4/14/19 Report - Old "Imitation" Cob. Treasure In The Sewer. Artifact Collection. Coil Test Report.

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Imitation Cob

Source: Current Sedwick Auction Listings.

There are some very interesting lots in the current Sedwick auction.  Lot 912 is this "imitation cob."  It looks very much like a 1752 2-reale, although it is said that it was struck in the 1820s.  I don't  know how they know when it was struck.  

Was it meant to be used as money or sold as a collectible? I have no idea.  It says it was "struck."  There are really a lot of questions about this one.   It would be very difficult to figure that all out if you dug it up. The lot description doesn't tell what metal it is made of either.

It has a bid of $400 already.

Here is the lot description.

Tucuman, Argentina, "imitation cob" 2 reales, date "752" (struck 1820-24), rare. 5.83 grams. Bold full date above waves, good full cross, AVF with coppery sediment around details.

And here is the link.

https://auction.sedwickcoins.com/Tucuman-Argentina-imitation-cob-2-reales-date-752-struck-1820-24-rare_i33012225

There is at least one other "imitation cob" listed in the auction.

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Crews went digging through Annapolis sewer lines — and found pottery dating back thousands of years...

Here is that link.

https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/annapolis/ac-cn-green-street-dig-20190412-story.html

Turn over enough ground and you are going to find something interesting.

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U.S. returns 2 pre-Hispanic artifacts to Mexico...

The artifacts were among thousands ranging from arrowheads to shrunken heads that U.S. federal agents removed in a 2014 raid at an Indiana farm. The farm’s owner, Don Miller, amassed the 42,000-artifact collection over several decades. He died in 2015 at age...

Here is that link.

https://yucatanexpatlife.com/u-s-returns-2-pre-hispanic-artifacts-to-mexico/

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Here is a test report from Sebastian Steve.

... I just reluctantly bought a 7" Concentric for my Nokta Anfibio Multi (3 frequencies 5,14, 20 kHz.  Already owning the 9" Concentric, I pretty much thought later on that this purchase was a waste of money.  Not at all the same as the 9"  Moral of the story:  "Do not judge a coil by just the number of inches in diameter, far more changes come into effect."   

I was digging very small non-ferrous items in my yard today with the 7" Concentric.  Areas that have been passed over literally 30-40 times already.  But change up the coil or machine modes, and there is ALWAYS SOMETHING MORE TO BE FOUND...ALWAYS...an odd tapered copper/brass bullet, a small round magnet in a conglomerate the size of an acorn, a half of a bronze screw.  All very tiny items, but monster targets due to this coil.  And again goes to show...there is ALWAYS MORE TARGETS TO BE FOUND...NO MATTER THE BEACH (ESPECIALLY THE BEACH) Your own back yard, Park, old home sites, etc., just by changing modes, tuning levels, coils, direction of approach to the field, etc.

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The tides are moderate. The surf is about two or three feet, but will be decreasing for a couple of days. Low tide will be around noon.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

10/5/18 Report - Fort Pierce Ring Found and Returned. Movement of Sand and Beach Scalloping. Mining Cremations.

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Dug Encrusted Object.

The surf has decreased, but that isn't all bad.  While I like to detect while items are being washed out of the bank, the rough surf will make it impossible to detect the entire beach.  When the surf decreases you can get to areas that were impossible to detect when the waves were breaking higher on the beach.  The above encrusted object and a few other encrusted objects were found after the surf decreased a little.

I didn't check all of the beaches, but I think they were pretty much all the same.  There could have been some exceptions, but I didn't see any.  I even took a look at some beach cams, like the one for Jupiter beach, and it looked pretty much the same too.

Jupiter Beach Cam Image From 10/4

The water didn't get near the dunes there.  Also note the sea weed.

We had a long period of good surf but just east winds.

The water can move sand and other items onto the beach or off the beach.  When the waves are hitting the beach straight on, the flow decreases as the water goes up the slope until it stops.  That is obvious.  As the flow coming up the slope decreases in force, sand is dropped.  If the flow back down the slope continued uninterruptedly with enough force, the sand would be washed back into the water, but when the sand is dropped without washing back into the water the beach builds.

