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You've heard all of the names: Anchor Wreck, Cannon Wreck, Unknown Wreck, Cabin Wreck, etc. It can be confusing. It can be just as bad with beaches.
Some beaches have multiple names. Some names are left over from days gone by. Some were informally named by locals before they had an official name.
You might have heard of Colored Beach. That is a name that was used for many different beaches in many different communities in the days of segregation. There were beaches that were used by Blacks when they were not welcome at the best beaches in the community. Those beaches were often called "Colored Beach."
There was one such beach near Miami on Virginia Key. I used to detect it often and found good numbers of silver U. S. coins there. That part of Virginia Key, which borders Bear Cut, was nearly abandoned at one time, but the entire island got a makeover in more recent years. Before it got renovated it was the site of a few movies and TV shows that required a tropical setting.
The beach south of Fort Pierce that is named Frederick Douglass Memorial Beach was once a "colored beach." It is named after Frederick Douglass, the famous African American abolitionist.
Maybe you've heard of the Christmas Tree that was north of John Brooks Beach. It is gone now and has been gone since 2004. It was nothing more than the remains of an old trunk or stump that stood north of the John Brooks beach access. People used to decorate it with junk they found on the beach, such as ropes, buoys, or anything that happened to be nearby. It was a landmark referred to in books and used by detectorists as a landmark.
One treasure beach that has a lot of different names is Bonsteel Beach. Before it was known as Bonsteel Beach, it was referred to as Chuck's Steakhouse. Chuck's Steakhouse was torn down, It was north of the Bonsteel Beach Access.
The same beach is sometimes called Half Reale Beach. That is because of the predominance of half reales found there.
The same beach is also called "Money Walk." You can imagine how it got that name.
Since no shipwreck has been found off shore at that location, there are several theories about how the cobs got there. I might discuss those some other day, including theories about why so many half reales are found there.
Since no shipwreck has been found off shore at that location, there are several theories about how the cobs got there. I might discuss those some other day, including theories about why so many half reales are found there.
The Brevard County boundary was south of today's Sebastian Inlet until 1959 when the land south of the inlet was given to Indian River County as a result of the bridge being built.
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Yesterday at first I had the wrong link posted for the video about how a signal can change if the position of a target is changed. After someone kindly informed me of the mistake, I corrected the link, so if you looked earlier and got the wrong link, which happened to be in Italian, here is the corrected link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L96xy9nRZo
The primary purpose of the link is to show how the signal will change if a coin or ring shaped object is on edge rather than laying flat.
Concerning that, Bill P. sent me the following email message.
Regarding your post from today (2-16-17), one of the most distinct sounds I hear on my Minelab is when I'm over a gold earring. 2 totally different sounds when the clasp is open and closed (specifically hoop style earrings). When open it can sound just like a bottle cap. I don't pass those up often unless I'm in an area where folks have had a beer bash. Watches also give funky junk sounds sometimes. Years ago I found a nice gold ladies ring next to a chunk of rusty iron. Talk about a funky sound. I'm glad I dug it anyway. Bill P...
Thanks much Bill.
I can always identify long thin targets such as nails from the signal even with detectors such as the ATX.
Bent thin targets such as fish hooks have a very distinctive signal. A broken finger ring and unclasped hoop ear ring would be similar.
The signal from a broken gold ring will not be as strong as an unbroken ring.
I used a bent brass tag in my video. Being bent, it will present a variety of surfaces to the detector coil depending on the various angles and the signal will change accordingly.
Those are general observations. Different detectors and different settings can cause different signals.
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The weather is beautiful. There is a touch of coolness in the morning air.
The surf is still small, but unfortunately we are no longer getting much of a tidal change, and no negative tides.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comast.net
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L96xy9nRZo
The primary purpose of the link is to show how the signal will change if a coin or ring shaped object is on edge rather than laying flat.
Concerning that, Bill P. sent me the following email message.
Regarding your post from today (2-16-17), one of the most distinct sounds I hear on my Minelab is when I'm over a gold earring. 2 totally different sounds when the clasp is open and closed (specifically hoop style earrings). When open it can sound just like a bottle cap. I don't pass those up often unless I'm in an area where folks have had a beer bash. Watches also give funky junk sounds sometimes. Years ago I found a nice gold ladies ring next to a chunk of rusty iron. Talk about a funky sound. I'm glad I dug it anyway. Bill P...
Thanks much Bill.
I can always identify long thin targets such as nails from the signal even with detectors such as the ATX.
Bent thin targets such as fish hooks have a very distinctive signal. A broken finger ring and unclasped hoop ear ring would be similar.
The signal from a broken gold ring will not be as strong as an unbroken ring.
I used a bent brass tag in my video. Being bent, it will present a variety of surfaces to the detector coil depending on the various angles and the signal will change accordingly.
Those are general observations. Different detectors and different settings can cause different signals.
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The weather is beautiful. There is a touch of coolness in the morning air.
The surf is still small, but unfortunately we are no longer getting much of a tidal change, and no negative tides.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comast.net
