7/25/17 Report - Salvage Boats, Sandy Beaches and Bathers. Inexpensive Detectors. Fine Watches.

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

Salvage Boat Working Directly in Front Of John Brooks Access Today.

I saw at least three salvage boats working around the Nieves site this afternoon.  One (above) was in front of the beach access and two to the north up towards the condominiums.

Two More Salvage Boats North of John Brooks Beach Today.

A Dive Boat This Afternoon Off Another Sandy Beach

It looked to me like some people were getting an early look for the mini-lobster season.

Another Small Surf and Sandy Beach.

People Enjoying Sun and Surf This Afternoon At Jensen Beach.

Jensen Beach To The North.

The people that were wading were mostly gathered at a couple locations.  They weren't very active though.

There aren't any storms brewing in the Atlantic or Gulf.  The water is calm and the tides are very nice, with some big low tides.

We really are having sandy summer conditions, and so far there has been almost nothing to stir things up.

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Bounty Hunter Detectors For Sale At A Local Store.

If you are thinking of buying your first metal detector, don't go into a store and buy one without talking to someone who knows something about metal detecting or getting a demonstration.  You are setting yourself up for disappointment.

The thing that bothered me most is on the box, the Bounty Hunter Junior (top) is referred to as "Professional Quality."  That couldn't be farther from the truth.

The Junior was priced at about $60 and the Tracker was listed at about $120.

I don't know how well the Junior works.  I have my suspicions.  You can't expect a lot at that price.

The Tracker is at best a beginner's detector, with a slightly lower price, but with performance that is commonly rated below some other very slightly more expensive metal detectors.  I'm sure you can find a few things with it.

If Bounty Hunter wants me to retract anything I said here, they can send me one and I'll give it a thorough and fair testing and compare it to other similarly priced detectors.

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Watches were very common finds for me.  Some were drowned but many continued to work.  It is always good to be informed about the value of the things you might find.  It is too easy to overlook something when you don't know how much it might be worth. You might want to browse through the new Sothebys auction catalog of fine watches.

There are some names you'll recognize, such as Rolex and Patek Philippe, but there are also some other fine vintage and antique time pieces that you might not know, such as Bell and Ross or Maurice Lacroix.

Here is the link.

http://timed.sothebys.com/auction-catalog/Fine-Timepieces-Online_HRJWO66Z1W/?displayNum=100

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Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

5/1/16 Report - Lot of Mushy Sand On Beach Fronts. Non-metallic Finds Returned. Thousands of Bronze and Silver Plated Coins Found in Spain.

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A Lot of Mushy New Sand In Front of an Old Cut.

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 All of the beaches have a lot of new sand on the front of the beach because of the mild surf and south winds.

We have summer beach conditions.  We've had a lot of south winds.  There will be two or more weeks of almost no surf.

The front beach will be poor.  With the smooth surf the water will be easy to hunt, but conditions there will be sandy too.

I found the following items at the water line.  First was the fish grabber.

Fish Grabber Find

Then I found the waterproof container shown below.  Very nice.

It was full.  I suspect that it held a wallet or whatever.

I saw a fellow down the beach looking around like he lost something, so I went down and asked him what he lost.  When he told me, I returned the following items.  Needless to say, he was very happy.

Watch the water line for things like this.  Some of my favorite finds are no metallic and were found near the water line during a mild surf.  I've mentioned some.  One was a wax seal that I found.  I wonder how it survived all of those years.

Can you believe we are into may already.  It seems to me like New Years was just a few weeks ago. This has been one of my most hectic years.

I have a lot to talk about and show but won't get around to some of it for at least a few days.

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MADRID — Workers laying pipes in a southern Spanish park have unearthed a 600-kilogram (1,300-pound) trove of Roman coins in what culture officials say is a unique historic discovery.

The Seville Archaeological Museum said the construction workers came across 19 amphoras containing thousands of bronze and silver-coated coins dating from the end of the fourth century. The coins are believed to have been recently minted at the time and had probably been stored away to pay soldiers or civil servants...

Here is that link.  Thanks to Dean R. 

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/workers-spain-find-roman-coin-trove-dating-fourth-century-article-1.261988

That's it for now.

Happy hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.netn Coins Dis

5/3/14 Report - 1853 Coin and Other Finds, Cookout Report and Beach Conditions.

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1853 Coin Found by Dan B.
Photo by Dan B.

Here is a really nice old coin found by Dan B., It is his oldest coin find, and a find that would make any coin shooter jump for joy.

Take a look at that date.   1853!

Congratulations Dan! 


I received a report from Chuck G. on the Treasure Hunter's Cookout that was held last week.  Robert Marx and Pat Clyne were there.  Most of you undoubtedly know those names.

Chuck said,  A few of us went detecting on some area beaches Sunday around low tide, the water/surf was near flat and very clear......i don't think I've ever seen it that clear! I found a nice shell pile that was very low on the beach with a lot of material being washed up the slope from the near 1 foot step/trough to around 10 - 15 feet up the slope.  I  hunted an east-west grid and found a couple interesting items including a very cool horse tooth?, fairly modern sea glass, and few yet  to be identified metallic items. I was using a pulse induction machine.

In the pics you will see a nice round object that appears to be iron but reads as pull tab on my cz6a, the pull tab reading really surprised me since the item seems to have that rusty look and has some weight to it, and that's why all items come home with me and are checked before throwing them away!!!

 

It is always good to keep unidentified items until they can be identified.  The round piece could turn out to be interesting.

Fossil Horse Tooth, Sea Glass, and Other Finds
by Chuck G.

Thanks for the report Chuck.


Here is a good web site on seated quarters.

http://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/quarters/seated-liberty/



Seated Quarter Illustration
From above web site.

 

And here is a really great web site that gives you everything you need to know about seated dimes, including all the major varieties and details.

http://www.seateddimevarieties.com/MajorDesignGroups.htm



1854 Seated Dime
Illustration from the web site linked immediately above.

 

Here is what that web site says.

The Mint Act of February 21, 1853 reduced the weight of the dime from 2.673 to 2.48 grams. Weight reduction was a reaction to elevated price of silver with respect to gold during the California Gold Rush. Arrows at date were selected to distinguish older standard dimes from the new lighter coins. Arrows remained in use through 1855. The Arrows At Date variety was produced at the Philadelphia mint from 1853 through 1855 and in New Orleans in 1853 and 1854.

 

 If you have any Seated Dimes you'll want to visit that web site.



Mercury Dime, Seated Quarter and Other Finds
by Dan B.
 

The beaches on the Treasure Coast are sandy.  The wind is from the South and the waves are hitting almost directly from the East.

Here is a quick video showing a typical sandy wreck beach on the Treasure Coast

And here is a photo looking south towards Jensen beach.  Both the video and photo were taken yesterday afternoon.



Jensen Beach Yesterday Afternoon Near Low Tide.

 I planned to post some more amazing stuff form Clint L. today but I'll hold that for some other day now.  You won't want to miss what Clint has to say.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net