure Coast shipwreck beach in my 10/6/10 post.It was brought from China, across Mexico and placed on

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Photo of Erosion North of Jupiter Inlet.This area is one of the better looking areas of the last couple of weeks. A lot of detectorists have been hitting this area, and there is word of a few cobs being found here.Tom Guidus of Wreckovery Salvage sent this photo and reported a lot of modern trash.You can see

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com. Fossil Bone Found on Treasure Coast Beach.I don't know what kind of bone this is. It is just over a foot long. Unless one of you knows, I'll have to do some research on it.If you have some stuff you want to sell, here is what Sedwick has to say.Now we're preparing for another successful auction with our

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Remote Cut From Friday.There were still some high tide cuts occurring Friday, but I think that is over now.I'm downgrading my beach conditions rating to a 1 again. I think the erosion is pretty much over for a few days.The seas have decreased down to about four feet or less and will remain that way for a few

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Unusual Jade and Gold Ring Find.I like this one, partly because it seems so unique. I good bit of lead and copper sheathing has recently been found at different locations on Treasure Coast beaches. I was having a discussion with someone that found some copper sheathing and mentioned that copper sheathing

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Half of 4-Real.This one appears to have been cut in half. From the 1600s.Concerning the St. Lucie Metal Detecting club activities, Bernie C. says, It's that time of the month again, our monthly club meeting will be this Saturday the 12th at 6:00 pm to 8:00pm at Duffy's Sports Grill on US 1 in Jensen Beach.

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Beach North of Jupiter Inlet.I've heard of some good finds from here lately. Thanks to Bill C. for the photo.I heard on the radio that they dumped some sand on Bathtub Beach and declared it "stabilized." I thought that was funny. It was only a week or two ago that they finished a huge project and all of that

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.1 Real Found By Ian A.Ian is not sure this is real yet and will be having it checked. I can see ample reason for suspicion but won't pass judgement on the basis of a photo alone.I've received a number of reports from people around and just outside of the Treasure Coast proper. As you undoubtedly realize, I

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Turtle Trail Sunday Evening.The high seas didn't create as much erosion as you might expect considering how high they've been. There were a lot of big waves out there. And they were hitting the dunes or very near the dunes on most beaches, but the angles weren't good, and the sand generally wasn't being

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Beach By The Fort Pierce Inlet Saturday Morning.Not much of the renourishment sand that was dumped there just a few months ago is left. It wasn't but a few weeks after the project was finished that a lot of it washed away and a six foot high dangerous cliff greeted anyone wanting to get their feet wet. And

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Dip on Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.This beach in St. Lucie County looks very similar to the beach I showed a couple of days ago from Seagrape Trail.There is a sand bar out front. You can probably see it in the photo. The waves are breaking on the bar out in front of the beach. A dip has formed between

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Fossil Found by Seagrape Trail.Ken A. sent in this photo. He found this item up by Seagrape Trail. I mentioned a few days ago that you can find fossils around there. This is one. It is a fossilized scute (plate or scale), probably of a gator, - perhaps Ice Age.You can find fossils on several beaches of the

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Gold Pendant Found by Jon M. Tuesday.14K gold. Congratulations Jon!You've undoubtedly heard of pieces of eight. Well below is a find that I made today. It is a piece of something. It looks to be about one sixth of a penny.A 340 year old Chinese coin was found in the Yukon. That supports the notion that

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Partially Opened Conglomerate.You might detect stones or clumps that do not show any visible metal. If your metal detector says there is metal but you can't see it, put the object in your goodie bag (if it fits) and take it home.When you get it home, you can approach the problem in a variety of ways. Always

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Ye Olde Pirate Dog.On stormy moon lit nights you can hear him howl when someone draws near his master's treasure.Happy Halloween! Today I found a couple of beaches that were cut. Below is one of those. One Treasure Coast Beach This Morning.Both beaches were cut about the same. Three foot and sometimes four

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.The wind was blowing pretty good last night. I decided to see what was happening on the treasure beaches on the Treasure Coast. The following will give you a good idea.Beach at John Brooks Park Before High Tide This Morning.It doesn't look much good, but after high tide the cuts anc scallops were gone. It was

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Bronze Anchor Chain Links.These two big links are bronze. They are from a ship that sank in 1800, and sold for $180 in the Sedwick Coins auction. Yesterday I showed some other items that a detectorist might find and easily pass up. Who would think that two chain links could be worth that much? They could

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Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Meg Tooth.The last two days I showed some of the items that brought high prices in the recent Sedwick Coins auction. Included was a gold 8-reale, gold bar and gold and emerald cross. Those are the types of items that people hunt and would identify almost immediately if they found them, but there are other

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.comSold for $190,000.This 1832 Serro Frio gold ingot with its original guia sold for nearly $200,000 in the Sedwick Coins treasure auction that was concluded Wednesday. That would make one nice find, wouldn't it? I'm showing some of the big glitzy stuff today even though I think it is just as important to learn

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.1714 Lima 8-Escudos From the 1715 Fleet.This rare coin sold for over $25,500 in the Sedwick treasure auction yesterday. That is the highest price I remember seeing for a coin in the auction yesterday. It would be nice to dig up something like that, wouldn't it. It is possible.The ocean was rough this morning

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Looking for a new place to detect? Considering the time of year, maybe you're thinking a ghost town or some haunted place? You can find a lot of good treasure hunting leads by searching the internet for haunted places and ghost towns. Stories of hauntings usually are places with a dramatic history - often

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.February 1977 Auction Catalog.I've been talking about the upcoming Sedwick Coins auction, but here is a catalog from an auction held back in 1977. Among the coins auctioned were a large number from the Real Eight Company. They also sold artifacts and bars.The auction catalog also gives some of the history of

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.One Treasure Coast Beach Friday.Here are some cuts I found yesterday. Sometimes there are spots where there is a kind of delayed reaction where coins and things show up several days after the beach really gets stirred up.And there are always a few beaches that are a little out of phase. They cut when the

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Gold Band Found by Bernie C.I don't know how many times I've said to dig all signals on a beach. I've explained why more than once too. I don't repeat it as often as I feel like repeating it. Some people just don't like to dig junk, and others, I think, don't really believe me until they learn for

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.comCast Iron Toy Truck.There are all kinds of things you can find. Different people hunt and like different things. I showed this truck to a guy that has found 6000-year-old Folsom points and some very important finds, and he said this truck was a real find. I was surprised. It is funny what some people like.If

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Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.Five inch drilled slate gorget with shell necklace. The cord had disappeared. This a great find that has been studied by the Smithsonian.It is a rainy day on the Treasure Coast. Watch for items that have been uncovered by the rain.The seas are a little rough today, but nothing that would really improve

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