12/23/19 Report - Jupiter Inlet to Sebastian Inlet: Beach Photos and Reports.

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.

Jupiter Inlet Beach.

Photo by Joe D.

Yesterday I checked out a few South Hutchinson Island beaches and posted photos of those beaches.  I mentioned that I didn't know what was going on with the Vero/Sebastian beaches.  Steve M. sent me photos from that area, and Joe D. sent me photos of Jupiter Beach. Those reports together with mine will give you a good idea of what the beaches around the Treasure Coast are doing.

First, here is what Joe had to say.

I haven't been to the inlet beach for a few months, but went yesterday morning at low tide after looking at the beach cam online! There was a huge cliff at the lifeguard stands, and the rocks were exposed near the jetty! I haven't seen this for s good while, since they usually add sand when it erodes this far back! In fact, they are adding sand in front of the condo's to the south as we speak! I hope they leave the inlet beach alone for awhile longer! 

There were 4 other detectorists working the beach near me, so i left that area for last! When i did work my way over there, i found several coins and a 14ct. Gold ring that they had missed! The Equinox did me well! There was also very little trash, since the renurishment sand was gone, and we were into some older layers finally!   

    

           

Jupiter Inlet Beach.

Photo by Joe D.

Renourishment at Jupiter Beach.

Photo by Joe D.

Finds From Jupiter Beach Including Gold Ring

by Joe D.

Thanks Joe, and congratulations on the gold.  Also, some super hero figures can bring surprising prices.  I've found a few that I've sold.

Yesterday I showed a few of the South Hutchinson Island beaches and mentioned that I didn't know what was going on in the Vero/Sebastian area.  Steve M. then sent in the following photos from that area.

Here is what Steve said.

My wife and went to the beach today to check for erosion. First we went to Tracking Beach as last time we went to go there it was closed and a sign said dune renourishment going on. We immediately went to Jaycee park, to see, but it looked like trucked in sand piled up. Today we found that they made the dune go seaward about 40’ and planted sea oats on it. So first stop, top 2 pics, are South and North of Turtle trail. Beach had a lot of sand up high. But eroded at beach. Next 2 down were Golden Sands. Same conditions. Next 2 down are Treasure Shores, same. Last are Sebastian inlet state park. Same condition. 

And here are those photos.

Turtle Trail Sunday.

Photo by Steven M.

Turtle Trail Sunday.

Photo by Steve M.

Golden Sands Sunday.

Photo by Steve M.

Treasure Shores Sunday.

Photo by Steve M.

Treasure Shores Sunday.

Photo by Steve M.

Sebastian Inlet State Park Sunday.

Photo by Steve M.

Sebastian Inlet State Park Sunday.

Photo by Steve M.

Thanks for all the photos Joe and Steve.  Taking those photos with the ones I showed yesterday gives a pretty good sample of the area beaches.  As you can see, as is often the case, some areas are eroded while others are not.  You might have to visit more than one or two to find the one you will want to spend your time on.

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I'm expecting a couple days of reduced surf before another increase.

Happy hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net

10/10/19 Report - Metal Detectorist Finds Hoard. Sebastian Inlet Bridge To Be Closed. Couple Odd Finds. More Surf.

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Source: See News.err,ee link below

Another archaeological find has been made on the island of Saaremaa, just weeks after a major haul including a 1,700-year-old gold bracelet came to light.

The recent find dates from a later era, the viking period, ERR's online news in Estonian reports, and includes a large number of silver coins, according to both the Heritage Protection Board (Muinsuskaitseamet)  and Saaremaa Museum.

As with the earlier treasure trove, the latest find was the work of a metal detector hobbyist, who, in line with Estonian law, informed the authorities.

"We are grateful for the licensed hobby detector, who reported the findings to the Heritage Protection Board, which can now preserve some of the crucial history of Saaremaa," Saaremaa Museum stated on its social media page (see also gallery below)...

Two separate hoards were found. One of these dating to the second half of the 10th century, contained silver coins which came via the Viking trade route which crossed the Baltic from the present-day Swedish island of Gotland, to Saaremaa's southern coast, and then on to Lääne County and on to present-day Tallinn...