There are a variety of factors that determine if the beach is going to build or erode.  Remember that it takes more force to get settled sand to start moving than it takes to keep it moving. When the force decreases to a certain point, the sand or objects will settle once again.  There is a certain amount of force required to get it moving, but less force required to keep it moving.  When the force decreases to below what is required to keep it moving, it will settle out.

Illustration Showing Two Dips on a Scalloped Beach.

When you have a scalloped beach, the water coming in can bring sand as usual, however the incoming water washes off the slopes on the sides of the dips and is directed towards the middle of the dip.  Sand is dropped at the higher edges, building the slopes, and sand is washed out of the middle of the dip where the returning water gathers with more force.  There are a lot of factors, but that is a big part of it.

Sand differs in size and shape, as do other objects.  Different objects require a different amount of force to get them moving, and they'll also drop out at different points.

A few days ago I asked you to think about if the weight or shape of an object has more to do with how quickly or deeply an object will sink into beach sand.  I forgot about that question when all of the weather and high surf was in the news, but I'll talk about it more tomorrow or sometime soon.

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Here is a story about a long-time Fort Pierce detectorist, Jennifer Gregory, who found and returned a wedding band lost by a kayaker in knee-deep water along the Fort Pierce.

https://www.wptv.com/news/region-st-lucie-county/fort-pierce/woman-with-metal-detector-finds-lost-wedding-band-in-water-in-fort-pierce-inlet

Thanks to Jorge Y. for sending me that link.

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Gold and precious metals filtered from cremated bodies are being sold.

Here is that link.

https://www.thelocal.ch/20181002/zurich-crematorium-starts-to-trade-precious-metals-filtered-from-peoples-ashes

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The Treasure Coast surf will run between three and six feet for the next few days.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

9/20/19 Report - HMS Endeavour Found. College Class Rings Returned. Gold Toned Silver Coin.

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1927 Gold Toned Quarter.

This 1927 quarter was found many years ago.  It is the only silver coin that I've found that has developed such a bright gold toning, which seems to be increasing.  I don't know how or why that happened.

Reverse of Same 1927 Gold Toned Quarter.

The coloring in the photo is accurate - no digital editing or anything.

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The possible discovery of HMS Endeavour off the east coast of the US has been hailed as a “hugely significant moment” in Australian history, but researchers have warned they are yet to “definitively” confirm whether the wreck has been located.

On Wednesday Fairfax Media reported archaeologists from the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project, or Rimap, had pinpointed the final resting place of the famous vessel in which Captain James Cook reached Australia in 1770. 

The ship was later used by the British royal navy in the American war of Independencee and was eventually scuttled with a dozen other vessels off Newport, Rhode Island in 1778....

Here is the link for the rest of the article.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2018/sep/19/wreck-of-captain-cooks-hms-endeavour-discovered-off-coast-of-america

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The alumni magazine from one of the schools I got a degree from had an article about two returned class rings.

One took a long journey.  It was first lost while the owner was fishing back in the 1970s.  He took off the ring and put it into a vest pocket while he tied a lure.   It was found years later, given to the daughter of the lady who found it.  She couldn't find the owner.  The ring was eventually given to an official of the university.  The owner was eventually found, decades after it was lost.

Another ring went missing.  Evidently it was stolen by a college room mate who gave it to a girl.  Eventually the girl gave it to the president of the school alumni association, who couldn't find the owner for some time.  After some time other university contacts were able to identify the owner, which lead to the ring's return.  That was before facebook etc.

My mother lost her college class ring when planting flowers at a grave site.  She thinks she laid it on the stone while working the dirt.  When she returned it was gone.

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The Dawson City Museum in Yukon is about to get an overhaul that will allow new exhibits, displaying artifacts only ever held in storage.

It will be the museum's first major renovation in about three decades.

"Because our displays change very little, a lot of the acquisitions over the last 30 years have never been on display," said Alex Somerville, the museum's executive director...

Here is that link.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/dawson-city-museum-renovations-1.4295988

When people donate items to a museum I think they expect the item to be displayed, but that doesn't always happen.  I've heard from people who have donated items, and the items disappeared somehow.

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You've probably seen about New Bern, North Carolina on the news.  I did a little (very little) metal detecting there back in the 1980s when I was on a business trip to the Naval Air Rework Facility.  I buried a knife that I used as a digging tool by a hotel light post in case I returned.  I never did.

