Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive us of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.
This dented penny saved a soldier's life.
Here is the link for that story.
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I heard that Lost Treasure Magazine went out of business. It isn't easy to for magazines these days. Paper and postage is expensive, and people can find so much information online.
Sharon said, Did you hear that Lost Treasure Magazine shut down and isn’t refunding any prepaid subscriptions? I really enjoyed the magazine, and I’m sure many other hunters did too. I prepaid for the next 2 years. Any idea who to contact for refunds?
Do you have any suggestions for Sharon or others wishing to get refunds?
I wrote a couple articles for Lost Treasure many years ago.
There are a lot of times that I still prefer looking at a book rather than a digital screen. And I often prefer text to a video.
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| Estate Sale Purchase Photo by Scott C. |
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Scott C. recently purchased this coin at an estate sale.
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I've been talking about Kang Hsi porcelain and showed a piece of found porcelain yesterday. I found this web site on identifying Chinese porcelain.
You might be surprised to learn that the markings that people often look for are the last thing an expert looks for.
Here is the link.
https://www.chinese-antique-porcelain.com/identifying-chinese-porcelain.html
One thing that makes it complicated for a novice like myself, is that the Chinese were making export porcelain for Europe as early as the 16th century. Europeans would design pieces and order them from China. That means that some Chinese pieces display European designs that you would not expect to see on Chinese porcelain.
One thing that I've learned is that most of the Chinese reign marks are NOT from the period indicated by the mark. That is just another example of why it can be difficult to identify the age or period of an isolated artifact. It can be much more complicated than what you see on TV when an item is dug and an identification is immediately blurted out as if a word-association game was being played.
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| Source: MagicSeaWeed.com |
MagicSeaWeed is predicting a six to nine foot surf for Thursday. That is bigger than what we saw on the Treasure Coast last week. However, the tides will be decreasing. Still, the surf prediction is the biggest story for me today. It is definitely something to watch and definitely could lead to improved beach hunting conditions.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