Here is the link for more about that.

https://news.err.ee/988737/another-saaremaa-archaeological-haul-includes-viking-era-silver-coins


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The bridge on A1A over the Sebastian Inlet is scheduled to be closed for 18 months beginning in 2020 or 2021.  The closure for repairs to damage caused by Dorian will result in a 40 mile detour for some motorists.

Here is the link.

https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2019/10/07/bridge-over-sebastian-inlet-to-be-replaced

Thanks to Jerry P. for that link.

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I previously mentioned that the last time I was at Turtle Trail I found a number of greened clad coins.  One (shown below) had a strange small hole in it.

Holed Quarter Dug at Turtle Trail.

Closer View of Same Hole Shown From Other Side.

Is that quarter familiar to anyone?  I know that some have made holes in coins to attach a string for testing.

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Here is a closeup.  Can you guess what it is?

Can You Guess What It Is?

I would never get it, but it is a closeup of the surface of a blue glass insulator that has what looks to the naked eye to be just an imperfection in the glass.   When I looked at it more closely though, the lines are not just excess glass, they are actually embossed into the glass.  What it looks like to me is the imprint of a string or thin wire that was in the mold when the glass insulator was made.  If it was a coin, it would be called a strike-through error.

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Source: nhc.noaa.gov

It looks like none of those systems will affect us much.

The tides are pretty flat now.  I'd like to see a good low tide.  I've been waiting for that for a good while.  

Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.

It looks like we'll get some more surf on Friday and Saturday, however I'm not expecting any significant change in beach conditions.  It looks like more of the same.

Happy hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net

11/2/17 Report - Top Gold Coin Prices For 1715 Fleet Lima 8-Escudo and Bust Mexico One-Escudo. Sebastian Inlet To Turtle Trail Report.

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The Sedwick Treasure Auction went live today.  There were some gold coins that brought very  good  prices.  I picked out a couple of those to post.

First is the 1715 Fleet Lima 8-escudo that I mentioned shortly after the auction catalog went online.  Here it is.  The winning bid was $32,500 with a $5,687 buyers premium added.

Here is the lot description from the Sedwick catalog.

Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1697H, "PVA" variety, very rare, encapsulated NGC MS 62, finest and only specimen in NGC census, from the 1715 Fleet (designated on label). S-L25; KM-26.2; CT-8. 26.85 grams. Broad flan with good full cross, clear king's ordinal II, bold full crown above full pillars-and-waves, minor peripheral flatness, frosty surfaces. This is one of only six dates (1696-1701) struck under Charles II, whose name on these coins appears simply as "C.II.," which are naturally highly sought for the type. One of two varieties for this date--with and without dots in the motto--but this is the only specimen of either variety in the NGC census. NGC #4485215-002. From the 1715 Fleet.

One of the other high priced gold coins from the first session was a Mexico City bust.  There were a few of those that did very well.

This one is a 1732 one-escudo.  The winning bid was $30,000 plus buyers premium.

Mexico Bust One-Escudo

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1 escudo, Philip V, 1732F, extremely rare, encapsulated NGC MS 61, finest and only specimen in NGC census, ex-Rudman. CT-unl; KM-113. Quite choice in strike on a broad flan, in fact struck so strongly as to impart a minor flaw at rim 1 o'clock, the fields positively resplendent with high luster despite annular friction marks on obverse that appear to be the only reason this coin is not graded higher, nonetheless decidedly the finest known of only four in existence (one permanently impounded in the Banco de Mexico collection), and the only one listed in the NGC census. A gem of a coin whose extreme rarity can be summed up by this statement in CT: "some catalogs list the escudo of the date 1732... [but] we omit [it] for doubt of its existence." NGC #2784567-001. Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman collection.

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Darrel S. sent me the following photos of the Turtle Trail and Seagrape beaches yesterday.  About these beaches he said, Was able to check Wabasso, Sea Grape and Turtle Trail around 4:30pm. Tide was full at 6 on.

Beaches showed some shells but very mushy and heavy amount of dirt.

Darrel also sent the following photos of the beach south of Mclarty and south of the Sebastian inlet today.  About those beaches he said, Polluted river and ocean. Brown water and yellow foam. Hopefully, next week better.

