7/15/16 Report - New 1715 Fleet Finds From The Crew Of The Capitana. Treasure Coast Waterway Cleanup.

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July 2016 1715 Treasure Fleet Finds
Photo submitted by Captain Jonah Martinez.

As you can see, there are two silver forks, six gold escudos, and ten silver reales.

The Capitana guys have been working long and hard through the heat this summer and it is paying off.  Every day and every find brings them that much closer to their next great find.

They've found similar forks before, as well as the reales and escudos.

There finds were from about July 4th until the 14th.

Way to go Jonah, Bill and Dan!

Great photo Jonah.  Thanks for sharing.

Below are some closer views.

I just zoomed in on those.

Here are some closeups of reales.  Most of them appear to be worn fairly smooth, but not all of them.  The one in the second picture below has some good detail.

Thanks again Captain!  We are all rooting for you and eagerly await each find.

I think I see some small pieces of silver on that rock - maybe the remnants of silver coins or something.

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The 9th Annual Treasure Coast Waterway Cleanup will be held Saturday, July 23, 2016.

7500 volunteers will be working along 125 miles of waterways in Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties.  More than 67 tons of trash will be removed from the waterways.

Below is the link for more information.  This would be a great project for any club or group, and a natural for detectorists who want to promote our hobby.

http://www.tcwaterwaycleanup.com/

This event is for all ages. Perfect for students, service clubs, yacht clubs or anyone who wants to be part of the solution to pollution. All volunteers will receive an event T-shirt and watercraft will receive a commemorative burgee to fly, which indicates that they are part of the event. All volunteers will be invited to an appreciation BBQ in August  (date TBA). Contact us for more information!

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Thanks for all the responses to the blog poll.  There is only one day remaining if you haven't given your response yet.

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I have a lot of topics on my mind.  I also have some explaining to do.  It is difficult to cover a topic well in short daily posts.  Sometimes I need to give more details.

We've had poor beach conditions for a good while now, but as the Capitana guys showed, there is more treasure lurking out there.  The are great finds yet to be made.

There is no tropical activity to watch right now.  I'd love to see a break in this heat.  The surf will be picking up a little now, but only to about three feet next week.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

10/18/16 Report - BIG SURF Coming. Ferdinand VII Reale Find. Silver Sea Salvaged Forks. Pewter Fork Handle.

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Predicted Surf From The MagicSeaWeed Site
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The first thing I want to talk about today is the predicted surf chart from the MagicSeaWeed web site.

5 - 7 feet is still predicted for Monday.  That is good enough by itself, but then we also have around five feet predicted for the rest of the week leading up to as much as 12 feet for next Sunday.

There is a good chance that the 12 foot surf will not happen, yet it could.  All in all, that is the most promising thing I've seen all year.

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Coin Find and Photos By GoldNugget

Here is a nice old "holed" coin found by GoldNuggeet on a North Carolina beach.

It is very worn, but I think it is Ferdinand VII, which would make it 1808 - 1833.

The date would be at the bottom of the portrait, but I can't make it out.

Notice the counterstamp "RSH".  Anyone know more about that?  If so, let me know.

The legend on this side should be something like DEI . GRATIA . year . FERDIN . VII

Below is shown the other side of the same coin.

The mint mark and assayer should be to the upper left of the left column.

The denomination should be left of the left column at about the 9 o'clock position.

I can not make those out.  Maybe it is F dot M above the column - not sure.

The legend on this side should be HISPAN . ET. IND . REX . NG . followed by the denomination and mint mark and assayer initial.
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If you can correct any of this or add some information, please send me an email.

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One of the things that caught my interest at the Queens Jewels conservation lab in Sebastian is the number of silver forks.

Silver Forks At The Conservation Lab

That is a nice collection. They seem to all be very similar.

Unfortunately the State of Florida, according to what I hear, hasn't settled the 2014 salvage contract yet, so those finds won't be available for viewing or study through the state for some time.  You'd think they'd be interested in obtaining items that they determine have the most interest for the citizens of the state.  As it is, you probably have a better chance of seeing them here.  As I've shown before, most people who have viewed Florida's sea-salvaged history have done so at a private museum or display rather than through the Florida collection.

On the subject of forks, here is what has been identified as an 18th Century fork handle. This is an entirely different type, as you can see.

Ornately Decorated Pewter Fork Handle

This pewter fork handle, if that is indeed what it is, was found on a 1715 Fleet beach years ago.  I've heard that handles like this were filled with a type of plaster or wood.  I haven't seen any examples in artifact databases or anywhere.

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I'll be looking for the predicted increase in surf later today and hopefully we'll actually see the increase that is predicted for Monday.  Time will tell - real soon.

If you can correct or add to what I said about either the reale or fork handle, please do.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net