5/7/20 Report - Old Treasure Coast Coin Thought To Be From Unknown Wreck and 1715 Fleet Coin Ceritified. Some Beach Erosion.

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Two-Reale Found by Terry S.

Photo by Terry S.

As you might recall, I previously showed and discussed this two-reale that was found by Terry S.  Terry had the coin cleaned by West Bay Trading Co. of Vero, who also issued a certificate of authenticity for the coin.

Other Side of Same Two-Reale

Find and photo by Terry S.

Here is the certificate of authenticity.

Certificate of Authenticity for Above Two-Reale

Photo by Terry S.

Terry believes the coin came from an early and previously unknown Treasure Coast shipwreck and is probably the oldest coin ever found on the Treasure Coast.  The COA indicates that the wreck is unknown and the coin is graded as grade 1.

Terry also had an eight-reale cleaned and certified by West Bay Trading Company.

Eight-Reale

Find and photo by Terry S.

Here is the other side of the same coin.

Undated Eight-Reale

Find and phot by Terry S.

And here is the COA for the eight-reale.

COA for Eight-Reale Found by Terry S.

Photo by Terry S.

As you can see, the eight-reale is certified as being from the 1715 Fleet and being grade 1.

Thanks for sharing Terry.

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7PM Update:  A front came thought this morning and there was some small erosion as early as noon today.


Looks like the surf will be building.

Source: MagicSeaWeed.com

I found a few little things yesterday on a local walk.  I haven't taken photos of them yet though.

I also have some other better finds that I'll be looking at.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

12/23/15 Report - Recent Treasure Coast Reale Finds. Collection of Small Gold Ornamental Finds.

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Cob Find and Photo by Terry S.

Terry says this and the following reale were found about a week ago.  Nice finds Terry!  They cleaned up very nicely.

Another Cob Found by Terry S.

You can see from the cross that these cobs are from Mexico.  Only a small amount of the shield is showing.

Thanks for sharing Terry.

There were other cobs found in December and some other things I plan to show.

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Nice Collection of 16th Century Gold Items Found by Detectorists.

Here is a collection of small gold decorative items found by detectorists on the banks of the Thames over a period of years.  It is thought they could all be from the same ornate hat.

Here is the link for that story.

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/dec/23/tiny-tudor-treasure-hoard-found-in-thames-mud

It is nice when related items can be assembled into a cohesive meaningful collection.  That is one thing the Antiquities Scheme accomplished in this case.

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Can you believe we are coming to the end of 2015?  Sees like not very long ago I was talking about starting a new year.  Time flies.

It looks like there won't be any improvement in beach detecting conditions for the next week or so.  The wind will be mostly from the southeast and the surf will be around three feet.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net