2/13/20 Report - One Beautiful New Find and A Variety of Miscellaneous Non-Metallic Finds. A Good Reference Link.

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Beautiful Carved Columnella Shell Artifact

Find and photo by DB.

Here is one beautiful find by DB.  From what I can see,  it looks like a carved Native American columnella artifact.

Shell Artifact.

Find and photo by DB

This is one nice find.  I think it is the most beautiful Native American shell artifact I've ever seen.

DB said he was hesitant to drive all the way to a spot where he had previously found numerous bottles, shell artifacts, pottery, etc., but had a feeling that the conditions were right so did it anyhow.

He would like to know what you think it was used for.  Send me your thoughts and opinions.

 

Sometimes you have to go a little farther than you really want to or do something that is not the easiest thing to do, but when you have that feeling, it can pay off.

In my younger and more intense years one guiding principle I often repeated was, "If you don't want to do it, do it."  And that was a key to a lot of my success.  Of course, there are times when better judgement says you shouldn't do it, but the point is that if you are really driven, you'll push yourself to go a little farther and do a little more than the easy thing.  I tried to find those spots that were overlooked or frequently avoided by others.  It depends upon where you are in life, and what you want to accomplish at the time.

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I've been picking up a few easy finds lately when beach conditions haven't been good.  These are just some miscellaneous finds I picked up within walking distance of my house.  

Sometimes just a little walk will take the edge off the urge to search.  

Now that is an odd one.

A Couple of the Stopper Top Bottles I picked up.

Two Views of Recenlty Found Cone Carter's Ink Bottle.

There wasn't much the day I found Carter's cone ink bottle, I was surprised to find it.

Below is a photo of a partially submerged old Gordon's Dry Gin bottle.

Partially Submerged Gordon's Dry Gin Bottle

And here is a metal find -  a short aluminum arrow.   Seems too short for a standard bow.  I wonder if it had anything to do with the pig.

Aluminum Arrow.

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Below is a link to a thesis you might like to browse - Prehistoric Shell Artifacts from the Apalachicola River Valley Area, Northwest Florida, by Eric Eyles, University of South Florida.

https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=2025&context=etd

There are a lot of good examples to look at.

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The surf is nearly flat but will be increasing up to four to six feet this weekend.  The tides are high too.

Happy hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net

7/16/19 Report - Native American Plummet. Old Spanish Friendship Bracelet. Roman Shot. Archaeological Metal Detecting. Old Lead Physics.

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Plummet Found At Jupiter,Beach.

A few days ago I showed some arrowheads that had been found on the Treasure Coast, and I asked people to send in Native American artifacts they found.  Bill T. sent in this photo of a plummet that he found in front of the Jupiter Civic Center about 4-5 years ago when the beach was heavily eroding.  That is a nice piece that would bring a good price.

Congratulations, and thanks Bill!

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Yesterday I posted a photo of what I think might be a silver bracelet from a 1715 Fleet wreck and mentioned that there were some things about the design that are common to other Spanish shipwreck artifacts that have been found.  I mentioned that rings and bracelets from the period and culture often featured hands.  Then I noticed this "friendship bracelet" reproduction on sale at the Mel Fisher Museum web site.

The bracelet I showed yesterday is thinner and the hands are not clasping, but there are some similarities.  The one shown here also has ruffled cuffs, although they are a little different too.

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I was reading a good article on an archaeological investigation of a Roman assault on a hillfort in Scotland.  The article included a discussion of the distribution of shot and what could be learned from that.  Included was the following discussion of the use of metal detectors.

… Unlike many battlefields that lie below featureless arable land, our site lay directly on top of a fragile and eroding hillfort from which mass extraction of artefacts would hamper any subsequent archaeological investigation. We therefore proposed a non-invasive metal-detection survey. This aimed to use the latest metal-detecting technology to profile the nature of the metal targets without extracting the finds, and then carry out highly selective test excavation to confirm the projectile scatter. This was made possible by the use of a high-quality reference detector, which was harmonised to the signals received from sling bullets from the 1898 Burnswark excavations held by the museum in Dumfries.

