12/3/18 Report - Jewelry in Burial. Returned Overseas Engagement Ring. Lifetime Metal Detector Warranty. Evolution of Lady Liberty on US Coins.

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

Fort Pierce South Jetty Park Saturday

Photo by Gaylen C.

Thanks Gaylen.

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Jewelry Found With Bones in Grave.

Source: See Msn.com link below.

Jewelry was found buried with a 1500-year-old skeleton.

Here is that link.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/wonder/lavish-jewelry-found-in-1500-year-old-anglo-saxon-graves/vi-BBQ9Koi?ocid=spartandhp

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Maybe you saw this one on TV.  It was on Fox Business this morning. A fellow proposed to his fiancé in New York City.  The ring fell into a sewer grate.  The police were not able to get it out that night and the couple gave up on it and flew back home, leaving no address.  The next morning the police looked for it again and got it out but didn't know how to contact the couple.  The put it on Twitter and a friend of the couple saw it and told them, so they got the ring back.

Here is the link.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/good-news/police-find-man-who-lost-engagement-ring-while-proposing-over-a-times-square-grate/ar-BBQnqKL?ocid=spartandhp

Nice work by the police.   It also shows how the world is very connected now by social media.

To those of you who don't detect, if you lose something don't give up on it right away.  At least leave a contact phone or address.  Sometimes things do turn up.

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I read where someone was going to buy a Tesoro metal detector because of the advertised lifetime warranty.  I've mentioned this before, but Tesoro won't honor the "lifetime" warranty when they determine the detector is obsolete.  I have two "obsolete" Tesoro detectors, which they won't repair under warranty.  So "lifetime" doesn't mean to them what you would think it does.

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Here are the major steps in the evolution of Lady Liberty on U. S. coins as excerpted from a recent U.S. Mint press release.

With the recent celebration of the 225^th anniversary of the United States Mint, we will also be celebrating the 225^th birthday of the ever-present Lady Liberty. Throughout the past few centuries, we’ve seen her on our coinage as a constantly evolving emblem. Lady Liberty has been depicted sitting or standing, with an axe or sword, her hair flowing behind her or pinned back, and more. Despite her many forms, we always recognize her as the symbol from which she began...

1794: The First Lady Liberty Coin

Her first silver dollar is now commonly known as the "Flowing Hair" dollar...

1795: The Next Coin With Lady Liberty

The Draped Bust dollar...

1836: The Year Lady Liberty Starts to Evolve

The “Gobrecht” dollar and the "Seated Liberty" dollar that followed departed from the profiles and busts of past coinage...

1878: The New Face of Lady Liberty

In 1878, Lady Liberty reverted back to a bust in profile view with the "Morgan" dollar...

1916: The Naked Lady Liberty Coin

... With an olive branch in hand, this depiction was meant to represent peace, but the 1916 quarter showed her standing between two pillars with one breast exposed...

1921: Lady Liberty Makes Peace

The Peace dollar...

2017: The New Face of Lady Liberty

,.. Last year, the United States Mint announced that a commemorative hundred-dollar coin would be released to celebrate its upcoming 225^th anniversary. One side will again feature Lady Liberty’s proud profile, but this time she is African American...

Here is the link for the rest of that press release from the US Mint.

https://invest.usgoldbureau.com/news/lady-liberty-american-coinage/

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On the Treasure Coast we're getting some warm air from the south.  The MagicSeaWeed predictions show nothing bigger than a two foot surf for the next week.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

6/7/17 Report - Salvage Boats at Work. Rain Delivers New Treasure Coast Fossil Finds. Lost and Found Wedding Band.

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Two Salage Boats on the Nieves Site Yesterday.

There were three boats on the Nieves site yesterday.  Two are shown in the above picture.  One was farther north, up by the condos.

After a rain I checked out a place where fossils are found.  Some had been exposed.  It was a small area and mostly small pieces were found.

Below is the first that I found.  It is on a penny.

When I first picked it up I thought it was a tooth, but after looking at it more closely, I'm pretty sure it is a claw.

Small Fossil.

One End of the Same Fossil.

Here is the proximal end of the same item.  You can see how it fit the joint.