Nothing much happening in the Atlantic, and not much happening on the beaches either.  Expect a peak surf of around 4 - 5 feet on Sunday.

Happy hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net

8/14/18 Report - Safe Containing Valuables Dug Up In Back Yard. Photographic History of the U. S. Navy. Lost Pin-pointer and Scoop.

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

Source: See RD.com link below.

In the past few months, I reported on a couple of caches found in Florida.  You can still find caches.  I reported on a couple just yesterday. Here is another.

The following excerpts are from article about a stolen safe containing valuables from a robbery that was found in a yard, dug up and returned to the owners.

When trees in their yard were damaged by wildlife they got a better view. "It [the box] was really prominent when the deer ate away all the foliage," Matthew said.

After digging it up they realized it was a rusty old safe. Inside they found wet money, and a lot of jewelry in plastic bags.

"Hundreds, jewelry, diamonds, engagement ring. Dozens of rings, gold with jade. It was stunning," said Matthew.

There was also a piece of paper with an address -- one of their neighbors.

"First, I knocked on the door and I asked them if they were ever robbed and they said they were," Matthew said.

According to the New York Police Department, a burglary was reported at their neighbors' home the day after Christmas in 2011. The only thing taken was the safe. It had a large amount of cash, jewelry and other items inside: a total of $52,000 worth of property, police said...

And here is the link for the rest of the article.

https://www.rd.com/true-stories/haunted-bodies-of-water/

As I've said before, not all caches are found in treasure chests.  In fact few are, but this one was found in a safe.

I also commented before that you don't usually need a two-box detector some type of super metal detector to find a cache.  This safe was sticking out of the ground.  It wasn't ten feet deep.

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I want to recommend a web site today: navsource.org.  NavSource provide a photographic history of the U. S. Navy.  It is run by volunteers who do a fantastic job.

You can find pictures of many of the 20,000 registered U. S. Navy ships.  I contributed a few photographs, including the one below.

You might have a few of your own that you want to contribute.  Maybe you got some from your father or grandfather.

Life on the YMS 250 Near Lavorno Italy During WW II.

The YMS 250 shown above was a wood-hulled minesweeper that crossed both the Atlantic and Pacific.  Minesweepers cleared the way for the larger ships.

At the top of the above photo, you see a sunken Italian destroyer.  Also notice the dog sleeping at the base of the three-inch gun

You'll find additional information, including how to submit photos, on the web site.

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A Garrett Carrot pin-pointer and handmade scoop was left in the sand at the base of the Wabasso boardwalk recently.  Dan B. would like it back if anyone found it or knows of its whereabouts.  Email DanielB0330@gmail.com.

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The disturbance that has been hanging around in the middle of the Atlantic and bringing us southeast winds isn't going anywhere fast.  It has increased in strength a little and drifted farther south.

On the Treasure Coast we still have a calm surf, and we're still having some nice low tides.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

7/26/18 Report - Marine Corps Ring Found and Returned. Die Chips, Cracks and Breaks.

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Marine Corps Ring Found in Florida by
Tourist Returned to Owner.
Source: WPTV News (See ink below).

SIESTA KEY, Fla. - A woman who found a Marine Corps ring on Siesta Key Beach over the weekend is thrilled she was able to locate its rightful owner only two days later.  

Suzanne Rogers was vacationing in Florida when she found the ring on Sunday. 

In hopes of returning the ring to its owner, who she believed was a marine who graduated from Parris Island SC on June 30, 2017 and was part of Platoon 1041, she shared photos of it across her social media.

Two days later — with the help of more than 1K shares on her Facebook post — Rogers and her husband met up with the ring's owner Jaime Andrade...

Here is the link.

https://www.wptv.com/news/state/woman-finds-marine-corps-ring-on-siesta-key-hopes-to-find-owner

Thanks to Jorge Y. for the link.
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I added the tokencatalog.com site to my reference link list.  It is a great resource for researching tokens.

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Die chips, die cracks and breaks are are some of the things you'll see if you closely inspect a lot of coins.  A die chip is a small chip in the die that leaves a small lump on the newly minted coins surface.

A die break is larger than a die chip.

A die crack is what it sounds like.  A die crack will leave a long thin raised line on the coin.

They can be found on both modern and antique coins.  Of course the production process has changed a lot over the centuries, but a die is still used to make an impression on a planchet.