Of course, the use of systematic metal-detecting is not new: it has been around at least since the 1980s, when the pioneering work of Scott and Fox revealed what had really happened to General Custer and the men of the 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Little Bighorn. Indeed, metal-detection represents the primary survey technique for identifying and determining the extent of battles that have taken place since the advent of gunpowder; the Roman lead sling-bullets presented an ideal opportunity to investigate the true extent of the metal-projectile scatter at a site that saw action at a much earlier date. The Burnswark Project was also designed to review the Roman camp morphology and how this related to the hillfort defences (or lack of them) and the wider landscape. It would take a forensic look at the fabric and ballistic properties of the Roman missile assemblage too....


I wonder if someone might be able to find more detail on the specific detector and procedures they used?

Good article that you might want to read.

Here is the link.

https://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/features/burnswark.htm

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... The use of old lead for shielding increases the sensitivity of our most delicate experiments by orders of magnitude, an increase that is crucial when looking for a reaction that sheds light on new physics. Lead recovered from roofs, old plumbing, and even stained glass windows has been used, but Roman lead from a shipwreck is the best you can find...

That excerpt comes from an article about the conflicting uses of archaeological lead.

Here is that link.

https://newatlas.com/relics-physics-archaeology-roman-lead/30032/

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There has been a lot of talk in the news recently about an asteroid carrying tons of gold and other valuable minerals.  It seems I lost that link though.

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I was thinking this morning of subtitling this blog Treasure Every Day - Almost.

It seems like every morning I think of some type of treasure to talk about.  When I think of it, it surprises me that I almost always have something to say.  But I have a lot of contributors to keep me going - such as Bill's plummet today.

I think it is good to know all the different types of things that can be and are found along the Treasure Coast.  It is really remarkable how much is out there, even though it might seem at times like everything has been found.  When that happens, you just have to do things a little differently, because there is always something waiting to be found.

Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, they say is the definition of insanity.  I don't know about that, but doing something different once in a while can be fun and profitable.

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Barry is fading away, and we are left with another week of predicted one-foot surf.  You can be sure, though, that we will be getting some storms before long.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

7/5/19 Report - Other Kinds of Treasures You Might See On Florida Beaches. The Official Florida Stone and Arrowheads. First Find of Dinosaur Eggs.

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Arrowhead Found on Treasure Coast Beach.

I recently posted a broken spear point that was found on a Treasure Coast beach and decided to post some more Native American artifact finds.

The above arrowhead was found in a shell pile on a Treasure Coast beach.  I was told that it looked like it was made of agatized coral, which is Florida's state stone.

Agatized Coral specimens are collected and are sometimes sold for nice prices.  Here is a web site where you can see some specimens and learn more about agatized coral.

https://www.spiritrockshop.com/Agatized_Coral.html

The site says, In 1979 the Florida Legislature designated agatized coral as the Florida State Stone.
It is described in the statute as “a chalcedony pseudo morph after coral, appearing as limestone geodes lined with botryoidal agate or quartz crystals and drusy quartz fingers, indigenous to Florida.”

Continuing, Much of Florida’s natural foundation is composed of soft, highly-fossiliferous limestones intermixed with sand and clay. This is known as the Early Miocene Tampa Formation. There are several distinct exposures of this formation which produced silicified corals and mollusks; the best known of these is Ballast Point on Tampa Bay in Hillsborough County. Six Mile Creek on a nearby Tampa Bay exposure of the same formation produced only calcareous specimens.

Wondering if the arrowhead might really be agatized coral, I took a closer look.  Here is what I saw.

Magnified Surface of Arrowhead.

Despite my overwhelming ignorance of geology and such things, it looks like it could be coral to me.

The image was enhanced somewhat to show the markings.

Below is an interesting translucent arrowhead that I found online somewhere.

The one I posted at the top of the post is not translucent.

I've talked to a few tourists that have found arrowheads on Treasure Coast beaches.  I remember, for example, one lady that came up to me near the Disney Resort and showed one she found.

Here are a few more arrowhead finds.

Three Arrowheads.

Arrowheads are not really rare finds on the Treasure Coast beaches, but they seem to be found more by shell collectors than detectorists.

