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Thousand-Year-Old Sword Found by Eight-Year-Old
Source: MSN.com link below.
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An 8-year-old girl was skipping rocks in a lake nearby her family's summer house in Sweden when she saw something strange in the water, The Local Sweden reported.
Saga Vanecek thought it was a stick, so she reached for it.,..
According to the Jonkopings Lans Museum, the sword is believed to be about 1,000 to 1,500 years old, dating back to the pre-Viking era. The object is about 2.75 feet long and remained well-preserved because it was stored in a wood and leather casing, per the museum. At this time, it's unclear why the sword was in the water...
Here is the link for the rest of the story.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/an-8-year-old-swedish-girl-plucked-a-1000-year-old-sword-from-a-lake-like-it-was-no-big-deal/ar-BBNWxhF?ocid=spartandhp
And all of you guys were out there working your butts off. I've told stories of blind luck before. It happens. No matter how hard you work or how skillful you are, there is still the element of luck. That is what some people like. They are just out there hoping for that one big find. And you never know what might pop up.
Not everybody looks at it the same way. Some people are out there doing everything they can to maximize the average value of finds per hour, and they can be successful. Others are looking for that one big hit - something like playing the lotto. You can increase your chances by being out there a lot, but you can't guarantee that one big strike.
I know one person who played the lotto all the time as a part of a group. And they eventually hit the big prized, claiming over a million as their share. And people have hit the big prized more than once. But others have played their entire life and have never hit anything big.
If you've read this blog, I'm all about skill. Skill, as I'd define it, consists of intentional acts that actually increase the probability of success over time. Skill can be proven over time. Luck is that element of chance that has little or nothing to do with skill.
Regardless of how you approach it, it is always nice to know that there are pleasant surprises out there, and it can happen to you.
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I received the following email and photos from Jerry P.
I thought you’d enjoy seeing these pics and video. I was working a beach between Riomar and South Beach in Vero yesterday.
It was about 2-hrs before high-tide when I saw this amazing erosion event happening.
The 2nd pic & Video show this beach as the erosion was just starting. The 1st pic shows the same beach about an hour later.
Most of the seaweed and sand had been completely swept away by this time. My GPS on the MinLab 3030 showed that earlier when I was watching the waves taking away so much sand and weed, I was actually stand where the white breaking surf shows on that 1st pic.
It was really something to see while I watched.
BTW, this section of beach front is rare in this area because it runs more eastward than all the shoreline north or south of it. I believe that’s why the east breaking waves were more destructive along this area.
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Second Photo Referrred To In Jerry's Email
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Thanks Jerry.
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Here is the schedule for the upcoming Sedwick Treasure Auction in Orlando.
Thursday, November 1, 2018 - Lot Viewing: 11:00 AM - 6:30 PM EDT
Educational Talks
Emilio M. Ortiz, professional numismatist, researcher and author: “Colonial Cuartillos and Cuban Numismatics” (2:00 PM)
Dr. Kris E. Lane, Tulane Univ. professor of colonial Latin American history and researcher on the colonial history of the Andes, mining, piracy, and global trade: “Thinning the King of Spain’s Blood: Reflections on the Great Potosà Mint Fraud of the 1640s” (3:30 PM)
Barry Clifford, underwater explorer and discoverer of the pirate treasure ship Whydah (1717): “History and Salvage of the Pirate Ship Whydah” (5:00 PM)
Cocktail Reception and Argentinean Steakhouse Dinner (7:00 PM) - (shuttle available)
Friday, November 2, 2018 - Lot Viewing: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM EDT
Floor Auction (start times):
Session I - 9:30 AM
Session II - 12:30 PM
Session III - 5:00 PM
Session IV - 8:00 PM
Saturday, November 3, 2018 - Lot Viewing: 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
Floor Auction (start times):
Session V - 9:00 AM
Session VI - 11:30 AM
Lot Pickup: Noon - 2:00 PM
Monday, November 5, 2018
Internet Only Session VII (start time): 11:00 AM EST (note the time change from daylight to standard)
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Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
