6/21/19 Report - Ordnance on Beach. Mystery Item Identified. Checking Dug Pennies. Coastal Flooding. Mystery Jar.

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Ordnance Found on North Carolina Beach.

A lady in North Carolina found an unusual item (above) at the beach, which she took home to put in her garden.  It began smoking.  Police identified the item as some kind of white phosphorous military ordnance.

Here is the link.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/north-carolina-military-ordnance-beach-garden-police

I don't know what she found attractive about it, but it is a reminder to be careful what you pick up at the beach.

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Speaking of ordnance, the last two mystery items were shot down like ducks in a shooting gallery.  It seems they were identified within minutes of being posted.

Mitch King was first again, identifying yesterday's mystery item as a shot bullet.  He sent these pictures.

Hollow Point Bullets

Scott B., with his military and law enforcement background, quickly followed describing the item as a fired hollow point bullet.

Thanks guys!

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I came across a container of pennies that I hadn't looked at in many years, and I know I didn't look a them well.  Probably I only looked for old dates or unusual coins, so I decided to look for the better ones to see if there might be any error coins.  Some of them were in very nice conditions while others were totally destroyed.

Here are a couple examples.  There were both worse and better coins.

Corroded Penny.

Not Perfect but Nice.

The varying patinas always amaze me.  There was bright red to black and silver colors.

No valuable coins were found, but there were a couple keepers.

Most will be rolled and exchanged.

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After three years of brutal flooding and hurricanes in the United States, there is growing consensus among policymakers and scientists that coastal areas will require significant spending to ride out future storms and rising sea levels — not in decades, but now and in the very near future. There is also a growing realization that some communities, even sizable ones, will be left behind.

Total cost of adding sea walls

1. Jacksonville, Fla.$3.5 billion

2. New York City$2.0 billion

3. Virginia Beach$1.7 billion

4. Galveston, Tex.$1.1 billion

5. Charleston, S.C.$1.0 billion

6. Tampa, Fla.$938.4 million

7. Barnstable Town, Mass.$889.2 million

8. Corpus Christi, Tex.$861.1 million

9. St. Petersburg, Fla.$751.4 million

10. New Orleans$725.1 million

Here is the link.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/climate/seawalls-cities-cost-climate-change.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

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I found the 14 inch tall jar shown on the left below.  I've been thinking it might be for motor oil.  It reads CAPACITY 64 OUNCES AT THE RIM.    A much prettier Tiolene Motor Oil Jar is shown on the right.

Can anyone identify the jar on the left?

14 Inch Tall Found Jar on Left.  Tiolene Oil Jar on the Right.

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No change in beach conditions.

Happy hunting,
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