Whether it is hand struck or struck by a machine, errors can occur.  While doubled die errors can demand a premium on the most modern coinage, much of the doubling you will see is referred to as machine doubling and is of little interest to the collector.   Machine doubling occurs when die bounces and makes a partial secondary impression.

You can occasionally see a second impression made by a die bounce on hand struck cobs from the Spanish colonial days too.

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If you haven't checked in for a couple of days, you'll want to go back a couple of posts to see the shipwreck salvaged intact silver picture frame found recently on the Treasure Coast

There is no tropical activity in the Atlantic right now.

On the Treasure Coast the surf is running around two to three feet.  The tides are moderate.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

2/20/18 Report - WW II Ring Found in Saipan Returned to Surviving Family Members Located by Treasure Hunter 20 Years After the Find.

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James Clooney's 1943 Maine Maritime Academy Ring 
Found by Dan C. in Saipan and Returned to Surviving Family Members.

 This is what we do.  The treasure hunters that I know do great things.  I've reported before on how this blog's readers have reunited lost objects with the people that owned them, and sometimes with  surviving loved ones.  It can take a lot of time and effort before the reunion takes place.  I posted about how the ring of Fairleigh Dickinson Jr. was found after being lost for many years and then was returned to the surviving family members.  What I am going to tell you about today is similar in some ways.  Dan C. from Orlando told me about finding a 1943 ring that was lost in Saipan during the war, and after many years and much research, he was able to return the ring to the family and provide them with some family history they never knew.  I'll let that fellow tell you in his own words.

Below is the email that I received from Dan C. describing how the ring was found and returned.

Your article on returning lost items was a good read and reminded me of my “best” find returned, but it took 20 years to locate the owner:

I located a class ring from Maine Maritime Academy, Class of 1943, with the owners name inscribed inside the band.  (See photo above.).

The ring was found at the island of Saipan where one of the most massive WWII battles was fought. The 10k gold cleaned up OK, but the synthetic Onyx dye had leached out of the stone after 51 years or so underwater.

I re-dyed it with a black sharpie pen.

That was in 1996. In 1997 I got my first computer and one of the first things I did was look up Maine Maritime Academy and found that it was still in operation. The academy trained merchant marines and prospective Naval officers during WWII, so my thought was the ring was lost by a Navy officer during the war. I was excited to get it back to its owner or surviving kin. I emailed the academy looking for information on the gentleman whose name was inscribed on the ring, telling the story of how it was found.

I never got a reply back. I put the ring away in a small box of mystery items and other finds and forgot about it for years. Then in 2016 on a whim I decided to rekindle my search. By this time the internet had matured and I was able to find some MMA yearbooks posted online, and sure enough, there was Mr Cooney’s photo. Now I had his full name. From there I searched the internet using his name and found his obituary – he had died in about 2006- but it listed his surviving kin. From there I learned from further searches that his younger son had also died but that he had another who was a doctor in New York. Knowing the doctors name led me to a website for a hospital where he was the head of surgery, and the one thing I needed - his office telephone number. I called and spoke with a secretary and pleaded for her to listen carefully, to not hang up on me, as I was not crazy. I asked her to please tell Dr Cooney that I had found his fathers ring which had been lost at Saipan, proving the validity by naming MMA class of 43 and his fathers full name.

An hour later she dialed me back and said the doctor would speak to me. I spoke to him excitedly telling him the whole story. He told me that his father never spoke of his WWII experience, but only that he was an officer on a ship during the war in the Pacific theater. He had made his sons swear to him never to enlist in the military. His widow was in assisted living at that time, so the plan was for her to be presented with the ring during her Christmas visit with the family. The letter below was sent via email to Dr Cooney shortly after our phone call, and the ring was sent to him a few days later along with an aerial view with the exact spot where the ring was found marked on the map. I later received a card and a small box of edibles as a thank you but never heard how their reunion went. I suppose that in many ways it’s none of my business.

“ DR Cooney,

It was great talking to you today !

This brings closure to something that started 19 or 20 years ago. 

As I mentioned, shortly after finding the ring, I had contacted Maine Maritime Academy seeking their assistance in locating your dad. I received no reply from them. Recently I decided to rekindle the search and after some time scouring the internet, here we are.