If you know about Native American artifacts, you might be able to provide additional information on the ones I showed today.

I talked about Native American artifacts made of metal in previous posts,  but most of those found on the Treasure Coast are made of stone, shell or other materials, and are not sought or often found by metal detectorists.

As you know, I often recommend keeping your eyes open for other types of items while you metal detect.  There are many different kinds of treasure that you can find on Florida beaches and you never know what you might see.

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Riley Black, from Smithsonian Magazine, points out that the first naturalist to discover and describe dinosaur eggshells was, in fact, the Roman Catholic priest Jean-Jacques Pouech. Father Pouech was the head of Pamiers Seminary in southern France, but in his free time he explored the geology and paleontology of the Late Cretaceous rock preserved in the foothills of the Pyrenees Mountains.  That was in 1859.

Here is how he described his find.  The most remarkable are eggshell fragments of very great dimensions. At first, I thought that they could be integumentary plates of reptiles, but their constant thickness between two perfectly parallel surfaces, their fibrous structure, normal to the surfaces, and especially their regular curvature, definitely suggest that they are enormous eggshells, at least four times the volume of ostrich eggs.

Here is the link to learn more about that.

https://aleteia.org/2019/06/29/how-a-catholic-priest-was-the-first-to-discover-dinosaur-eggs/\

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Its amazing how people can see things so differently.  If you are a five year old, you might have seen the Macy's fireworks last night as little more than a bunch of sparkling lights and noise.  If you are an environmentalist, you might have noticed all the smoke and pollution.  If you are a left winger, you might have thought of the waste of such an extravagant display put on by a capitalist organization to increase profits at the expense of the poor against the backdrop of city built on the backs of immigrants. If you are on the other side politically, you might have seen a celebration of the country and opportunity and success. You might have thought about the invention of gun powder and the millions killed, or the evolution of rocketry and going to the moon.  A person could easily write hundreds of pages about the events, history and conflicting views represented in that single fireworks display.  Rather than responding emotionally to the first things that you hear of that catch your attention, if put it all together, add a large dose of facts and sift through it all, you'll end up with a more realistic, pleasing and well-balanced view of the world.  That's my opinion.

I hope you enjoyed Independence Day and gave some thought to it

We should be seeing some more treasure salvage finds before long.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

7/2/19 Report - Part of Rosary Found Off Shore by Sea Reaper. Lead Shot Found. Revolutionary War Records Free. Spear Point.

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Salvage Boat and Tender Working North of John Brooks Monday Afternoon.

The salvage season has started well.  The weather has been good for salvage work, and most of the crews have found some gold, along with other items.

For the beach detectorist, things have not been so encouraging.

John Brooks Beach Monday Aftternoon.

There was just a faint strip of shells along the waterline.

Wherever there were people at the beach, there were people in the water seeking relief from the heat.

John Brooks Beach Monday Afternoon.

Most of the salvage vessels on the Treasure Coast have already found some gold this year. I already talked about one piece - a probably religious item. More recently, part of a gold rosary was found by captain Josh Fisher-Abt and the crew of the Sea Reaper. That item was farther from shore than most, and it was speculated that it may have been from a passenger that went overboard before the ship  broke up

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Musket Balls, Lead Shot and Melted Lead From Turtle Trail Area.

Most of those shown above, as well as other pieces not shown. came from just a few feet north of the Turtle Trail beach access a few years ago.

Among the items are a lot of small caliber bullets that look like they were shot into the dunes or sand.  As well as on the beach, I've found them sliding down the cliff in front of the dunes.  There are more than those shown.  I always wondered if someone was shooting birds or just doing target practice.  They are flattened out and look almost like buttons.

There are a few musket balls in the mix.  One larger one and a few smaller ones.  Note also the melted lead bits at the bottom.  Also there are a few larger caliber bullets.

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Here is something you might find interesting.  Ancestry.com is giving free access to Revolutionary War records for a limited time.

Here is the link you can use to register.

https://go.fold3.com/revolutionary-war?xid=2388&utm_source=content&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=odp-revwar-july2019

I've found at least six ancestors that served in the Revolutionary War through my wife's research, beginning with Nehemiah Day who served in New York and New Jersey to Captain John Wetzel, on the Western Front.

