8/21/18 Report - Atocha and Margarita Finds. Treasure Coast Coin Find to Identify.

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

Palmander.
Photo from Pinterest.

Do you know what a palmander (also pomander) is?  

It is a container, often a ball, made to hold perfumes such as ambergris. They were worn as ornaments but had the function of a deodorizer but were also thought to protect against other evils. They were often hung from a neck-chain or belt and were perforated and made of gold or silver.   An example is shown above.

Captain Andy and the crew of the Margruder had been finding EOs and pot shards on the Margarita site but switched over to an old productive area where diver Bill Reighard found a gold pomander.

They also found a gold garment mount piece with a missing jewel that might have been either emerald or quartz.  They also found a faceted crystal (See photos below.).

Garment Mount and Crystal.
Photos by the Fisher Organization.

The Dare has been working on the Atocha and found numerous EOs, post shards, a silver plate and numerous silver coins.

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Here is a test.  

J.G. found this doin on 8/19/18 on the Treasure Coast. 

Find and photos by J.G.

What is it?

What can you tell about it?

Let me know what you think and why.  We'll see what the consensus is and who got it first.

Thanks for sharing J.G.

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It has been a very calm summer.  We haven't had any storms, and it seems like the entire summer we've had southeast winds and a calm surf.  That allows the salvage boat to work but doesn't help the beach hunting.

There is still time for a storm though.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net