The ring was found about 200 feet offshore of the present day Hyatt Regency Hotel at Saipan.

Of course, the hotel was not there in 1944 and 45 when the USN was using the island as a staging area for further attacks on Japanese held islands.

The town of Garapan and nearby Tanapag harbor at that time were bustling with activity with warehouses being built, floating docks for offloading the battle supplies, a field hospital for the injured, ships being repaired out in the harbor anchorage, and Navy and Marine forces getting a little rest between deployments on Saipan's beaches.

The ring was found in about 1996 shortly after a typhoon moved some sand out of the area, exposing the long buried ring.

It was in about 4 feet of water, and probably under 2 feet of sand before the typhoon.

I found it with my submersible metal detector which I still own although it is undergoing repairs at this time.

As I recall, the ring was under about 10 inches of sand and coral debris.

My hobby at that time was finding lost jewelry from the Japanese tourists that now frequent Saipan.

So, by my estimation, the ring was buried in the sea bed for 51 years.

Your fathers name is as clear as the day it was engraved inside the ring.

He could have been part of USN Task Force 58, which was responsible for the capture of Saipan in June of 1944.

It would be great to learn which ship he was on.

But Saipan was also used as a staging area for the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, as far as I know.

So there may have been another Naval Task Force there after the initial capture of the island.

I will be sending a map and a detailed statement similar to this one in the upcoming days, and wish that the ring will be in your hands by Christmas, and that your mother will be in a lucid state to receive same.

You will hear from me soon !

It has been an honor speaking with you,"

Thank for sharing Dan.  Great work!

It is one thing to rescue an item like that and wonder who lost it and under what circumstances, but it takes it to another level entirely when you learn more about the owner and can return an item to those to whom it means the most.  It is very fortunate when an item is so clearly marked with a name or other identifying information.

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I'm working on a couple other posts and will address one archaeologist's article on why they are unable to convince the public.

I will also post some more personal detecting experiences.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

2/19/18 Report - Examples of the Lost and Found Service Provided by Detectorists. Lions Club Eye-Glass Program.

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

Nearly Five Gallons of Lost Keys.

Have you ever lost your keys?  If so, you are not alone.  I've found tons of keys.  Those shown above are a small portion of those that I've found.  Today I'm going to talk about just a few of the things that were found and returned to the original owner.  People don't hear about many of the items that are found and returned by detectorists.

People often ask detectorists what is their most valuable find.  One answer I give is this one about the time I found some keys.  I was in the Florida Panhandle doing some consulting for the Naval Air Station and after work went out to a remote beach to do a little metal detecting.  I encountered a family just leaving the beach.  No one else was around anywhere.  When they got to the car, they discovered they had lost their keys.  I won't tell the whole story because I told it before.  But they told me they lost their keys, and I followed their tracks to where they had their blanket and found their keys in short order.  This is in the days before cell phones, and if I wasn't there to find their keys, I don't know how long it would have been before they could have got a locksmith or whatever.

I remember only two times that I received a reward for finding an item for someone.  I never asked for a reward and usually don't accept a reward even if it is offered, however there was this one time when I was offered fifty dollars if I could find the keys for the beach concession business at the Fountainbleau hotel.  The fellow lost the keys before he opened the business that morning.  It was a big bunch of keys.  He was out of business until the keys were found.  It didn't take me long to find them, and I received the fifty dollars.

Many of the hotel keys have been replaced by magnetic cards, so there aren't as many keys out there to be found.

Of course there are other kinds of things that I've found for people. Over the years I've found buckets  of eye-glasses too.

I was metal detecting in the shallow water in front of another resort one day when a fellow told me he lost his eye glasses.  He was a tourist staying at the local hotel.  I looked for the glasses and found them.  The surf was rough, and it took some time though.  The fellow offered to buy me a drink, but I thanked him and declined.

Tourists don't realize how easy it is to lose their glasses to an unexpected wave.  And glasses are light enough that they'll drift along the bottom in a rough surf.

Here is something you should know about.  Eye-glasses can be recycled.  The Lions Club has boxes at various locations where you can leave used eye glasses that they will pick up and recycle.  I dropped the eye-glasses that I found into a box at a local hospital.  They have a web site that tells how they can use your old eye-glasses to provide sight for people in need.  Here are a couple sentences from their web site.