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Putin's net worth shows how socialism solves the wealth inequality problem. 

https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/what-is-russian-president-vladimir-putins-net-worth

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I'd like to see photos of Native American artifacts found on Treasure Coast beaches.  If you have any points or other finds. send them in and I'll post a good selection if I get enough.

Here is one to start you off. It is a broken spear point.

Broken Spear Point.

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No change in Treasure Coast beach conditions is predicted for the rest of the week.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

7/1/19 Report - Native American Copper Artifacts and Finds. Drought Uncovers Palace.

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Copper Native American Artifacts Found by Detectorist.

This copper cache was recovered by Oliver Anttila while using his metal detector at a small secluded beach on Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It was the sixth cache he had found on the bay and contained 122 pieces including a 6 5/8 inch awl, several conical and square socketed points, two crescent knives, and over 100 hammered copper nuggets prepared as preforms for future tools. (From PeachStateArcaheologicalSociety web site.  See link below.)

Illustration by C. B. Moore showing a copper-covered mammal jaw bone from the Mt. Royal site in Putnam County, Florida.

Not all metal artifacts found in Florida are of European origin.  Native Americans had sources of copper in the north and traded widely.  Some Native American copper artifacts have been found in Florida, including the one shown above, which was found at the Mt. Royal site, which is west of Bunnel.

Wikipedia says, The Mount Royal site was occupied beginning about 4,000 years ago. The site was largely unoccupied from 500 BCE until AD 750. Mount Royal was occupied again after 750, and after 1050 it grew into the main town of an important chiefdom with connections to the Mississippian culture. The town lost importance after 1300, but a settlement, called Enacape, was still there when Europeans entered the area in the 1560s. The Spanish mission of San Antonio de Enacape was located in the town from 1595 until after 1656.

Below is a reconstructed headdress very much like one found by C.B. Moore at the Mt. Royal site in Putnam County, Florida.  

Reconstruction of Headdress Made With Native Copper.

In the 1890s C. B. Moore traveled the rivers by houseboat and made arrangement to investigate mounds.

Although it is unlikely you will find anything as extravagant as those shown above, you can find Native American artifacts on Florida beaches.  In this blog, I've shown some Native American artifacts that were found on the Treasure Coast beaches.

I'd recommend taking a look at the PeachStateArcheaologicalSociety web site to become familiar with a variety of copper Native American artifacts.  It is an excellent web site.

There is much more to see there, such as these items.

Copper Fish Hooks and Knives.

Here is the link.

http://peachstatearchaeologicalsociety.org/index.php/20-copper-artifacts

You might remember that Irma uncovered thousands of Native American artifacts.

The first Native American artifacts I ever saw and recognized in nature in Florida was by the natural bridge that is now in Arch Creek Park in North Dade County.  The bridge was on a path used by Tequesta and early settlers.  The park now has a small museum.

I first learned of the site when I saw a photo of Thomas Edison collecting artifacts on a mound under a banyan tree.  The banyan tree and mound was still there.

Before the park was as developed as it is today, there was a trailer park on most of the property, but it was removed before I was there.

I have a friend that found some significant Hopewell Culture copper ceremonial artifacts up north.

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You might also want to take a look at the National Archives web site.

https://www.archives.gov/

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A 3,400-year-old palace has emerged from a reservoir in the Kurdustan region of Iraq after water levels dropped because of drought...

Here is that link.

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/iraq-palace-drought-scli-intl/index.html

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Expect another week of one-foot surf.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

5/28/19 Report - 27 Iron Age Gold Artifacts Discovered by Detectorist. Good Luck or Bad Luck. Extra-Shiny Quarters. Religion and Gaming.

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A Few of The 27 Gold Artifacts Discovered by A Detectorist in Denmark.
Source: See Sciencenoridic.com link below.

27 Gold Artifacts Discovered by Detectorist in Denmark.

… The most recent discovery was made by a pair of metal detectorists and amateur archaeologists in a field on the Danish island of Hjarnø, in Horsens Fjord. It was a spectacular discovery and an expensive one, containing more than 34 objects, 27 of which are pure gold.

