10/22/19 Report - Heart Shaped Cobs and Featured Treasures. Auction Details. Photo Records.

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

Heart-Shaped 2-Reale

Source: Sedwick Auction Catalog For Current Auction.

I received an email from Sedwick concerning the current auction.  The email included a photo of several featured lots including the one shown above.  Below is the lot description.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales Heart, 1685VR, unique. S-P40; KM-24; CT-615. 7.14 grams. A very fat Heart enabling lots of visible legend (including a third date), with small (holed) stem at top, aligned axis, full details on an evenly thin flan (no doubling), VF with nice toning, in fact the earliest known date of (genuine) Hearts of any denomination. These special presentation pieces are the sole product of the Potosi mint and relate to the Sacred Heart symbol in Catholic faith. Pedigreed to the Aureo & Calico auction of April 2016 (lot #1293).

I've posted about the Sacred Heart image and heart-shaped cobs a number of times, including the original research on the heart-shaped cobs by author and researcher Laura Strolia.  Below are some links.

https://treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com/2015/11/11515-report-more-on-heart-shaped-cobs.html

https://treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com/2015/11/11x15-report-dug-silver-christ-figure.html

https://aleteia.org/2018/06/08/explaining-the-strange-symbolism-of-the-sacred-heart/

See also

https://aleteia.org/2018/06/08/explaining-the-strange-symbolism-of-the-sacred-heart/

A previous Sedwick auction included a number of the hear-shaped cobs.

Here are some of the other featured lots from the auction.

Some of the Featured Lots in the Current Sedwick Auction.

The following information was also included in the same email. World, U.S. Coin and Paper Money 

Auction 26

Friday-Saturday, November 1-2, 2019

We are just 11 DAYS out from our live floor and online Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 26. This must-attend sale starts at 9:30 AM EDT on Friday, November 1 for Sessions I, II & III, and 9:30 AM EDT on Saturday, November 2 for Sessions IV and V. Session VI, the express, online-only session, follows at 10:00 AM EST (note the time change!) on Monday, November 4.

Now is the perfect time to register for the auction, as any registration issues can certainly be accommodated more easily in advance. Please don't wait to register on the day of to avoid missing out on some desirable lots!

Even if you already have an iCollector account, you still must Get approved to bid for each auction by entering and confirming your information for this auction, like reviewing your shipping information and choosing your preferred way of payment. Registration and bidding online are always FREE (no extra fees or percentages for bidding online).

Remember, tie bids go to the earliest bidders, so don't wait for the live closing to bid on anything for which you have a strict number in mind.

This week is also your LAST CHANCE to order a printed catalog, schedule to bid by phone, or mail/fax your bids. If you'd like to do lot viewing ahead of the sale, please contact us now to set up an appointment. Otherwise, lot viewing will be available at the auction site beginning at noon on October 31.

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Yesterday I posted two old photos.  I received some nice emails concerning  that post.

One photo was from the early 19th century, and the other from the mid 19th century.  You might have noticed that in the older photo the children are dressed in their best, and in the other photo they were wearing whatever would keep them warm on a cold day of play outside.

The difference suggests something I think is significant.  In the early 19th century, photography was more of a big deal, especially for rural folks.   By the mid-19th century cameras were more common.  Photography had become more casual.

With cameras in the phones that everybody carries around, these days people take thousands of photos.  You don't need to buy film and pay to have prints made from negatives.  People take so many photos they are no big deal.  In fact they take so many photos that the vast majority will be forgotten and lost in a very short time.

I'm glad I have the old prints.   In addition to photos of about six or seven generations of family members, I have photos of many finds that I made years ago.  I'm glad I made those photos.  They provide good records and remind me of the time I made the finds.

Unfortunately a lot of the digital photos that I've made are on some old floppy disc that can no longer be used, or some dead computer or USB drive that no longer works.  I'm so glad I have the old photos and that my grandmother kept them over the years.  She made a lot of them with her Brownie Box camera.  I'm glad she kept her photos along with those that were passed down to her.  And I'm glad my mother kept them too.

My first recommendation is to take photos of your finds.  My second recommendation is to get prints made of those you want to keep.  The digital world changes so much that I've had bad luck trying to keep photos in a digital form.  And good luck to anyone from future generations that might want to access them unless they are maintained on a web site such as ancestry.com, which is a good way to share your generational photos.

