10/6/18 Report - Young Girl Pulls 1000-year-old Sword From Lake. Beach As It Changed. Educational Talks.

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Thousand-Year-Old Sword Found by Eight-Year-Old

Source: MSN.com link below.

An 8-year-old girl was skipping rocks in a lake nearby her family's summer house in Sweden when she saw something strange in the water, The Local Sweden reported.

Saga Vanecek thought it was a stick, so she reached for it.,..

According to the Jonkopings Lans Museum, the sword is believed to be about 1,000 to 1,500 years old, dating back to the pre-Viking era. The object is about 2.75 feet long and remained well-preserved because it was stored in a wood and leather casing, per the museum. At this time, it's unclear why the sword was in the water...

Here is the link for the rest of the story.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/an-8-year-old-swedish-girl-plucked-a-1000-year-old-sword-from-a-lake-like-it-was-no-big-deal/ar-BBNWxhF?ocid=spartandhp

And all of you guys were out there working your butts off.  I've told stories of blind luck before.  It happens.  No matter how hard you work or how skillful you are, there is still the element of luck.  That is what some people like.  They are just out there hoping for that one big find.  And you never know what might pop up.

Not everybody looks at it the same way.  Some people are out there doing everything they can to maximize the average value of finds per hour, and they can be successful.  Others are looking for that one big hit - something like playing the lotto.  You can increase your chances by being out there a lot, but you can't guarantee that one big strike.

I know one person who played the lotto all the time as a part of a group.  And they eventually hit the big prized, claiming over a million as their share.  And people have hit the big prized more than once.  But others have played their entire life and have never hit anything big.

If you've read this blog, I'm all about skill.  Skill, as I'd define it, consists of intentional acts that actually increase the probability of success over time.  Skill can be proven over time.  Luck is that element of chance that has little or nothing to do with skill.

Regardless of how you approach it, it is always nice to know that there are pleasant surprises out there, and it can happen to you.

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I received the following email and photos from Jerry P.

I thought you’d enjoy seeing these pics and video. I was working a beach between Riomar and South Beach in Vero yesterday.

It was about 2-hrs before high-tide when I saw this amazing erosion event happening.

The 2nd pic & Video show this beach as the erosion was just starting. The 1st pic shows the same beach about an hour later.

Most of the seaweed and sand had been completely swept away by this time. My GPS on the MinLab 3030 showed that earlier when I was watching the waves taking away so much sand and weed, I was actually stand where the white breaking surf shows on that 1st pic.

It was really something to see while I watched.

BTW, this section of beach front is rare in this area because it runs more eastward than all the shoreline north or south of it. I believe that’s why the east breaking waves were more destructive along this area.

Second Photo Referrred To In Jerry's Email 

First Photo Referred To In Jerry's Email.

Thanks Jerry.

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Here is the schedule for the upcoming Sedwick Treasure Auction in Orlando.

Thursday, November 1, 2018 - Lot Viewing: 11:00 AM - 6:30 PM EDT

Educational Talks

Emilio M. Ortiz, professional numismatist, researcher and author: “Colonial Cuartillos and Cuban Numismatics” (2:00 PM)

Dr. Kris E. Lane, Tulane Univ. professor of colonial Latin American history and researcher on the colonial history of the Andes, mining, piracy, and global trade: “Thinning the King of Spain’s Blood: Reflections on the Great Potosí Mint Fraud of the 1640s” (3:30 PM)

Barry Clifford, underwater explorer and discoverer of the pirate treasure ship Whydah (1717): “History and Salvage of the Pirate Ship Whydah” (5:00 PM)

Cocktail Reception and Argentinean Steakhouse Dinner (7:00 PM) - (shuttle available)


Friday, November 2, 2018 - Lot Viewing: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM EDT

Floor Auction (start times):

Session I - 9:30 AM

Session II - 12:30 PM

Session III - 5:00 PM

Session IV - 8:00 PM



Saturday, November 3, 2018 - Lot Viewing: 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Floor Auction (start times):

Session V - 9:00 AM

Session VI - 11:30 AM

Lot Pickup: Noon - 2:00 PM


Monday, November 5, 2018

Internet Only Session VII (start time): 11:00 AM EST (note the time change from daylight to standard)

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Happy hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net

11/10/16 Report - Mystery Find. Story of Returned Ring. November 11 Educational Talks in Orlando.

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

Mystery Object

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Here is a cool YouTube video showing the finding of a ring then cleaning, researching and eventually the return of the ring.

Here is the link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir8mpWb0CB8&feature=youtu.be

Thanks to Bernie C. for pointing me to this video.

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I did a little land hunting today.  I don't do that often, but I always like to when I have an interesting place to look.  Not much success, but did find the mystery object shown above.  Maybe someone can tell me what it is.

Obviously I didn't get it cleaned yet.  It looks something like a wrench on one end but is bent up on the other end like it was coat hook or something.

It was found in an area that has been used continuously for hundreds of years.

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Here is the schedule and description of the educational talka that will be held in Orlando before the Sedwick Coins floor auction.

Friday November 11th

Martin Woodward (Isle of Wight, U.K.)
2:00PM "Treasures from the Deep: Significant Shipwreck Finds from the Isle of Wight and U.K."

Martin Woodward has been a professional diver since 1968, and is still actively diving in the UK and other locations worldwide. He was also involved with the RNLI for a total of 38 years, retiring as Coxswain of the Bembridge, Isle of Wight, lifeboat on reaching the age limit. Martin’s diving career includes “deep saturation” diving in the North Sea, oilfields in the Persian Gulf and many other locations worldwide. It has covered all aspects of commercial diving, including multiple shipwreck and salvage projects.
Isaac Rudman (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
3:30PM "La Vida de un Coleccionista Profesional" (in Spanish)

Isaac Rudman, originally from Cuba, splits his time between Santo Domingo and Miami, and made his money importing and manufacturing home appliances. He collects Latin American art, rare coins, and pre-Columbian artifacts, among other things. He has been a collector for over 40 years and has vast experience in collecting from all over the world. From a button to a sculpture or the rarest of Mexican coins--he has seen it all.Paul Karon (Florida, U.S.A.)
4:30PM "Strategies for Purchasing Potosi Cobs"

Paul Karon lived for over 38 years in San Juan, Puerto Rico, before moving to Florida in 1994 with his family. Paul was a very successful commercial printer with 40 years of experience; his massive operation had dozens of presses and he had hundreds of employees. In addition to printing he has been always devoted to collecting cobs, especially from Potosi, forming one of the most important collections ever offered in the 1990s along the lines of the Sellschopp accumulation. Paul became a full-time dealer specializing in cobs and went from being a collector to a curator of some other important collections. Today Paul visits the most important shows around the country and still consults clients and works as a dealer.
Dave Horner (Florida, U.S.A.)
5:45PM "Compilation of Treasure Recovery Stories 1970-1990"

Dave Horner has lived a life of adventure. From his early days in the Navy to a successful business career, he has studied subjects that interest him with a dogged determination. While living in Virginia Beach, Virginia, he founded one of the first professional dive shops in the mid-Atlantic region and pioneered sport diving for treasure through charter trips to sunken ships. He is a member of the Explorers Club and has sailed his custom schooner to interesting islands and reefs around the world. Dave is the author of several books, mostly about sunken ships, including The Treasure Galleons and Shipwreck (about the 1654 Capitana).Friday November 11th Pre-Auction Dinner at 7:30 PM

- Saturday auction starts at 9:00 AM EST *all day.

- Sunday auction starts at 9:00 AM EST morning only.

- Monday Internet Only session, from 1PM (for about 4-5 hours)

Thats all for today.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net