1/6/20 Report - Beach Conditions Sunday. Mystery Find for ID. Time to Consign.

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Turtle Trail Sunday Morning,

Photo by Steve M.

Steve M. visited Turtle Trail Sunday morning and sent these photos and the following report.

Beach had some cuts down near the water about 2 foot.   Beach above that was still high.    About a quarter mile south of the walkover, the green bags are still visible for another quarter of a mile along the middle of the beach.   Just junk and one dime.   Several sharks teeth. Surf was 2 to 3 foot.   Very windy.   Glad I did a great modification to my headphones...   

Turtle Trail Sunday Morning.

Photo by Steve M.

Turtle Trail Sunday Morning.

Photo by Steve M.

Turtle Trail Sunday Morning.

Photo by Steve.

Finds by Steve (left) and his wife (right).

Thanks for showing the types of objects that were found Steve. That helps a lot. Steve also had a good tip on a modification that can be made to your earphones. Here is what he said about that.

I bought some headphones from Harbor Freight that have very good springs.   They keep out the wind and underwater they stay on tight.   Good modification to do.

Earphone Modification As Implemented by Steve M.

Thanks for the great photos and report Steve.  Also I think the earphone modifications is great.  I found the submersible Minelab Equinox earphones loose and noisy.  I think this will help.

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Captain Jonah sent me the following.

My daughter and I were doing a little river hunting. Finding some neat broken bottles and glass and she dug this up. Not sure what it is or age but thought maybe you could help her ID it with years of knowledge. Thanks for any help.

Mystery Find for ID

Photo by Captain Jonah.

I haven't done any research yet, but I'm thinking the "MADE IN JAPAN" marking puts it in the 1920s or 1930s. If the normal position is as shown on the left, I'd guess maybe something like a restaurant tooth pick or condiment holder. I'm sure somebody can some up with this. Let me know what it is. --- April 29-30 will be the next Sedwick auction. Time to consign.

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The surf will be decreasing for a few days but increasing again towards the end of the week.

Happy hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net

rare and infrequent events have the largest effect.

12/2/18 Report - Detailed Coin Price Tables. WW II Propaganda Money. Best Information on How To Clean Your Coins and Artifacts.

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Eagle Photo by Gaylen C.

Gaylen C. caught some great eagle photos north of Fort Pierce.  Here is one.

Thanks Gaylen!

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If you are wondering how much you should ask for a particular coin, or how much you should pay, there is a lot of detailed information you can find.  I was researching the value of some of my finds and found a site that gives a lot of information.

Here is an example of a table that I found for a 1921 Morgan dollar.

As of 2017, a 1921 Morgan dollar in VF 20 condition would go for around $28, while a PG 65 might bring $62,500.  That is a huge range that illustrates the importance of condition and rarity.

You can also see how coins increased in value of the years.  There is a big difference between the 1950 prices and 2017 prices.  There is also a big difference in the value of the dollar, which you should take into account.

While you can get some tables on the web-site you can purchase others.  That could be worthwhile if you are interested in selling or buying coins.

Here is the link.

https://www.us-coin-values-advisor.com/rare-coin-values-index.html

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Alberto S. found some interesting information relevant to the paper money photo that I posted yesterday.  It appears to be a 1930s - 1940s Japanese ten-yen note.  But the interesting part is that they issued similar notes during the war with propaganda messages on the back.

Here is that interesting bit of WW II history.

In the summer of 1945, Japan was showered almost daily by aerial leaflets in such quantity that the Japanese people developed a kind of apathy against them. A novel approach had therefore to be sought to attract renewed attention. The ingenious idea was to reproduce the face side of the then current 10-yen banknote and replace the back by a propaganda message. For who could resist money falling from the sky?

There are four different propaganda leaflets. All have the same exquisitely lithographed front to resemble closely the genuine Japan 10 Yen 1930 banknote but with different messages on the back.

One striking difference between the genuine bills and the counterfeit is that the former has red seal on the front whereas the latter has brown seal. The other difference is that all counterfeit bills bear the serial number 450941 and the block number 1124 on the front.

The purpose of the leaflets was to stir Japanese resentment against their government and to create fear of inflation.

Here is the link.

http://nutmegcollector.blogspot.com/2011/03/japan-10-yen-1930-banknote-on-u-s.html

Here is what a genuine note looked like (same source).  Mine was torn.

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If you want to the best information on how to clean and conserve your finds, I always recommend the TAMU conservation lab web site.

This link will take you to a document that details how to clean coins.  It might be too technical for some situations, but it is the best information.

http://nautarch.tamu.edu/CRL/conservationmanual/File13.htm

You can find detailed information on how to clean almost any artifact on the TAMU web site.  Check it out.

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The Treasure Coast will have another few days of small surf before we get anything bigger.  The high tides are still decent, but that is about it.  Don't expect any big improvement in beach conditions real soon.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

9/6/18 Report - Big Surf Predicted for Next Week. Florence Could Cause Problems For the U. S. Coast.

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Three More Systems To Watch.
Source: nhc.noaa.gov

After a very quiet summer, there is now a lot of weather in the Atlantic.  

The most significant thing to watch right now in my opinion is Florence, which has been wobbling.  For a while she was headed west towards the Bahamas.  

The system behind Florence has a 70% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next forty-eight hours.  And then there is another area behind that one to keep an eye on.

It now looks like we could get some big waves next week.

Three to five feet is predicted for this weekend, with seven to eleven feet for next Wednesday.  That could get interesting.  We haven't had waves like that for quite a while.  There is a lot of sand to be moved, but that could do it.

Florence Off the East Coast Next Wednesday.
Source: Ventusky.com

If you are wondering what would cause the high surf, here is how Ventusky shows Florence next Saturday - well north of us, but sending waves our direction.

Notice the other system below that.  There is a lot going on there.

That system is predicted to be near the Dominican Republic the following weekend.

Prediction for Ten Days From Now.
Source: Ventusky.com

Of course, this is just a prediction, so it might not happen.  But it is worth watching.  We might get some improved beach hunting in the next week or two.

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I typed a few paragraphs paragraphs how objects moved on the beach, but lost it somehow.  I'll have to rewrite that to post some time in the near future.


One of Japan’s busiest airports remained closed indefinitely, a day after the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years flooded a runway, toppled huge cranes, flipped cars on their side, damaged historic shrines and caused at least 11 deaths as it swept across part of Japan’s main island.

Typhoon Jebi came ashore with sustained winds of 160 kilometers (100 miles) per hour, cutting a path of destruction in and around Osaka and nearby cities that bore the brunt of the storm...

Here is the link for the rest of that article.
https://apnews.com/24053a149be740e2aeb73957fb751bc1/Typhoon-leaves-major-airport-closed-and-destruction-in-Japan

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In recent months, two 150-ton survival bunkers journeyed by land and sea from a Texas warehouse to the shores of New Zealand, where they’re buried 11 feet underground.

Seven Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have purchased bunkers from Rising S Co. and planted them in New Zealand in the past two years, said Gary Lynch, the manufacturer’s general manager. At the first sign of an apocalypse — nuclear war, a killer germ, a French Revolution-style uprising targeting the 1 percent — the Californians plan to hop on a private jet and hunker down, he said...

Here is that link.

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2018-rich-new-zealand-doomsday-preppers/

Looks like all the super-rich are ready to take off and leave us poor suckers behind.



Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net