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Yesterday I received a 1953 wheat penny in change at Walmart, so there are still some showing up in circulation.

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The National Hurricane Center map shows nothing of interest for the Treasure Coast.

Here is the surf prediction.

Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.

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The more I learn, the more I don't know.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

5/7/19 Report - History and Photographs. Help Us Help You: Check-List. Few Finds. Surf Increase.

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Circa 1915 Photograph.

The photo above is from about 1915.  The woman with the hat and white feather is Ma Barker.  Just kidding.  Actually the little girl is my grandmother, and the other two women are her mother and aunt.

So what does that have to do with metal detecting.  Well, for one thing, it was my grandmother that got a metal detector and took me metal detecting for the first time.  I don't remember exactly when that was but it must have more than fifty years ago.  That is one thing.

The metal detector, I think, was maybe a Radio Shack.  It would pick up big iron things, like horse shoes, but I don't think it would detect a coin, as I recall.  We went out to a home where she once lived as a child.  It was mostly gone, but the chimney remained.

It didn't catch on with me at the time, probably because of the inability to detect coins.  If I knew then what I know now, I would have had a great time with it even if I could only find iron, and I probably would have gotten a better metal detector before long.

It seems my grandmother's family had a lot of photos taken back then when it was a much bigger deal.  And she kept the photos, as did my mother, so I have a lot of photos, with a some going back to my great great grandparents.  I think it was my grandmother that put names on the back, so I know who most of them are, but the internet and genealogical research has filled in some gaps.

Here is something that was unexpected.

Back of the Same Photo.

Besides the names that are printed on the back of the photo, there is also the name and address of the photo studio, which in this case, was in a casino.  Even though I have a lot of historic information on the city, I had never heard of a casino being in that city.  That was new information for me.

My main point is that you can get good clues from photos.  Sometimes from the front, and even sometimes from the back.

I feel very lucky that my grandmother labeled so many old photos and kept the photos and other old things, and my mother kept them too.

You might consider making prints of some of the photos on your digital devices and safely store them for future generations.  Don't forget to label them.

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I took a little walk last night to do a little eye-balling.  I found more than expected.  I didn't have time to inspect them last night but gave them a quick rinse this morning.

Four New Bottle Finds.

Included are a Mr. Pibb bottle.  See http://www.pibbthug.com/history/.  I think it will look good when I get the moss and barnacles off.

An embossed Dr. Pepper bottle.  Mr. Pibb was created by Coca Cola to compete with Dr. Pepper.

A Titusville Coca Cola bottle.  A few cracks.

And a unidentified blown bottle with bubbles in the glass.  The only reason I picked it up was because of the bubbles in the glass.  There are no other markings on it.

I found more than expected, but nothing as good as I hoped.

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I and many of the readers of this blog enjoy looking at finds and like to identify finds and determine their age, but sometimes critical information is missing.  Here are some things that can be helpful.

Include measurements.  Sometimes a object for size comparison in the photo will do.  Notice for example, the dime included with the photo of the spoon in yesterday's photo.  Sometimes more than one measurement can be helpful.  Weight can also be telling.

More than one view of the object can also be helpful.  Often there is important identifying information on the back of an object.  That is very true for buttons.  The shank and back marks often tell the story.  You might not think something is important, but some small thing might be exactly what someone else needs to make a positive ID.  More views are better than less.

Consider the lighting.  Before taking the photo, check the angle of the lighting to see it brings out the details.

Tell what the item is made of or looks like it is made of.  You might not know for sure, but give your best guess.  

Where the object was found or what other objects were found with it can help too.  Sometimes you won't want to tell where the object was found, but give what information you can.

Things that might seem obvious to you when you are holding an item in your hand might not be evident at all to someone who is trying to work from a two dimensional photo.

You don't have to do all of these things, but you don't want to leave out some clue that might be exactly what someone else is looking for.

Here is a quick check-list (PMOC).

1. Photo(s).
2. Measurements.
3. Observations of Object.
4. Circumstances of find.

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I enlarged the photo of the earring-like object bearing trident and water symbols that was shown yesterday.

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Source: MagicSeaWeed.com

Looks like we'll get a little bump in the surf around Thursday.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net