3/5/20 Report - Wreck and Artifacts of the Erebus. Squire Pope Manor Explored. Too Much Cleaning Spoils The Coin.

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Four-Reale Cleaned By Electrolysis

Photo by JamminJack

JamminJack has provided photos of some nice coins that he cleaned with Muriatic Acid.  Here is a four-reale that he cleaned using electrolysis.

Jack said, "When we used to find clusters or heavily corroded reales, most of the time they were sold as is. Back then, an encrusted coin would bring a higher value with the mystery of possibly having a date, full shield, etc. Now it seems a cleaned coin is worth more!"

 "This 4 reale was heavily encrusted. The smooth areas are very thin. Possibly, a "razor" coin, but exstensive electrolysis and scrubbing the coin removed more surface then needed." 

Same Four-Reale Cleaned By Electrolysis

Thanks Jack for reminding us of the dangers of electrolysis when over done.

If you look at the Sedwick auctions, you'll see some coins that were sold as clumps and brought good prices.

Jack, like the author of this blog, prefers coins under-cleaned rather than overcleaned.

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Source: See CBC.CA News link below.

Here is a very nice article on the salvaging of the wreck of the Erebus complete with photos of recovered artifacts.

Here is a short excerpt from an article about the HMS Erebus.

Epaulettes that came from a lieutenant's uniform were found on the lower deck of Erebus in September 2019. The upper part of each epaulette is made of twisted, gold-plated silver wires over sheet metal. (Photo: Marni Wilson)

Items recovered included epaulettes from a lieutenant's uniform and ceramic dishes. The epaulettes, Bernier said, were found in a drawer filled with a lot of sediment but otherwise empty of artifacts, leaving the impression that they were abandoned.

"On the flip side, in the ship's pantry, there's barely any sediment, because the density of the objects is so big. You would have plates stacked up 13 high."

And here is the link if you want to read more about that.


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/erebus-wreck-exploration-franklin-expedition-mystery-artifacts-1.5469843

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Local archaeologists believe they’ve uncovered remnants of the original Squire Pope manor at Wright Family Park, a discovery that would debunk a generations-old belief that all traces of the historic Bluffton structure were lost to time, erosion and the 1863 Union Army “Burning of Bluffton.”

Town officials say that last fall, Heyward House volunteers — representatives of the town’s historical preservation society — came upon very old bricks while metal-detecting on the Wright Family Park lawn at the end of Calhoun Street.

The breakthrough launched archaeological work on the property...

Here is the link for more about that.

https://www.blufftontoday.com/news/20200228/archaeologists-find-remnants-of-what-could-be-squire-pope-manor-in-bluffton

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Source: MagicSeaWeed.com

It looks like the surf will be higher this weekend.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

10/2/18 Report - Rough Surf Continues But Bigger Surf Expected Soon for Treasure Coast. Artifacts Found on HMS Erebus.

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John Brooks Beach Tuesday Morning.

The Treasure Coast beaches haven't changed much in the last couple of days, but they are slightly more deeply scalloped.  I've found a few cobs on scalloped beaches that did not look much different than these, so it is possible.  Those were found between peaks, but not always in the deepest part of the dips.  There was not so much seaweed then though.

John Brooks Beach Tuesday Morning.

I didn't have the time to detect these beaches today.

Rough Surf This Morning.

The surf was rough this morning, but not as rough as is expect the next couple of days.  Leslie continues to send swells our way.  Too bad she isn't closer so we'd get some north swells.

Frederick Douglass Beach Tuesday Morning.

Frederick Douglas beach looked very much like John Brooks.

Sand Piled In Front of Seaweed Line.

As you can see, there was about a foot of new sand piled right in front of the seaweed line at Frederick Douglass Beach.

Blind Creek Beach.

Blind Creek Beach is getting more narrow.  There is a flat bottom near the water line and then a dip in the water.

The water did not get as high last night, but a bigger surf is coming.

Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.

It would be nice if the high surf would come along during a good high tide and we'd get some north swells.

Anyhow, this is interesting enough to watch.  Might be a good idea to check some good spots.  I'm sure there are some places out there around rocks or whatever that will cut.

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Underwater archaeologists have finished their latest research trip to the wreck of the HMS Erebus, a ship abandoned in the Canadian Arctic 170 years ago during the ill-fated Franklin expedition.

Harsh weather conditions hampered this month's mission. Divers could not enter Sir John Franklin's cabin, where they had hoped to find documents or the ship's logs preserved in icy water that might explain the tragic fate of the ship.

