10/1/18 Report - Treasure Beach Reports. Another Kind of Treasure. High Surf Coming.

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Ambersands Beach Yesterday Afternoon.

Alberto S. sent some beach photos that he took yesterday afternoon.  You'll notice that the beaches look very much like the pictures I posted from South Hutchinson Island yesterday morning.

The beaches seem to look very similar from South Hutchinson Island up to Sebastian.  There are a few small scallops but no cuts to speak of.   There is also a lot of sea weed at the top of the sloping sand beaches.

Wabasso Beach Yesterday Afternoon.

Turtle Trail Yesterday Afternoon.

Alberto said Seagrape looked the same as the other beaches.

Thanks for the photos Alberto!

The waves have been hitting from the east for quite a while without any nice angles.

I was ready to go out this morning but had a low tire to tend to.

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Every once in a while one of my old posts is discovered and read by tons of people.  The one that was being heavily accessed the past couple days is the one about Treasure Coast sea shells with calcite crystals.

https://treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com/2015/05/52815-report-unique-beach-treasures.html

I assume a link to that post was posted somewhere else.  Even more rare and interesting in my experience is the fossilized bone containing calcite crystals.

Fossilized Bone Containing Calcite Crystals.

That goes right along with what I've been saying about being a complete beach hunter - not just a detectorists.

There all kinds of treasures to be found on the beaches.  They can be millions of years old and very rare and interesting.

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Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.

As you can see, we're going to have more high surf.  Hopefully we'll get some good angles or the water will hit the dunes somewhere.

Tropical Storm or Hurricane Leslie is still hanging around out there.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

9/13/18 Report - Beach Conditions This Morning From McLarty to John Brooks.

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Just North of McLarty Museum This Morning.

Last night was the biggest surf so I wanted to get out to see what was happening.  I got out early because that was my only chance.

Above you see what it looked like just north of the McLarty Museum.  There were no cuts, just some shallow scalloping.

I didn't get to see some of the beaches, and that include some that I was most wanted to see.

Ambersands Beach access was closed a little before 7 AM.   

The two parks between Ambersands and Wabasso were open around 7.

Wabasso  Just After Sunrise This Morning.

As you can see there was a lot of sand and sea weed at Wabasso.  No big erosion there.

Wabasso Looking Towards Disney Resort This Morning.

The water did get high last night, but the waves were hitting the beach straight on.

Seagrape and Turtle Trail accesses were still closed at around 7:15.  A few cars were waiting to get in.  I didn't have time to wait.

Rio Mar Looking South This Morning.

As you can see, there was plenty of sand at Rio Mar.  Sea weed too.

Rio Mar Looking North This Morning.

This is pretty much what all the beaches that I saw looked like this morning.  

John Brooks Beach This Morning.

Like the other beaches, John Brooks beach had some scalloping and no cuts.

John Brooks Beach This Morning.

In this photo you can see that the water got all the way back to the dunes last night.

Blogger is really sluggish right now.  Maybe too many viewers.  Anyhow, I'm going to leave it there for now and probably add some later.  I'll try to get some find photos by then too.

Happy hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net

11/20/17 Report - Beaches Filling For Time Being. Interesting Theory on Ring. Miscellaneous Finds. Another Front Coming Through.

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Seagrape Trail Sunday
Photo by Darrel S.

Last week we had some decent beach detecting.  Some nice old things were found at a few locations.  A lot of beaches produced nothing good, but a few did.  That is pretty much over and I'm going back to a "1" rating on my Treasure Coast Treasure Beach Detecting Conditions Scale.

Darrel S. was at Turtle Trail Saturday and reported that it had filled in and the bags were covered again.  According to the reports I received, it seems like the best conditions were earlier in the week.

There was still a nice cliff at the back of the beach at Seagrape Sunday, as you can see from the above photo.

Below are a couple photos from the Jupiter and Carlin Park beaches from Saturday, I think it was.

Jupiter Beach by Inlet Saturday.
Photo by Joe D.

Carlin Park Area
Photo by Joe D.

Thanks for the photos and reports guys!

In my Saturday post I said the Pelican in Piety ring was 14K.   The 750 mark indicates that it is actually 18K.  That was brought to my attention by a couple of readers, and I made the correction in the previous post.

I got an email from Peter H. concerning that ring.  Peter offers an interesting theory.  Here is what he said.

I'm certain many others will help identify the hall mark on the ring . Its 18carat, London hallmark and the date letter appears to be from 1962-1963 . London is represented by the leopards head ,the crown and 750 is the carat mark and the style of the letter g appears to be date  it to 62/63. ( Jacksons Hallmarks, UK)

What I find intriguing is that its defiantly the pelican in piety ( you can see the blood from the pelicans  chest feeding the young) which is a rare unusual  symbol and it appears to be made in London . Could it have been commissioned  and lost by one of the 1960 -70's treasure hunters who possibly found something similar on the treasure coast and subsequently  sold the original? It just seems too much of coincidence that such a modern ring and symbol appears on a 1715 treasure  beach which is known for producing the same religious iconography What are the chances of that ? The plot thickens!  or maybe its just me being too fond of conspiracy theories !! .As you often say " the find is only the beginning of the story" 

I really appreciate your posts - thank you   Peter H.

I don't think the ring was found on the same beach as the Pelican of Piety artifact, which, if I correctly recall, was found on the Nieves site, but that isn't important anyhow.  If it was commissioned by a treasure hunter who found something similar in the past, we might find out about that.  It isn't a huge fraternity and word gets around.  Interesting thought anyhow.