Forgotten treasure or a gift for the gods?

Amateur archaeologist, Terese Refsgaard, alerted us to the discovery at Vejle Museums, in accordance with Danish law. And one of our first questions was whether the objects were buried together as treasure to be hidden, or whether it was intended as an offering to the gods.

Treasure is buried in a hurry to hide it during times of threat or during a turbulent situation, and is often intended to be collected again once the threat has passed. But an offering is intended to remain buried as a gift to the gods.

Sacrifices often contain a certain combination of objects, probably so that they can be used later on in Valhalla, as described in the Ynglinga Saga...

Here is the link for the rest of the article.

http://sciencenordic.com/archaeologists-celebrate-spectacular-discovery-iron-age-treasure

Click on the gallery to see more photos of the finds.

In my post yesterday I pondered the possible significance of a painted stone.  When things can't be otherwise explained, artifacts are often thought to be either religious or having to do with gaming.  I get the feeling that those two interpretations are used too much.  Of course, some items are used for religion or gaming.  I just think those interpretations are used too often.

I've found most of the items shown immediately below.  I didn't know what they were until I discovered a web site that sells them.  That gave me the explanation.

Yemana Tools

Source papajimsbotanica.com.

Here is the explanation from papajimsbotanica.com web site.

Yemaya is the essence of Fertility, Protects all women. It is also known to bring you Good luck, Blessings and also attract love your way. The energy allows you to focus on your hard work to achieve your goals. Find solutions to your love, good luck and fertility problems. When you don’t seem to have the energy look to our Yemaya Tools! Includes 9 pieces.
16 peice set. 

That is a case in which the religious use was not obvious to me, but was the right interpretation.

Here are some Treasure Coast Native American beach finds.

The round item at the upper right is called a discoidal and is thought to have been used in games.  That is what the experts say.  It seems to be widely accepted that they are gaming pieces, yet no matter how much consensus there is about that, I have my doubts even though I have absolutely no expertise on the subject and should probably just accept the common wisdom.

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One day at the dollar store I received some exceptionally shiny quarters in my change.  I thought they were proof.  They were clearly different than the quarters you usually see.

Here is a brand new 2019 quarter I got in change yesterday.  It was taken out of a new roll and shows very few defects other than "bag marks" from the mint.

Nice New 2019 Quarter.

And here is the extra-shiny quarter.  The photo was taken with the same camera and lighting.

Extra-shiny 2019 Quarter.

Here they are side by side in the same photo.

Two 2019 Quarters Side-by-Side.

I found out that the shiny one wasn't proof.  It is actually silver-plated.

You can buy silver plated coins on Amazon and eBay and I think they are offered on TV at times.

Anyway it fooled me, but I learned something.

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Here is an excerpt from the amazing story of Andy O'Donnell of World War II.   Was it good luck or bad luck?  It seemed his ships always sank, but he survived.

… So what is the verdict? Was Andy really bad luck or was it all just a series of coincidences? Consider that every ship the man spent an evening aboard was sunk, even though in three cases he wasn't onboard when it happened. (Some point out that the vessel that fished him out of the water off Guadalcanal in August of 1942, the destroyer Wilson, survived the war unscathed, suggesting that the "curse" was not all encompassing, but the man did not spend the evening on the ship, having been put ashore just a few hours after being picked up. Do curses have time limits, one wonders?) The odds against such a thing happening are astronomically high. On the other hand, some might argue that other than the Bullhead, the "curse" proved to be anything but that for Andy, for he managed to survive two sinkings in three months—a feat no other American sailor accomplished. In the end, we can only wonder about the farm boy from Olathe, Kansas, and how the stars and planets all managed to line up in such a way as to make his story possible....

Here is the link for the rest of the article.

https://www.ourcuriousworld.com/AndyStory.htm

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I just got a good lead the other day when my wife was talking to someone she knew.  There is a crumbling chimney and junk spread around in an overgrown area.  I plan to check it out sometime.