If you have used eyeglasses you no longer need, you can donate them now. Lions accept prescription and reading glasses, sunglasses and plastic and metal frames. Children's glasses are especially needed. 

You can use the following link to learn more about the Lions Club program and how you can donate used eye-glasses to help someone in need.

http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/how-we-serve/health/sight/index.php

Sometimes the lenses will be scratched up from the sand.  I don't know if they can regrind those or not.  It doesn't matter if the frames are messed up.

I've been asked to help find a lot of things.  One day I was asked by young girl if I could find her dental retainer that she lost in the water.  That is something I knew nothing about.  I asked her if it had metal on it and she said yes, so I gave it a shot but was unsuccessful.

As you know, people also lose coins and jewelry.  I'll talk about some of those some other time and give some additional tips.

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With the beautiful weather and snow-birds in town, there is a good chance you'll be able to find something for someone.

The surf remains around two feet.  There will be a moderate low tide.  The wind is coming out of the east/southeast.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

1/3/18 Report - Necklace Found and Returned. High Wind and Surf Decreasing Along Treasure Coast but Still Big Tides.

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Necklace Recovered and Returned.
Find and photo by Alberto S.

Here is another example of the type of good deeds done all the time by detectorists.  Alberto S. was able to find a necklace that was lost just the day before.  Here is how Alberto told me about that.

Happy New Year!

My last trip to the beach on the last day of the year provided an opportunity to do a good deed for a young girl who had lost a necklace. As I walked on to the beach with my metal detector she approached me and asked if I could help her find a necklace she had lost the day before, it was given to her by her brother after his return from New Zealand, so it meant a lot to her. Not knowing if it had any silver or gold I searched the area where she lost it with my CTX 3030 full screen no discrimination, after a couple of hits that turn out to be aluminum foil the third was very different and sure enough it was the necklace, total time invested about 5-10 minutes. This is the first time I help someone find a lost item so it was very special to me and of course she was very happy, as soon as I placed the necklace in her hand she said thank you with a big smile in her face and ran to show her father. The beach (John Brooks) did not provide any good targets after a couple of hours of metal detecting, no erosion just like you mentioned on your post from a day or so ago, but I did get a chance to meet and talk for a bit with another person that was metal detecting. 

My 2018 bring you many happy moments and good health to enjoy them.

Alberto S.

Thanks for the good deed Alberto.  It helps the metal detecting hobby when people know what detectorists do for the public.  Thanks for sharing.

Alberto also sent me some beach photos.  He was out a few hours after I was yesterday.

Turtle Trail Close To 2:30 Yesterday.
Photo by Alberto S.

Notice the other detectorists.

Another Photo From Turtle Tail Yesterday.
Photo by Alberto S.

This photo shows the same area I showed yesterday but about three hours later when the tide was lower.  You can see the bags again.  It appears that very little, if any, sand was lost between when I took my photo and when Alberto took this photo.  

I don't know what if anything happened last night.

Thanks again Alberto.

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As of this morning, the wind has stopped.  The tides are going to be big today - big high tide and nice negative low tide.

Below are the charts for the Fort Pierce area.

Source: MagicSeaWeed.com

The surf will be decreasing.

Source: MagicSeaWeed.com

It looks like there won't be much additional improvement to beach conditions.

Happy hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net

12/6/17 Report - Ring of Well Known Person Found After Being Lost On A Florida Beach For Decades. Another Reale Find On The Treasure Coast.

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

Some Nice Coins and a Ring Found Sept. 25.

Finds and photo by Chris N.

Below is a message I received from Chris N. who found the items shown above.

I found this ring belonging to Fairleigh S Dickinson Jr of New Jersey. He was an avid fisherman, adventurer, businessmen, New Jersey Senator, and instrumental in laying out the plans for the Meadowland Complex along the Hackensack River in East Rutherford New Jersey. Also note His father was Farleigh Dickinson Sr. who help start Becton Dickinson Medical formally in that area as well as the University in Rutherford, NJ.  He attended the New York Military Academy in Cornwall,New York, and the Ring was dated 1937. .And was in the United State Coast Guard in the 1940's.

