11/2/14 Report - Excellent Seated Quarter Found. More On The Hardee Hat Pin Find. 17th Century Hoard. Increasing Surf.

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I always like to celebrate first finds, and I have a picture of one recently made by one of the friends of this blog.

He said, Wow!  I just found this Seated Liberty Quarter a few hours ago.  Can't say that I ever expected to find a US coin this old and in this condition in Florida.

It is my first Seated Liberty coin and my oldest US coin find.

You've said it before and I've found it personally to be true, that once you find something the odds improve on finding another.  I sure hope so in this case.

Great find!  Thanks for sharing.

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Here is a great little video showing a hoard of 17h Century artifacts that were found in a sealed space under a stone floor.

The video presents some good information and shows a lot of artifacts. 

Here is the link.   I think you'll enjoy it.

http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/hoard-of-17th-century-artefacts-found-at-rathfarnham-castle-1.1982372

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This picture showing the Hardee Hat Pin as it would have been worn, was sent by Christopher P.

Jeff C., who found he dug Hardee pin that I showed the other day had his to say about he find.

When I found it i didn't know what it was .  It felt so light and tinny I thought it was from some kids toy.. Then one day while researching some buttons I had found I saw the exact eagle clutching arrows and realized it was a union soldiers hat pin... Just wanted you to know its story.

That happens.  Hang onto nice items when you are not sure of the identity.  It can make a big difference when you clean or sell or display them.   In time you might learn enough to completely change your opinion.

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We're getting close to a time when I'll be able to tell you about one exciting project that I didn't have permission to describe yet.

Some of the snow birds are back.

We don't have any tropical activity to watch now.  For you Florida natives, you might be thinking more of Polar activity with this cool air.

The surf has begun to increase a little, but only up to about three feet today.   The wind is from the North.  The surf will increase a couple more feet the next couple of days.  Maybe that will help some.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@Comcast.net.

5/7/14 Report - Seated Quarters, Fantastic Detecting in the Old Days by Clint L. and Rip Current Danger

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1853 Seated Quarter
Find and photos byDan B.

Dan. B. got his 1853 Seated Quarter cleaned.  Here are photos of that coin after cleaning and before.  This is the other side from the one I showed before.

Below Dan's photos are pictures that would help you grade a seated quarter.

The grading photos along with values for seated quarters can be found by using this link.

http://www.coinstudy.com/seated-liberty-quarter-values.html

Use the pictures to grade it for yourself.  Then look up the values.

I personally like the nice handled look even though the wear knocks the value down.

That is a useful web site.  Take a look.

Seated Quarter Grading Photos.
Source:http://www.coinstudy.com/seated-liberty-quarter-values.html

In a couple of previous posts I posted some of what Clint L. sent me in an email.  This is the third and concluding part of Clint's email message. 

Here is what Clint said.

 There you have it.  Thanks for sharing Clint!


On the Treasure Coast beach conditions haven't changed, but there are some rip currents.  Watch out for those.  If you don't know about rip currents and aren't experienced with them, they can be dangerous. 

If you aren't familiar with rip currents and do any water detecting, this is required knowledge.

http://www.loving-long-island.com/rip-currents.html


Happy and Safe Hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
 



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