1/11/15 Report - Mystery Pot For Age Determination. Variety Of Great Old Coin Finds. Diamond Ring Recovered From Inside Dog.

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I got this message a couple of days ago from Jonah M.

Jonah said, I went out last night to a beach that I've found really good treasure on with no ties to our 1715 beaches. And this is what I found . We find a lot of China and all sorts of pottery on our wrecks but this piece looks older I could be wrong ,but after a light cleaning this is as good as I could get it. It's about 4 inches tall with no marks on the bottom.  Please feel free thoughts on age.






Let me know what you think about the age of the pot.

Context is often one of the better indicators of the age or source of an object.

Remember, when beach conditions aren't right for one type of material, it might be a good time for other types of material.  I've said that in the past, but not recently.







Michael E. has been putting in a lot of field work.  That is one of the biggest determinants of finds.  If you want to find a lot, you have to put in the time.

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... still land hunting for me to begin the new year. Last 2 hunts have resulted in many items, and some nice coins. 1943 half dollar, 1891 v nickel, 1870 centimos, 1918 buffalo, all first for me, which most things still are. Still have a gift for you in my truck, hope to catch up one day. This is my gold from 2014, less 3 pieces found after this photo. I dedicated to swing hard, Long and often in 2014, really to see what could happen. My goal overal was 100 rings and 10k pennies. Only made 5.6k pennies but dug over 10k individual pieces of clad. With minimal time at local parks. Didn't think I would reach the ring goal, but amid a few other hunters at my usual beach on December 31, I recovered #100, 18k band...


Below are some of Michael's recent old coin finds.

Coins Found by Michael E.
Photos by Michael E.
 

Very nice.  Thanks for sharing guys!


Did you hear about the dog that swallowed an expensive diamond ring and wedding band?

Here is the link to a video on that.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/video/dog-with-expensive-taste-swallows-wedding-rings/381520963608/Comcast/StrangeVideos?cid=hero_sf_weird
 

Maybe you should run your detector over the animals you come across.


I got word of some reale finds from a couple of days ago. 


Looks like the Treasure Coast will get something like a three or four foot surf for a few days.   The wind won't be out of the North until Tuesday.

I'll put my beach detecting conditions rating back down to a 1.


That is all for today.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@Comcast.net

12/11/14 Report - A Variety of Really Nice Recent Land Finds. Take A Look.

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Find and Photo by Dan B.

Here is a cool find by Dan B.  It is an antique toy Texaco railroad tank car. 

It has several things going for it as a collectible.  It would be of interest to old toy collectors, railroad enthusiasts and those interested in petroliana. 

That wasn't all Dan found, but it is one of my favorites.


Here are some more of Dan's finds at the site.

Miscellaneous Finds by Dan B.

Here is a photo of some of Dan's finds.  Notice the toy tank car near the brown bottle at the top left.

Also, there are a couple of embossed pepsin syrup bottles.

Some of the small metal objects look interesting too.

Here is one of those.   

Find and Photo by Michael E.

Michael E. has been doing a lot of land hunting around the Treasure Coast area and making a lot  lot of interesting finds.   Here are some that he listed -  1909 wheat non Vdb, 1905 Indian, a dozen smaller buckles and suspender clips, shield fob with the outline of where a swastika was attached. 1932 Washington hatchet stick pin, amid some other brooch and hat decor.  Concerning a backyard hunt by he and William M., Micheal said, it seems like we dug hundreds of bullets. William recovered a 1902 Indian, and I recovered a version 2, currently unable to see date shield nickel.

To the left is one of those finds.  Very nice.  Congratulations Michael!

And below is a FOB with the imprint of a swastika.  Again, very nice find Michael.  Congratulations! 

I wanted to show some of the older things that people have been digging around the Treasure Coast.  I planned on posting some of these earlier but had to show the big waves yesterday.

Find and Photo by Michael E.

Happy hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net

9/27/12 Report - Slaying the Junk Dragon

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As I mentioned yesterday, I recently did some mainland hunting. It was in a super junky area.

Here is a Liberty Nickel that was found.

My magnet on a pole came in real handy at this site. It saved a lot of time and digging.

You can see a quick demonstration of how the magnet is used on YouTube or by going to a previous post.

The 1902 Liberty nickel shown above was found at the site. Values range from $2.50 in poor condition to around $135 in perfect condition. This one is banged up.

Here is the link to the magnet video.

http://www.youtube.com/watchv=eZ2XQiljBF4&list=UU40rmid7y8dybrNwqTt_ZUg&index=2&feature=plcp

This was one of the very few times that I actually used some discrimination. I didn’t know how much time I would have and wanted to get the easy targets out quickly. If I have enough time at this site, I’ll eventually remove all the junk.

At first I was getting a lot of junk and modern coins, including a lot of memorial pennies. Things often cluster, and it is not just at the beach. There were areas with many nails, areas where more coins were found, etc. etc.

In very junky areas it seems you have to remove a lot of the junk before you start getting at the better finds. The junk masks other objects, and much junk tends to be light and close to the surface or large and gives loud signals.

When there is a lot of junk, just accept that fact, and go out with the intent of picking up some junk. Don’t get discouraged by the amount of junk. Just pick it up for a while. You will occasionally pick up something nicer, but if you start with the understanding that you will be picking up a lot of junk, you won’t give up too quickly.

Think of it this way - the junk is actually protecting the treasure. Many detectorists will not bother with very junky areas. The result is that the treasure will hide under the junk waiting for you to come and get it.

Most of the best detecting, beach or otherwise,  is protected by some type of obstacle or deterrent. Sometimes it is rocks, weeds, bad weather, long walking distance, junk or whatever, but there is usually something to make it difficult when there is an unusually good spot.

It is like in the movies. There are always traps or dragons or something. It is a little like that in real life although the obstacles aren’t quite as dramatic.

A lot of the time, the big obstacle is junk, and if you have enough patience, you can overcome that.

There are very junky beaches where treasures are protected. Down at Fort Lauderdale, archaeologists discovered the old fort right by a busy picnic area where there were tons of pull tabs. Many detectorists were deterred by the number of pull tabs while a few others picked through the junk and picked up modern jewelry and occasionally discovered a musket ball or some other artifact. That was before the archaeologists discovered the site of the fort.

If you have enough patience, junk can become your friend. Go out to clean up the junk, and eventually you’ll find some interesting things. It is something like unwrapping a present. You might have to remove a healthy layer of junk before you get to the older and better stuff.

Most old sites have been used for years.    You'll likely find the more recent stuff before you get down to the older stuff.

One thing you might consider if you are willing to work very junky areas is a lawn rake or one of those magnetic rakes that roofers use to remove the old roofing nails and things after they finish a job.

Always properly dispense of the junk you pick up.


On eBay there is a Star of Lima cob listed for sale. The listing said it is being sold for the charitable purposes and will be used for medical treatment. Not much time left.

Here is the link.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221127998111?ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649



2 - 4 foot seas along the Treasure Coast today.  Some northeast winds, but not much.  Low tide is around 1PM today.

Still some miscellaneous finds out there, but very hard to find any shipwreck treasure on the beach now.


If you want to find treasure, you'll have to overcome your dragon.


Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net