1/18/2019 Report - How To Identify Fake Coins. Palm Beaches. Obstructions Causing Cuts. Vero Coin Show This Weekend.

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Palm Beach Yesterday (Thursday)

Photo by Joe D.

As you can see, there are no cuts on this stretch of beach.  That is the kind of thing I've been seeing lately.

Palm Beaches Erosion Yesterday.

Photo by Joe D.

Besides the small cut, there is another difference in this picture - the rocks.  As is often the case, rocks, sea walls, jetties, inlets and other obstacles to the natural flow of water and sand will produce erosion where there would otherwise be none.

Erosion Around Rocks.

You can tell that this is sand that has not been there long.  Notice the sea weed.

The erosion is enough to wash out some coins and other things that were lost in the accumulated sand but would likely produce nothing much old.

Here are Joe's finds.

Finds by Joe D.

Thanks for the beach and find photos Joe.

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If you've been detecting very long you've probably found at least a few fake or reproduction coins.  They can be confusing at first.  The first one I found took a lot of time in cleaning and research before I learned what it actually was.

Identifying fakes can be more difficult when coins are heavily encrusted.  They can be completely  covered, or nearly so, and you can spend a lot of time carefully cleaning them before you learn that you have a fake.

After you've seen a few, you will be able to spot some fakes at first glance, but others, especially types of coins you've never seen before, can still be difficult.

If you've seen enough beach-seasoned Spanish reales, you can probably easily identify most fakes.

I found a good web site that tells how to identify forged ancient coins, but it will also help you with cobs and other types of coins.

Here are four methods of creating fakes that are described on the web site.

1. Casting - Molten medal is poured in to a mold made from an original coin. This method methed is as old as counterfeiting and forging.



2. Electrotyping - An original coin is impressed into fine clay onto which metal is electroplated creating a shell with a good impression of the coin. This method was invented in the mid-19th century.



3. Die striking - Dies are produced produced on which an image of a coin has been replicated and the false coin is struck. This is a version of how most genuine ancient coins were minted.



4. Tooling - Engraving details either by hand or machine. Normally used to alter a coin to either improve its details, or to alter design from a common type to a rare type, but sometimes to improve details on a fake to make it look more genuine.

Nearly all fake ancient coins are made by one of these methods so sometimes combining two of them as when a cast fake is tooled to remove evidence or casting.

One way to identify a fake, is to test the type of metal.  Most fakes are not made of the right type of metal.  All of the fake reales that I've found were made of some metal other than silver.

Many fakes are plated.  That often provides the first clue.   If fake has been in the surf, the plating can be worn off or starting to wear off.

You can also often tell a fake by the amount of wear or lack of wear.  But that means you are familiar with normal wear patterns.

If you want to learn to identify fakes, you will want to use the following link.

http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/cast.htm

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Captain Jonah sent an email reminding me about the Vero coin show this weekend.

The 55th annual Vero Coin Show is approaching fast.  The show is being held Jan 19 & 20, 2018 at the Vero Beach Community Center.  The address is 2266 14th Ave, Vero Beach, Fl.  We still have a few bourse tables left so if you are interested please contact us.  This is a very busy show with attendance averaging around 1,200 people.

This is the perfect show to sell your coins or buy new ones.  Our dealers have been with us for a long time and are willing and able to help you any way they can.

For further information please contact Scott Anderson at verocoinshow@gmail.com

Here is the link.

http://treasurecoastcoinclub.org/2019-vero-coin-show/

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Nothing new to report with the weather or beach conditions.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

6/7/14 Report - Do You Want To Hunt For Treasure On TV, Casting Call, Nice Detector Finds & Sandy Beach Conditions

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

A Couple Nice Finds by Michael E.
Photo submitted by Michael.

Beach conditions remain poor, however finds are still being made.  The weather is beautiful and people have been going to the beach.

Sand continues to wash in at most beaches and is filling the shallow water.  Anything lost in the shallow water at most spots will be buried relatively quickly.

You'll see sea weed at some locations.  And in many places there will be a sand bar.  The bar will be moving in and sand will be filling the dips. 

It looks like we'll have a one to two foot surf on the Treasure Coast for about a week.

The tides are still pretty flat.

Photo submitted by Michael E.

Here is another nice find by Michael E.

Congratulations Michael!


















Below is a quick video showing a beach that I visited this morning.

Want to hunt for treasure on TV? 

I've been hearing from a lot of TV production companies.   I just received this casting call for a major cable network TV series about treasure hunting .  I'm not interested in this one, so I decided to pass it along.

The casting call is for treasure hunters and explorers who will search for the Treasure of the Trinity in southern Brazil.  They might be interested in you if you captain a treasure hunting vessel, are a scuba diver with credentials or just an experienced adventurer.

 

This isn't a walk down the beach and isn't for the faint of heart.

If you qualify and are interested contact Stacy Kitter, Casting Director, at makpicturescasting@gmail.com .

 

 

MAK PICTURES
www.makpictures.tv
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14724 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks, CA 91403

You probably saw some of the D-Day events held yesterday.  Those fellows really went through it.

You look at the beach today and there aren't many remaining signs of what went on there in the past.  That is the way beaches are.  Things get lost in the sands of time.

The young boys that stormed that beach and survived are now fragile, their strength now largely spent.

I think they earned the title of The Greatest Generation.  Maybe it was thrust upon them.  Maybe that is how it is with greatness.  Who would choose to do what they went through?  Yet they did it.


Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net