With help of the Police departments in New Jersey and a little research,we were able to get the ring back to the family, who were astonished that we went through all this trouble to get it back to them. They were surprised and happy that Metal Detector Enthusiast do their best to try and return items. "Thats what we do"

He passed away in 1996, and I was informed that they had no idea the ring would ever be found. We can assume that "Hurricane Irma and the Nor'Easter shortly between each other exposed the original hard pack in which we were able to pick it up on the Metal Detectors September 25, 2017. {Using a Garrett AT Pro, and Mine Lab Sovereigns  GT}

Extensive erosion inadated the Northern Florida coast where ring was found. 

Amongst other items found were old coins dated 1895 and later to Modern Clad, other Jewelry Items, Copper Sheeting, Ballast Rocks, but no Spanish Coins!!! Yet?

Found Ring With Name Clearly Inscribed Inside
Find and photo by Chris N.

Thanks Chris for all of the good work involved in getting it back to the family and providing some more good PR for the metal detecting hobby.

Congratulations of the great finds as well!

Florida beaches have long attracted people from around the country and around the world.  That is one thing that makes detecting here so interesting.

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Below are some items found by Darrel S. not long ago. 

Fused Bolts.

Photo by Darrel S.

Darrel S. sent me the above photo of the two dug fused bolts or spikes and then the picture below of the same items after they were cleaned.

Bollts After Cleaning.
Photo by Darrel S.

Here is something else he found with the bolts.

Thanks Darrel.

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We''re still having some big tides on the Treasure Coast, including a nice negative tide in the early AM hours.  The surf is going to be only around two or three feet.

Happy hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net

9/20/16 Report - WW II Class Ring Returned. Important Luna Settlement Artifact. Two Tropical Storms.

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

Class Ring of WW II Medal of Honor Winner Returned
Source: Aggie News (See link below)

This is a great story.  It was told on Oliver North's War Stories TV program.  I found it online too.

The ring was lost by Tourney Leonard, a WW II Medal of Honor recipient who was killed at a battle in Germany, where his body lies in an unmarked grave.

The ring was found by a German soldier after the American dead were recovered.  His son-in-law, also a soldier, found the ring, did the research and returned the ring to the family many years after it was lost

Here is the link for the entire story.

https://www.aggienetwork.com/media/guides/texas%20aggie/2014/a%20special%20aggie%20ring%20comes%20home%20from%20texas%20aggie%20mag%202001-01.pdf

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Here are a couple of paragraphs from an article about excavations at the Luna site identified as the Luna settlement.

...“We have this large trash pit, which definitely indicates something about the number of people there, the amount of garbage they generated, the fact that they buried it, as opposed to just sort of leaving it around on the surface,” Worth said. “So, what we’re seeing is clear evidence of a two-year span of time, in which this particular corner of the site, which we think is the heart of the site, was the residence for a number of Spaniards of different social levels.’

For example, in one area containing a dense concentration of artifacts, they also found a balance scale weight, made out of a copper alloy, likely used in measuring pay for soldiers. Worth says there’s only one person in the expedition, the treasurer, who was in charge of that and, therefore, would have owned a set...

And below is one of the telling artifacts from the excavation.

Here is the link to that article.

http://wuwf.org/post/uwf-archaeologists-find-more-evidence-daily-life-1559-luna-settlement

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Source: nhc.noaa.gov

We have two tropical storms now, Karl and Lisa.  Both are expected to head towards the northwest turning north before hitting the U. S.

Despite the nice big tides we are having I don't expect any significant improvement in beach detecting conditions real soon.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

7/24/16 Report - Found On Treasure Coast: Gold Finger Bar? Ivanka Trump's Earring Found and Returned. Creative Problem Solving For Treasure Hunting.

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

Unidentified Treasure Coast Find.
Submitted by Bernie C.

Bernie says it looks like it could possibly be gold, and he is going to have it tested to determine the metal content.

Gold usually does not have a crust like that, but I have found tumbaga items that did have some very similar darkening on parts of the surface.

Tumbaga is an alloy of copper and gold, and sometimes with significant amounts of other metals. The amount of gold can be fairly small in tumbaga. If I correctly recall, the Inca had a method that drew more pure gold to the surface of alloyed items.

Many of the gold items found by the early conquistadors in South America was tumbaga.

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College Student Returned Ivanka Trump's  Earring.

The earring shown above was found at the convention center after the convention.  The college student used twitter to arrange for the earring's return.