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We are into summer conditions now and the beaches won't change often except when we get a storm.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

5/16/19 Report - One Way To Accelerate Your Learning Curve. Beaches Where You Can Find Fossils. Finds. Trash and Treasure.

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Fossil Finds by DJ
Photo by DJ.

I received these photos and message from DJ about his first fossil hunt.  The photo above shows the finds of DJ's first fossil hunting trip.

I had read some past blogs on fossil hunting and Peace River. Saw some finds you posted from Bill and Dan.

I went with a guide since I believe if time is limited, that may be a good way to find things until you learn the ropes.

Our guide was very sharp and explained a lot of things, in the picture you can see many shark teeth, part of a broken mammoth tooth, several DuoGong rib bones, fossilized shell ‘molds’, stingray teeth plates and a claw from a giant tortoise.

Others found parts of Megladon teeth, horse teeth.

I like to hear the explanations and hunting techniques.

Like you have said, the story behind the find is fascinating, there is always something to find and most importantly (for me) don’t throw anything away until you get an ID.

And the places to look have to be learned, gravel holds the smaller stuff and deeper gravel holds larger better finds. Some people use a golf club with the head cut off as a probe to see how deep the gravel is. And the gravel moves and builds up over time like sand on the beach!

Learning where not to hunt is important as well, people have to throw out the stuff from their screens and it is easy to find yourself digging in someones spoil pile.

Here are a couple closer views of some of his finds.

Photos by DJ

Can anyone identify the unidentified bone?

I went with a paid fossil hunting guide on my first trip to the Peace River too.  It does save time on the learning curve.  They put you on some good spots so you don't waste hours trying to figure out where to hunt.  If you go with a guide, you will definitely find some fossils.  In my opinion, it is definitely worth the money if you are interested in fossils.

You'll do some sifting.  That might be a good introduction to a technique that can be used for other things.

Guides for some other types of treasure hunting and other locations may not be such a good idea, but for Peace River fossil hunting, I think you'll find it worth the money.

It is a lot like metal detecting.  It helps to know where to look and how to identify the good spots.  Find identification adds to the fun.

Nice finds DJ.  Thanks for sharing about your trip.

You can sometimes find fossils on Treasure Coast beaches, but it depends upon beach conditions.  There was a time a few years ago when they were plentiful.  One area was very rich with fossils, but they can be found form time to time all along the coast.  I've seen them at Ambersands, Wabasso, Seagrape Trail, Turtle Trail and along South Hutchinson Island down as far as Jensen Beach, and probably farther.  I also have seen some found at Rio Mar.  Some of the Indian River spoil islands also have fossils on them.

After some very high rough seas there were some large fossil bones, from mammoths, whales, etc. on the beaches.  Fossils have been scarce on the beaches for the last few years.

Native American artifacts can also be found on the beaches at times too.  They are more common when the fossils can be found, and I've seen them at some of the same beaches.

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As part of RR Auction's The Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring JFK’ collection, the rosary beads used by Father James Thompson on the fateful day of President Kennedy's death were sold for $13,401.25...

https://spiritdaily.org/blog/news/rosary-beads-used-in-jfks-last-rites-auctioned-for-over-13k

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On the deepest dive ever executed into the Mariana Trench, an American investor-turned-explorer discovered what appeared to be plastic bag and other litter nearly seven miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

Victor Vescovo, a retired naval officer from Texas, broke the record for the deepest dive into a part of the Mariana Trench known as Challenger Deep, the deepest known point in the Earth’s seabed. His dive went 52 feet lower than a 1960 dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench completed by U.S. Navy lieutenant Don Walsh and Swiss engineer Jacques Piccard in a vessel called the bathyscaphe Trieste...

https://www.foxnews.com/science/plastic-litter-discovered-deepest-dive-pacifics-mariana-trench

We all know how much junk there is out there.  We can all remove a little of it.

Removing junk metal can help you find good targets, and removing old worthless bottles can help you find good bottles.

I remember way back to high school when one day our gym teacher sent us out to pick up the junk on the football field.  I found a dollar under the bleachers.  Guess I liked eye-balling way back then.

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The surf will be slowly increasing over the next few days.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net