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| Mystery Item Photo submitted by Al C. |
Hello! I was visiting a buddy of mine down in the Keys this weekend and he had this displayed on a shelf. He bought it years ago from a Fort Pierce guy who used to sell shipwreck items occasionally. He couldn't remember exactly what the guy told him this was used for so I thought maybe you or your
readers might have an idea.
I asked Al about the back, and this is what he said.
It seems like bronze. Dark copper color and very dense, heavy. The back side has no markings at all.
It looks like the four corner circles have FRS in big letters and small numbers 1738 one way. I looked at it upside down at first and the numbers looked like 8021 that way.. I don't know what is in the middle circle.
If anyone has any ideas what this might be, send me an email. Thanks much.
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| Information on Magnetometer Needing Repair. |
Need to find someone who is able to fix a handheld magnetometer (Aqua-Mag). The photo above shows the label on the mag.
The owner says he searched the internet with no luck. The company that made this unit is no longer in business.
If you can repair this item or have any leads on someone who might, send an email to.Robert P. at the following email address.
abacoparadiseproperty@gmail.com
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Time to consign to the next Sedwick auction is running out. Here is a message from Sedwick Treasure Auctions.
Now is the time to contact us for consigning to our Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 23, which is already shaping up to be another great sale. The consignment deadline is February 28, 2018, so there is plenty of time still to include your consignments. Click here for more information on how to consign. Then, call the office at 407.975.3325 or email us at office@sedwickcoins.com. Read to the bottom of this email to see the big highlight for this sale!
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Here is an interesting article about the cold war and the search for a deep sea Russian sub that was conducted under the guise of deep sea mining.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/deep_sea_mining
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I have plenty more to talk aboutbut that is all I'll get done for today. I'll pick up on some topics that I started and didn't finish. I'll also be telling archaeology why they don't get the public support they should. I have a chapter from a book in which a Florida state archaeologist discussed that problem. I'll answer his questions.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