Went to Wabasso, Ambersand, etc. Detected south of inlet, but way too much dirt and nasty water. Low was around 12:30pm.

 Thanks much to Darrel for the photos and report.

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l was in Orlando this morning.  You probably heard about the butcher who sat on the meat grinder and got a little behind in his work.  That is how I was today.

The surf has been small, but will increase up to 3 - 4 feet by Saturday.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

5/21/14 - Lost and Found Rings, Super Bowl Ring, One Ring Not Found Yet, Sebastian Inlet History, and A Couple Rut Busters

 

 

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A Tiffany engagement ring was lost in the water at Jacksonville Beach.  A year later it was found by a detectorist.  The detectorist noticed the serial number inscribed inside the ring and took it to a Tiffany store, which was able to identify the owners, who then got the ring back.



Rerturned Engagement Ring.
Source of photo and story: Link below.



Returned Super Bowl Ring
Source of photo and story: Link below.

A bottle of champagne was the reward given to the detectorist who returned the engagement ring.

http://www.aol.com/article/2014/05/19/couples-engagement-ring-found-at-the-beach/20888344/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmaing11%7Cdl11%7Csec3_lnk3%26pLid%3D478272


One thing to notice in this story is that the ring was lost in the water and a year later found by the detectorist.  It is difficult to tell from the story, but it sounds like it was lost in the water but found on the beach.  That could man one of two things.  Either it was lost in very shallow water at high tide and found when the water went down, or it could have washed in from where it was lost.

Here is a story about a Super Bowl Ring that was lost AND found years and years before it was finally returned.

http://www.aol.com/article/2014/05/19/couples-engagement-ring-found-at-the-beach/20888344/?icid=maing-grid7%7Cmaing11%7Cdl11%7Csec3_lnk3%26pLid%3D478272

This one was originally found by eye while swimming.  I often remind people to keep their eyes open while detecting.  You can visually cover a lot more ground than you can cover with a detector coil.

Lost rings can be found a years or decades after they were lost.

Earlier this month I posted the description of a ring lost at Pepper Park.  I wanted to post that again since I have not heard that it has been found yet.

 It was lost Sunday, April 27, at Pepper Park.  The ring has 3 stones across the top, center stone is square and the stones on each side are round! White gold. If you find the ring please contact  crzy4stmpn@aol.com.


I heard a rumor that three gold coins were found a few weeks ago at Bathtub Beach.  That is all I know about that.


Here is a nice brief history of the modern-day Sebastian Inlet district.

http://www.sebastianinletdistrict.com/Inlet_History.html


One reader wrote and said they were in a rut. I suspect others are as well.  Conditions haven't been real good for quite a while.

Here is one rut buster.   Instead of going out to find the easy spots, go out and look for obstacles.   By obstacles I mean things that prevent most people from detecting a specific area and figure out how to overcome those obstacles.

I don't hold much back, but there are some tricks to this that I'm not ready to spell out just yet, but any beach has some small areas where nobody will detect, and those little areas continue to accumulate items day after day, year after year, while all of the other areas are cleaned out on a daily basis.  That is as much as I'll give on that right now.


Bruce Walking Turtle Nightingale?  It seems there were hermaphrodite nurses among the Native Americans in the 16th Century.  At least that was one early explorers interpretation.

http://floridamemory.com/items/show/254323?id=17

I've mentioned the Florida Memory Project before, but as I was recently reminded by one reader, it provides a wealth of interesting and useful materials.


Lights, Camera, Action!  Here is another but more obvious rut-buster.  When you are anywhere, especially at the beach, look to see where the action is.  The more extreme the action, the better.

Some of my best finds have come from places where there was concentrated extreme action, often of a commercial nature. 

For example, is there a place where jet skis are rented, and where inexperienced awkward people get onto and off of a jet ski for the first time and are doing all kinds of foolish things and falling all over the place.


That reminds me, I received another notice from a TV production company planning on doing a treasure hunting type of program.  I thought about possibly doing that one.  It is a bit different.


The surf on the Treasure Coast will be decreasing over the day and for the next couple of days.


Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net