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Remains of WW I Sub Exposed.
Source: See BBC link below.
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Shifting sand off Wissant, near Calais, is exposing the remains of the UC-61 which was stranded there in July 1917...
It is now becoming a tourist attraction again, although the local mayor warns it may only be a fleeting visit...
"The wreck is visible briefly every two to three years, depending on the tides and the wind that leads to sand movements, but a good gust of wind and the wreck will disappear again," said Mayor of Wissant Bernard Bracq...
Here is the link for more about that.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46846988
Thanks to Douglas for that link.
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Here is an excerpt from an article that talks a bit about the recently concluded FUN convention in Orlando, counterfeits and the recent history of numismatics.
Nowadays, the Internet has reorganized how we collect...
I held fake clad quarters in my hand at the FUN show thanks to Beth Deisher and the Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force of the Professional Numismatists Guild.
They have the correct electronic signature to fool vending machines.
Most collectors would have no trouble seeing that they are fake.
These coins are not intended to be offered as collectibles.
Collectors might not even look at a clad quarter in their hand if they don’t think the Chinese would bother to fake our circulating coins.
They need to think again. We all do...
Here is that link.
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… An 1885 Proof Trade Dollar certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) realized an astonishing $3,960,000 at auction, one of the highest prices ever paid for a coin. This coin led a group of NGC-certified rarities that achieved extraordinary results in the Heritage Auctions Platinum Night sale, held January 10, 2019, at the FUN Show in Orlando, Florida...The price realized by the Eliasberg specimen is the second-highest at auction for an NGC-certified coin, surpassed only by a 1787 Brasher Doubloon. Graded NGC MS 63, that coin was sold by Heritage Auctions for $4,582,500 in January 2014....
And the link.
https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/7099/heritage-fun-realized-january-2019/
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Today I want to bring attention to some of the great reference links in my Treasure Site Reference Link List. There are some really good links there that I'm sure you will find useful. I find my self usng to them often.
On top of the list you will find the 18th Century Material Culture Resource Center link. Great site.
http://materialculture18t.wixsite.com/18thcmcrc
After that you will find a very extensive database of Spanish coinage. It is one of the most extensive and useful reference sites that I've seen.
http://www.fuenterrebollo.com/faqs-numismatica/menu2.html
Then there is the token database. Again very useful and extensive.
http://tokencatalog.com/
And the Society for Historical Archaeology antique bottle web site.
https://sha.org/bottle/makersmarks.htm
Also the Spanish Colonial Military Artifacts site.
http://www.artifacts.org/default.htm
These and some of the others in the list are some of the best artifact reference sites. Take a look. They are there on the first page of my blog for your easy access.
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We really haven't had much good beach hunting weather this Fall or Winter yet. There have been a lot of fronts come through, but only lasting one day or so, and producing not much more than one foot cuts.
We are going to have some higher surf for a couple of days, but only three to five feet.
Here are the MagicSeaWeed surf predictions.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