I'd appreciate if any of you fossil experts can tell me what it belongs to.  Thanks in advance.

That is one small fossil.  Not easy to see in the sand.  I especially like finding the smallest items, becuase that suggests that I'm not missing much.  If you don't miss the small ones, you're probably not missing much.  I like to keep my eye-balling skills sharp.

A lot of the fossils I found were just broken pieces.  It only took me about ten minutes to pick up about 15 fossils.  Like, I said, the producing area was small.  Most of the fossil dirt was still covered by sand.

Three Fossils Found After A Recent Rain.

The one on the bottom left is a piece of a turtle skute.

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On the night of June 2, 2017, Meg Walls of Chambersburg, PA, was playing football with her young son on the beach near 4th street and the boardwalk when her diamond wedding band flew from her finger and disappeared into the sea of sand. After several hours of emotional, desperate and unsuccessful searching by family and friends, the search was stopped and the ring was assumed lost to the sand forever...

Here is the link to read about how a detectorist found and returned Meg's ring.

http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2017/06/citizens-and-police-working-together.html

Thanks to Dean for sending me this link.  I'd like to see more of these kinds of stories showing how  detectorists find and return cherished items.

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It really turned rainy, didn't it.  If you've ever been standing out in the ocean in shallow water when the rain started pouring, you might have seen how the rain can diminish the waves.  At least that is how it looked to me on many occasions.

We still have a another day of one-foot surf in the preditions.  And the tides are moderate.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

6/19/14 Report - Chosen Ring, Mucking, John Morgan Podcasts, Ring Returned, Most Valuable Treasures & More Marine Preserves

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Chosen Ring Found  Yesterday While Mucking

These "Chosen" rings seem to be popular.  I saw one listed on eBay for about $250.

I don't really know if they go with a TV show or what.  Anybody have any background on what "Chosen" means on these rings.

Trash can protect treasure.  I often work trashy areas.  Of course, like everything, there are tricks to mucking.

I've been trying to think of how to explain it.  Basically you use the trash to develop a 3-D model of the layers of sand and distribution of objects in it, then head towards the sweet spot as the evidence points you in the right direction.

I'll try to figure out how to briefly explain that.


It seems there has been a rash of returned rings in the media lately.  Here is one that took longer than most others.  This one was lost sixty years before being returned.  It is the older style of class ring from the 20s and 30s.

Here is that video.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/video/MN-Man-Gets-Ring-Back-60-Years-After-Losing-It/283763267898/Comcast/Today_in_Video/?cid=hero_sf_TIV


Yesterday I showed a picture sent in by John Morgan.  Check out his podcasts, www.letstalkmetaldetectingandtreasurehunting.com.



Here is a brief video of the most valuable stamp in the world along with some of the other most valuable treasures.

http://www.sothebys.com/en/news-video/videos/2014/05/the-worlds-most-famous-stamp.html?cmp=email_N09154_0614_4_AURexample7_event_bucket2



Old and antique jewelry brings good prices these days.  One London dealer said, "It's easier to sell something for 500,000 British pounds (over 800,000 US) that for 5,000."  

The economy has hurt the middle class, but the rich are seeking out fine unique pieces.  In the US things often sell for less than in London.  Kovels Komments suggests investing in fine antique jewelry as they expect prices to increase.

Here is that link.

http://www.kovels.com/news-news-news/antique-jewelry-is-selling-for-very-high-prices.html?utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Antique+Jewelry+is+Selling+for+Very+High+Prices&utm_campaign=Kovels+Komments%3a+Antique+Jewelry+is+Selling+for+Very+High+Prices


John Kerry wants to set aside at least 10% of the oceans as marine protection reserves.  I'd bet he actually wants to set aside 100% of the ocean and everything else too, and charge access to it all, except for ketchup companies like Heinz, which is where he gets his money.

More marine preserves probably means more shipwrecks being off-limits.  Some of you guys that didn't care about the St. Lucie parks might care about this.

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/25/john-kerry-environmental-protection-marine-reserves-oceans


Ont the Treasure Coast it looks like more of the same for several days.  Little surf and lots of sand.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net