The archaeologists did, however, bring nine more artifacts to the surface for conservation, including a ceramic pitcher and an artificial horizon used for navigation from an officer's cabin on the lower deck...

Here is the link for the rest of the article and the photos.

https://www.livescience.com/63704-franklin-expedition-artifacts-recovered.html

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I was surprised to see that the post about fossil shells with calcite crystals has nearly 2000 views now.  I didn't realize it did so well.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

10/1/15 Report - Beach Conditions Along The Treasure Coast. Artifacts Of A Deep-sea 1622 Navio. Artifacts of The HMS Erebus.

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The main thing I want to do today is present a survey of Treasure Coast treasure beaches.

Douglas Beach This Morning.

Douglas was mushy and relatively formless.  Only a few small scallops or dips.

Weed On Douglas Beach

The reason I'm showing the weed is that you can see that there is an inch or so of new sand that recently washed over it.  Just one of those things you can notice that will give you an idea of what has been going on.

Turtle Trail This Morning

There were some scallops that had some depth to them.  There was also a cut, but it was in renourishment sand.  Actually the most promising place I saw this morning, even though it was still poor.

Seagrape Trail This Morning.

Notice the six foot cliff.  It is still renourishment sand.

Wabasso

Amber Sands.

I also looked at Rio Mar.  It wasn't worth taking another photo.  The waves were a good bit smaller this morning than they were a day or two ago.

I think you get the picture.  I might have missed some good spot somewhere, but overall beach conditions are still not good.  Definitely not enough to increase my treasure beach conditions rating.

At this point, I'm betting that we won't get any beach improvement from Joaquin.

The wind was coming from the west this morning and as Joaquin heads north,  As Joaquin moves north, the wind will be pulled over the state from the west.

It looks like North Carolina could get some good conditions as Joaquin heads up past there.

Well, that is disappointing.  As I've been saying for so long, it has been a long time since we have had good beach conditions.  It will change someday.  Hopefully sooner rather than later.

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After another season of searching in the cold waters off Nunavut for the ships of the Franklin Expedition, HMS Terror remains elusive, but new photos released today show some of the 39 artifacts recovered during the latest search of the HMS Erebus wreck site...

Here is the link for the rest of that story.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/erebus-terror-artifacts-1.3244303

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The Deep-Sea Tortugas Shipwreck, Florida: A Spanish-Operated Navio of the 1622 Tierra Firme Fleet. Part 2: the Artifacts by Greg Stemm and Ellen Gerth of Odyssey Marine Exploration, Tampa, Florida, USA.

You might want to take a look at that paper.  The link is below.

It examines a broad range of types of artifacts.  There are a lot of good photos.

http://www.shipwreck.net/pdf/OMEPapers27-2013.pdf

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Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

10/2/14 Report - Beach This Morning. Queen Conch. Shipwreck Identified As HMS Erebus, Grenade Found In Shallow Water Off St. Pete.

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Queen Conch Shell.

Here is a cool Queen Conch shell that was found on the beach this morning.

Take a look at the video below to see what was inside.

We had a lazy surf this morning.  Nothing has changed on this beach or the other beaches along the Treasure Coast for a few weeks now.  Sand is still moving in and accumulating.

Below is a video showing the waves and beach this morning a little before low tide.

There weren't many targets besides aluminum in either the dry or wet sand.  There were a couple exceptions. 


We're supposed to get a cold front this Saturday.  The surf will remain calm for the next couple days but increase to between three and four feet Sunday.

Here is how it looked this morning.







You can tell high carat gold just by looking at it.  It is soft and has a nice "buttery" look.  If you take a look at the two rings I posted the past two days, I don't think you'd have much trouble telling which is 10K and which is 22K.  You don't have to see the markings to be able to tell.








A guy detecting 20 feet out in the water off of St. Pete beach dug up a grenade.  It turned out to be a dud, but nobody knew how it got there.

You just never know.  Thanks to Jorge Y. for sending the link to that story.

http://www.wptv.com/news/state/grenade-found-on-st-pete-beach



The shell shown above was occupied.

In this video you can see how the conch turns itself over.

Make sure that shells are not occupied by living creatures before you take them. 

I think that this is a Queen Conch, but could be wrong.



There are some people who now are working on trying to get a PAS-like system in Florida. 



An Arctic shipwreck has been identified as the HMS Erebus.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/franklin-expedition-ship-found-in-arctic-id-d-as-hms-erebus-1.2784268



I have some find photos for future posts.  Also I have a few detector tests and comparisons planned.  Also another blog poll.

Thanks to all who responded to the most recently concluded poll.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@Comcast.net