Here is the link.

http://www.people.com/article/ivanka-trump-lost-earring-college-student-twitter-found

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I often try to encourage creative thinking and creative solutions for treasure hunting.

While enjoyable, the purpose of metal detecting is to find things  The goal for most people is not metal detecting.

There are some characteristics of metal detecting that make it addicting.  I believe the rhythmic repetitive action, active awareness, curiosity and element of mystery or surprise of every dug target all adds to the addictive nature.


Did you ever hear of the nine dots puzzle?   The puzzle involves nine dots arranged in the shape of a box.  You are supposed to connect the nine dots with the smallest number of lines.

Here is what the puzzle looks like before it is solved.

How many lines does it take to connect the dots?

Probably fewer than you might have thought at first.

Here is one solution.

That required four lines.  Did you think of that?

Most people do not come up with that solution.  Why?

They work inside the area defined by the dots.   That is not necessary.

To say it very uncreatively, they did not think outside the box.

There is actually a much more simple solution.  You can connect all of the dots with one line.  Who said the lines have to be straight? You can connect the dots with one curved line.

That is just one way of showing how people accept unnecessary limitations, and work inside the box.

One of the biggest obstacles to finding really creative solutions is being overly influenced by what everybody else is doing.

Minimize your starting assumptions.  For example, you might think you need a better metal detector. But is metal detecting the goal?  Finding items is the goal for most of you, not metal detecting.

Once you back up and define the problem better - finding stuff rather than metal detecting - you open up a lot of additional possibilities.

There are times when dredging might be a better approach.  And there are times when sifting might be a better approach.

I've used a Merkitch sifter on a beach and found it to be very effective.  In some situations sifting is more effective than metal detecting.

Pulling a sifter is a lot of work, and somehow not as addictive as metal detecting.  It is also not very good for the deep targets and can be impossible in wet packed sand.  You will find thin chains and non-metallic items that you could very easily miss with a detector.   Here is the fun part.  It can be done on beaches where detecting is not allowed

Is the goal to make a better mouse trap, or to get rid of mice?  How you define the problem has a lot to do with how creative you can be with solutions.

Again, is the goal to metal detect, or is the goal to find stuff?   Is the goal to scoop, or is the goal to recover targets?

Have you ever thought about training an otter or seal to dive and retrieve odd items, especially shiny things?  I have.

The Navy has trained porpoises to assist lost swimmers and locate submerged mines.

It is always easier to fall in line and do what other people are doing.  There is certainly a time for that, but making a creative break-through of your own can be a lot of fun and very profitable.

I enjoy thinking about other ways of doing things. You won't come up with a great idea everyday. Really creative solutions are rare treasures, but don't be afraid to consider wild ideas. Despite the rarity of great new ideas, there are always better ways to do things.  If you don't always follow the pack, you just might be the one to come up with the next great idea.


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Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

10/23/15 - Treasure Beaches Report Detectorist of the Month Award.

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October 2015
Treasure Beaches Report Detectorist of the Month Award

awarded to
Warren Dennison

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Here is what happened, as told by Warren Dennison.


I responded to a lost wedding ring ad in the Spacecoast, Florida craigslist. http://spacecoast.craigslist.org/laf/5257329643.html#

The ring was lost on Oct 3 in Indialantic, Florida on the beach during high surf across the street from Beach Bodies Gym. I made about 8 trips and finally recovered it today and returned it to the owner. She and her husband are body builders. The ring was 5.8 grams white gold and many diamonds. I asked her what it was worth and she said it cost $6K. Makes it my third ring recovery in about 2 and a half years.

I found it at low tide, low on the slope of wet sand after following a trail of old coins, a quarter, nickel and dime and a small piece of a charm that said "2 peas in a pod". I gave her the coins and piece of charm and said these are your lucky pieces.

I found it with my Excal 800 with a 12 x 15 SEF coil, pinpoint mode and custom beach scoop.

I'll meet with her husband this weekend. I plan on showing them the exact spot on the beach where I recovered the items.

The pic is the owner with me in the gym. Notice I don't frequent a gym.

Warren Dennison

Lost Ring Found by Warren Dennison.
Photo by Warren Dennison.

Happy Owner Showing Returned Ring With Warren.
Photo submitted by Warren.

Thank you Warren!  You represented the metal detecting hobby with distinction.