I saw photos of finds from earlier in the week from beaches that were producing much of any shipwreck treasures.

Miscellaneous Finds From Ambersands Last Week
Finds and photo by Eric H.

That is quite a variety of finds made by Eric H.  Looks like a bunch of mangled aluminum from the renourishment sand as well as a ring and some other things.

Thanks for the report Eric.

Maybe we'll get to see photos of other good finds from last week.  I know there were some more cobs and other interesting things found both on the Treasure Coast and to the north.


There is another TV show you might want to check out;  Finding Escobar's Millions.  So far it is been Not Finding Escobar's Millions, which I wouldn't have minded if it was more reasonable.

They told how Escobar buried barrels of money and killed whoever was forced to bury the money, yet the first field they checked was a vacant lot in the middle of a bunch of multi-story buildings where whatever happened would undoubtedly be seen.  That is the last place I would bury a barrel of money and a murder victim.  Unsurprisingly they found nothing but junk there.

The best thing that happened to me last week was that I was able to do a little detecting. Not much, but some.  Although it was a small fraction of the amount of time I used to spend, at least it was something.


The last couple of years, I haven't been able to detect much at all. There were two reasons for that. One was because of other responsibilities, and the second was because of an injury. Sometimes the injury made it impossible, and other times  when I could have tried, I was afraid of aggravating the injury. I think it was less than a week ago I actually told my wife I think my metal detecting days are over. I'm glad things improved and I was able to do it for a while without any problems.

Looks like we are going to get a four to six foot surf Tuesday.  That isn't bad, but the wind doesn't look as favorable as it was last week.  We had a few days of continuous north wind last week.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

11/12/17 Report - Rough Surf But Little Erosion. South Hutchinson Island and North. Bottle Finds.

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Rough Surf This Morning.

The surf along the Treasure Coast was supposed to be something like 5 - 8 feet this morning.  I went out to take a look and saw the above around 7:30 AM.  There was a lot of white water.  It looked like there was a lot of sand extending out maybe 75 yards or so.  The waves were hitting the beach straight on.  There was no erosion yet where I was.  Maybe there will be some erosion somewhere along the Treasure Coast, but I didn't see it this morning.  With all the north wind we had the past couple of days, you would hope for something, but when we had the north wind, we didn't have much surf.

John Brooks This Morning Just Before Low Tide.

John Brooks Looking South This Morning.

You can usually find something, even when detecting isn't good, but this morning there weren't many shells and I didn't see any fossils, but I did pick up a few bottles quickly yesterday, so that is something I might do when I get the chance.

Newly Found Bottles.

These bottles aren't worth much, but they tell me that there might be some good ones out there if I look a little more.  I would call them markers or signal finds.  While they aren't worth much, they provide some good information.

The one on the left is a CastorOil bottle and the one in the middle is a pharmacy bottle.

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Here is what Darrel S. saw a couple days ago more to the north.

In Front of McLarty Museum.
Photo by Darrel S.

Seagrape Trail Beach.
Photo by Darrel S.

Bonsteel Park Beach.
Photo by Darrel S.

We just haven't had very good conditions lately.  Even Irma didn't do a whole lot of us.  There is a lot of sand in the shallow water in front of the treasure beaches of South Hutchinson Island.

Darrel has been hunting a lot recently and has been reporting very few signals.  He is going to try a new coil.  Maybe we'll get a report on that.

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Thanks to the veterans on this Veterans Day weekend.

It is still rainy in my part of the world.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

11/5/16 Report - Bon Steel to John Brooks. Gold Treasure Coin Worth Over $300,000 In Child's Play Coins. Bigger Surf Predicted For Tomorrow.

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Bon Steel Today
Photo by Darrel S.

Most of the beaches along the Treasure Coast look similar.  Notice the sea weed in the dry sand area.  The front beach has a layer of new sand and small shells.

Darrel and friends also stopped at Turtle Trail and Seagrape Trail.  Not much was found.  Darrel reported that Seagrape is still closed.

Thanks much for the report Darrel.

John Brooks This Morning.

There was new sand and some small shells piled on this beach too.

Bunches of Small Shells at Water Line.

In the early morning there was a wind shift and according to the windyty site, there was supposed to be a more northerly direction to the waves.  It didn't do much though, as you can see form the photos.

I'm sticking with my "1" (poor) Treasure Coast Beach Detecting Conditions Rating.  It is a lot better than summer.  Shouldn't take too much to get rid of some of the new sand on the beach front and open up some holes.

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A man, who as a boy played pirates with the foreign coins his grandfather brought him, was playing with one "pirate"coin that was actually worth over $300,000.

According to The Telegraph, the unidentified man from Hertfordshire, England received the coin from his grandfather who traveled all around the world for work. His grandfather would bring him sacks of antique coins from his travels, and he would use the coins while pretending he was a pirate as a young boy.

The valuable coin is "a Queen Anne Vigo 5 guinea piece, made of gold seized from Spanish treasure ships in 1702. It’s one of just 15 known to be in existence."  (See below).

Gold Guinea With Other Coins

Here is the link.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/toy-pirate-treasure-worth-more-than-300000

Thanks to Jorge Y. for the heads-up on that story.

Just goes to show once again, it pays to know what you have.

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Today's surf was not as big as predicted earlier.  Tomorrow's surf is still predicted to be up to seven feet.  It still won't help much unless they hit at a better angle.

Happy hunting@