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,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

11/29/18 Report - Cache Of 7000 Coins Uncovered. World Coins. Unidentified Coin. Denticles.

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Cache of Silver Coins Found in Pots.

Source: See Archaeology in Bulgaria link below.

A hoard of over 7,000 silver coins minted by the Ottoman Empire and hidden in two treasure pots has been discovered by accident by inmates from the prison in the city of Pleven in Northern Bulgaria.

The Ottoman coin hoard with the two broken treasure pots was stumbled upon on November 9, 2018, by prisoners during agricultural work on land owned by the Pleven Prison.

The newly discovered silver treasure, which is believed to have been buried in the ground in the 19th century, was formally presented to the media by the Pleven Regional Museum of History on November 19, 2018...

Here is the link for more about that.

http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/2018/11/19/prison-inmates-find-hoard-of-7000-ottoman-silver-coins-hidden-in-2-treasure-pots-in-bulgarias-pleven/

A few days ago I listed a number of ways that caches are found.  This is another example of a accidental hoard found as the result of farming.

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As I said the other day, you can find coins from many countries on Florida beaches.  I posted a list of the countries that I have found coins from.  Alberto S. sent me some additional ones that he found (blue) and I added a few that I previously overlooked (red).  Here is the updated list.

Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Cuba, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Haiti, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Uruguay, Virgin Islands.

Here is one that I haven't identified.

Unidentified Coin.

Can anyone identify this coin for me?  Thanks.

Sorry I couldn't get a better photo.

Send  me any other additional countries that you have found coins from and I'll add them to the list.  Photos would be nice too.

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Denticles Around Coin Rim.

Source: See TheSpruceCrafts link below.

Here is a brief article on denticles  (the irregular raised areas around the inside rim shown above).

https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/denticles-on-coins-768440

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Turkey is moving gold bullion to Iran for oil.

Here is the link about that.

https://invest.usgoldbureau.com/news/us-moves-keep-valuable-gold-out-iranian-hands/

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It looks like the surf on the Treasure Coast will be only one or two feet for a few days.

We'll have a north wind for a while today, but not much surf.  The wind will then shift and we'll get some warming weather.  

The tides still are decent.

Let me know if you have found coins from additional countries or can identify the unidentified coin.


Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide