11/6/19 Report - Hoard Being Analyzed. Prehistoric Site Found by Drone. More on Carlos Half Reales Including Video. Higher Surf.

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Part of Staffordshire Hoard

Source: TheGuardian.com  (See link below)

The Staffordshire Hoard is being analyzed by archaeologists.

… The archaeologists have even tentatively identified the Mercian king they believe may have once owned the booty, and can draw a tantalising link to the dynasty of the rival Anglo-Saxon ruler who was buried at Sutton Hoo, Britain’s most famous site of the period.

Dating from the period AD600-AD650, when the kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England were battling for prominence, the Staffordshire find is in essence a “war hoard”, says Fern, consisting of spectacular items the experts believe were captured in battle by armies from the kingdom of Mercia, at the expense of neighbouring Northumbria and East Anglia...

Here is the link if you want to learn more about that.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/nov/01/staffordshire-hoard-archaeologists-academic-research-gold-ornaments

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Drone-mounted lasers have revealed details of the architecture of an ancient island settlement off Florida’s Gulf coast, researchers said in a new paper published on Monday...

Laser scanning reveals 'lost' ancient Mexican city 'had as many buildings as Manhattan'

Read more

Although archaeological objects were first spotted on the island in about 1990, and subsequent exploration of the area in 2010 revealed the presence of a settlement dating from 900 to 1200 CE, Lidar scanning revealed previously unknown architectural details...

Here is the link for the rest of the article.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/04/drone-lasers-ancient-settlement-florida-lidar-archaeology

I found out it is Raleigh Island.

See https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/a-drone-helped-archaeologists-discover-a-lost-florida-island-settlement/

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I received an email from Glen S. pointing out a mistake I made in yesterday's post when I posted an image of the stylized Carlos monogram as it would appear on a Lima half reale.  As a result I went back and made corrections to yesterday's post.

Thanks Glen!

Yesterday I did not intend to get into the differences you will see on Carlos half reales produced by the mints of Lima, Mexico and Potosi. There are features that distinguish cobs, and specifically Carlos half reales, produced by the different mints. Although I was talking mostly about the monograms yesterday, both the obverse and reverse sides show features that distinguish between half reales produced by the three  mints.

While looking for stylized images of the Carlos monograms for each mint that I could use as illustraitons, I found an excellent YouTube video that shows how you can tell which of the mints produced a particular Carlos half reale.

One of the easiest ways to identify a Mexico minted half reale is from the Florenza cross.  On almost all half reales you can see at least one end of the cross, which is enough to tell you if it came from the Mexico mint or not.  It is the Mexico minted Carlos half reales that show what I described yesterday as a fishhook on the end of the C.

The shape of the castles and lions is one way to distinguish between the Lima and Postosi half reales, and the shape of the elipses is another.

Rather than trying to describe all of the distinguishing features in this post, here is a link to the YouTube video posted by CaptainMyCaptain.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drywuHMIpmI

Very nice video.  I usually prefer text to videos, but this video is concise.  No time wasted getting to the point.

You have easy access to a lot of really good information these days.  I wish I had that back a few decades ago.

By the way, two of the Carlos half reales I showed yesterday were found on John Brooks beach, where I found mostly cobs from the Mexico mint and many more Philip than Carlos half reales.  Without an exact count, I'd guess that I probably found four or five times as many Philip  than Carlos half reales at John Brooks.

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DJ sent me a copy of a letter from the town clerk of Indian River Shores which included the following items of interest.

• The Tracking Station Park and adjacent beach entrances have been closed and will remain closed for approximately two weeks as the Sector 5 segment of the beach renourishment project commences.


• Jungle Trail has been reopened following the shoreline stabilization project.

Thanks DJ.

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MagicSeaWeed is predicting a high surf for Saturday.

Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.

The tides are still pretty flat.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

8/10/17 Report - Metal Detecting for Watches - How Mode Selection Can Really Affect Results. More Active Hurricane Season Predicted.

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Watch Under Coil of Ace 250.
See video below.

After about a hundred hours and a thousand failed attempts I finally found a way to get my video uploaded from my new video camera to YouTube so I could post it here.  I was not able to upload it directly to blogger for some reason.  Things that should be so simple can be terribly complicated.

The video shows something I talked about yesterday.  It shows how you can miss items such as watches if you are not careful.  In Coin Mode, when sweeping the Ace 250 coil parallel to the face of a watch, you will get no signal or a poor signal.  When sweeping perpendicular to the face of the watch, you'll get a pretty good signal.  Of course the ID meter will not tell you that the object is a watch even when you get a good signal.

The watches used in the video are first, A Malibu Polo Club watch (maybe a knock-off), second, a Seiko Perpetual Calender, and third, a heavy Seiko Couture Kinetic Perpetual.  All are fairly large men's watches.

There are a few points that I am illustrating.  One is that the detector signal from an object that has an irregular shape, such as a watch, can result in a different signal depending upon the direction you sweep the coil.

Another point I am reinforcing is that it is easy to miss some very good targets if you are not very careful.  The mode you use is important.  You might not think anything of using Coin mode or Jewelry mode, but it will to some extent determine what you will and won't find.  That might sound obvious, but it is easy to unintentionally miss good things and not realize it.

Watches differ a lot.  Some cost thousands of dollars and can be made of platinum or gold.  They can be made of a variety of materials.  The band can be made of one material, the case another and the workings another.  That can all result in different types of signals, which can make it very difficult to identify something like that from the signal.   I don't know of a metal detector that can correctly identify a watch.  They can be very desirable targets, yet very easy to miss.  If you've been following my blog very long, you know that I often warn of the dangers of discrimination and target ID.

Here is the link for the video.  I hope you'll take a look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYGswg64oWE


I think that is a pretty dramatic illustration of some things I've said before.

You might say, "I wouldn't be using Coin Mode if I wanted to find a watch."  That might be true, but do you really want to take a chance on leaving a Rolex in the ground when you pass right over it even if that is not what you were looking for?  As you would expect, different modes respond differently, but the question is do you know exactly what the different modes will or will not do?

Another thing I'm showing here is how important it is to really know your metal detector and how it will respond (or not respond) to different types of targets.

I actually used more watches when I originally did the experiment, but cut it down to three for posting.   There were slight differences in the signal for each watch, but they were generally similar.  Some varied more than others.

Another variable I didn't illustrate is how the signal is affected when the band is more open or collapsed and when the watch is laying flat.  I'll show more some other time.

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Forecasters now say there is a 60-percent chance of an above-normal season (compared to the May prediction of 45 percent chance), with 14-19 named storms (increased from the May predicted range of 11-17) and 2-5 major hurricanes (increased from the May predicted range of 2-4). A prediction for 5-9 hurricanes remains unchanged from the initial May outlook...

Here is the link.

http://blog.spiritdaily.com/news/hurricane-predictions-ramped-up

Source: nhc.noaa.gov

The weather shown above won't affect us much anytime soon, although we are going to have a small increase in surf this afternoon (Thursday).  It will only be 2 - 3 feet though, then decrease again.

The one shown farthest east is one to watch.  It might strengthen this weekend and hit somewhere in the Carolinas.

That is it for today.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

9/14/15 Report - Good Test Garden Ranking Of Several Detectors. Test Garden Benefits and Limitations. Area Sampling.

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Treasure Coast Beach This Morning Nearing High Tide.

The surf was a little rougher than I expected this morning.  In the above photo you can see the water hitting at a bit of a northerly angle.

The surf on the beach shown at the top was breaking a little ways out.  That was one of those beaches with a flat front that I was talking about the other day.

You can see the relatively flat beach front where the surge from the breakers is washing in.  That white water area has a pretty good current that runs both way - surge and backwash.

One Beach Showing A Little Scalloping This Morning.

The second photo shows a scalloping beach.  That is one of the more coarse grain beaches with more of a slope.  That beach, unlike the one at the top, was scalloping a little.

We're supposed to get a little change in the weather and the surf on the Treasure Coast will pick up a little but not much.  Expect something like three feet on Wednesday.

Tropical Activity As Of This Morning.
Source: nhc.noo.gov

The tropical disturbance shown in red has an 80% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next 48 hours.  At this time, I think that one is the one that we should most closely watch.

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I ran across a good YouTube video in which the Ace 350 was tested and ranked with a variety of other detectors.  It was an exceptionally good test in an extensive test garden.

The test not only provided a test of the 350, but I think also gave a good general idea of how detectors in general work with various targets at different depths.

At the end of the video the Ace 350 was ranked with a number other detectors that were tested in the same way, providing a good comparison.

You might benefit by taking a look at the video.  Not only were a variety of targets buried at different depths, both good targets and junk, but very small targets, such as a gram of gold, were also tested. Tests were also conducted with coins buried with nails and other junk.

It was one of the more extensive test garden tests that I've seen, and a good informative video.

Here is the link to the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDAvWgalcrA

Of the various detectors tested in this test garden, the Nokta Fors CoRe did the best, achieving 55 out of 66 points, the Ace 350 came in below the middle of the pack with 33 of 66 points, and the Minelab Go Find 60 and Garrett Grand Master Hunter II came in at the bottom of the rankings.  Although it was second from last, the Go Find had 28 out of 66 points, not really very far below the Ace.  You might find the comparisons interesting.

The Nokta normally sells for up around $800 while the Ace more like $350, so you have to take price into account.

In this particular video, it would have been better if you could see the actual screen readouts to each of the targets, but that is asking a lot of a home video.

I do want to remind you that there are significant limitations with all test garden tests.   One problem with test garden tests is the fact that they are conducted in one specific type of ground, which may or may not be like where you will hunt, but more significant is how the detector is used. Detector settings and modes may not always be ideal and may not always be comparable from one detector to another.

Another problem with both air tests and test garden tests is that you know where the target is and can see when the coil is centered over the target.  If the targets were spread out and the tests conducted blind folded, that would be a better test.   Again, that is too much to expect, but it is important to be aware of the problem.

Another problem with air and test garden tests is the detector is not used as it would be in the field.  That is very significant.

During a test, the targets are directly under the hot spot of the coil.  And the coil is repeatedly moved directly over the target until the best signal is achieved.  In the field the sweep speed is seldom ideal and the coil is seldom directly centered over the target.

That may sound like nit-picking but those things are very significant.  Test it yourself.  Throw a behind your back and shut your eyes and detect normally.  I think you'll be surprised by how often you miss it.  If you don't miss it altogether, you might get the target at the edge of the coil or at the end of a sweep and don't get the best possible signal like you would get from an air test or test garden test.

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I saw two other detectorists out this morning.  I detected very little, but did some detecting.  I sampled a few spots and found the most targets where I would have thought that other detectorists would have cleaned things out.  This is a heavily detected beach, but the most obvious area seemed to have the most targets. Surprise, surprise!  Sometimes you guess wrong, and that is why I like to sample various areas.  I like to do a little sampling to prove or disprove my guesses.  I won't necessarily spend much time sampling, but a little bit often helps a lot.

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Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

2/4/15 Report - A Very Good HuffPost Quest For Treasure Video. The Lanson Winery Treasure.

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Kim Fisher Showing Gold Chalice.
Source: HuffPost link below.

The Treasure Coast only has about a two foot surf right now.  That is supposed to change by Friday when the surf is predicted to increase up to something more like five or six feet. 

A week from now another bump up in the surf is predicted to reach something more like eight feet.  Again we'll have to see if that prediction holds up.


I'm told the Turtle Trail access is now open but the Seagrape Trail access has been closed.

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In February of 2012, the Lanson Winery was undergoing the renovation of a long-vacant building. As told by Enguerrand Baijot, managing director of the company, “One of the workers was attacking an abandoned building's ceiling with a crowbar when gold coins started to rain down on him.”  Before the “rain of gold” ended, some 497 United States Double Eagles were lying on the floor.

Here is the link for that story.

http://www.monacorarecoins.com/rare-coin-news/article/ww-ii-gold-hoard-of-lanson-champagne/

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Here is the big one for today.  It is a video by HuffPost Live entitled The Quest for Treasure.    Various treasure hunters are interviewed including Kim Fisher. 

Also talks about other treasures and a treasure map and the Forest Treasure, which is still out there to be found.  Interesting stuff.

Take a look.  I think you'll like it.

http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/modern-day-treasure-hunters/54ca9ef12b8c2a7e5a00088e

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That is it for today.  Short and sweet.  But the video will keep you busy a while.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@Comcast.net

10/29/14 Report - Sedwick Coins Video. Coin Values: Ancient and U. S. Find The Best Home For Metal Detector Finds.

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Here is a quick but powerful video showing some of the lots in the upcoming Nov. 6 Sedwick Coins auction in Orlando.

Above is one of the many images from the auction teaser video.  Click on the following link to go to the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pau9XNFLroo

Fun video!

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Many people think that an older coin will naturally be more valuable than a modern coin.  It seems natural that an ancient coin that is hundreds or thousands of years old would be very valuable.  You might be surprised to learn that U. S. coins are often more valuable than ancient coins though.  There is simply more interest in and a better market for many U. S. coins.

The U. S. Coin Values Advisor did a study involving the selling price of thousands of U. S and ancient coins on eBay to see how U. S. coins compared in value to ancient coins.

The average selling price for ancient coins was higher than the average selling price for Indian Head cents and Morgan dollars, but the highest selling price for both Indian Head cents and Morgan dollars was much higher than the highest selling price for an ancient coin.

There are many common and lower-condition Indian Head cents and Morgan dollars sold at relatively low prices, but rarer examples in fine condition sell for very high prices - much higher prices than ancient coins.

To be specific, an 1877 MS-66 Indian Head sold for $53,000 while a 320 BC Stater sold for nearly $15,000.  The Stater was over 1500 years older than the Indian Head.

Here is the table summarizing the results of that study.

And here is the link to the article about how U. S. coins are often a better investment ancient coins.

http://www.us-coin-values-advisor.com/Ancient-coins-vs-US-coins.html

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A variety of factors determine the value of an item, but you won't get the full value of an item unless you get the item in front of the people that really want it.  They say that an item is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, so you have to get the item in front of the person that is willing to pay a lot for it.  That person will often be the person that appreciates it the most.

Some people don't sell finds.  I say it is good to sell an item when by selling the item it goes to someone who cherishes it and will take good care of it. 

I'm not talking about things like class rings or engagement rings here.

I've sold some items that went to museums where they were displayed and viewed by many people.  That is the kind of thing that pleases me.

One bottle from Fort Pierce was bought by a well known bottle collector, who published a picture of the bottle in a book on pharmacy bottles.   In cases like that I'm glad I sold the item, and I feel that I did the right thing by offering the item for sale.

Selling an item sometimes isn't just about the money.  It can be a way to find the best home for the item.

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The one remaining tropical disturbance in still down by the West Indies, but moving generally towards the Treasure Coast at this point.

We have a small surf on the Treasure Coast.  It might increase in a few days.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@Comcast.net.

10/12/14 Report - New Storm Likely To Develop Soon. Video Demonstration of Effect of Metal Detector Coil Sweep Angle and Object Position.

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Gold Ring Used in Today's Demonstration.

There is some big weather news, but first I have something else for you.

Today I have a very good video demonstration for you that clearly shows some things that I've talked about in the past but also illustrates additional important information.   The video shows how the sweep angle and position of various objects can affect a metal detector signal.  Using that new information will help you better understand how your detector works and what type of object you are detecting.

For this demonstration I used the Ace 250 because it is well suited for this purpose.  I used All Metals mode.

Other detectors will give similar but different results.

I used three test objects: a screw, a thin rectangular copper tag, and a thin gold ring.

First I put them all flat on the ground.   I swept my coil over the first two in one direction and then at roughly ninety degrees.

I did not bother to change sweep directions on the ring when it was laying flat because it is nearly round and the sweep direction would not make any difference.

The video shows the different signals you get when you sweep over an oblong object such as a screw in one direction and then again at a 90 degree angle.

The next part of the experiment involved standing the rectangular copper tag and the gold ring upright.

When the tag was put on end, it gave a signal like iron instead of the coin-like signal it gave when laying flat.

The ring when standing on end, gave a broken signal when sweeping in one direction and a solid signal when sweeping the other.  That was very much like the signals given by the screw laying flat.   When the ring was standing up, it presented an oblong surface to the coil and gave a signal like what you would expect from an oblong object.

You can tell quite a bit about objects from the signals.

Here is the link to the demonstration video.   Pay close attention to the signal and tone over each object.  Notice how the signal changes when the sweep angle changes on some objects and how the signal changes when some objects are stood up.

http://youtu.be/1L96xy9nRZo

The most important things that I'm showing today is that the sweep angle will affect the signal, as does the position of the object in the ground.

If the copper tag was pushed into the ground at a forty five degree angle instead of straight up and down, it would give an even more variable signal.  And if it is bent, the signal is even more variable.

The most simple case is a round object, such as a coin, laying flat.

In the past I've talked about how you can identify oblong objects such as nails with detectors such as the Minelab Excalibur.  Sweeping in one direction you'll get a broken signal, while sweeping at ninety degrees will give you a solid signal.  You could see a similar thing with the screw in this video and also with the ring standing up using the Ace 250.

Although the Excal and Ace are different in many respects, they both identify long thin nail-like objects with a broken tone in one direction and a solid tone in the other direction.

I can always identify a nail or similar object with the Excalibur in all metals mode.   The Ace reacts similarly.



Source: www.nhc.noaa.gov

You should now better understand why the signals of some objects are so variable and some of the factors that can cause that.

The signal can tell you a lot if you really understand your detector.


On the weather front, Fay is heading out into the Atlantic and away from the Treasure Coast, but what I've been calling Disturbance 1, now has a 90% chance of becoming a cyclone, and it looks like it will be moving towards us.

As I've been telling you, we often get some good hunting in October or November.

That is something to watch.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@Comcast.net

10/4/2014 Report - Tuning A Pulse Induction Metal Detector For Gold. Permit To Take Photos In Florida. Higher Surf Coming.

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First off, if you did not see the amazing silver shaker box shipwreck treasure that I posted yesterday you should take a look at that post.


Yesterday I told you how the Ace 250 performed on the beach.  Yesterday I also had a White's Dual Field PI with me and did a little testing with it too.

You might remember that the Ace did not perform well at all in wet sand when using the default settings.  In dry sand, however, the little inexpensive Ace detected the thin gold test target ring just as well or better than the PI when the ring was on the surface of the dry sand.  I did not investigate how the results might change if the ring was buried at different depths.  Signal strength does give a good idea of  how deep an object will likely be detected though.

Although not all pulse detectors are just like the Dual Field, many are similar and you will get similar results.

One very important thing to know about the pulse detector's response to the thin ring is that the threshold setting is VERY important.

If the threshold setting is either too high (loud) or too low (quiet), the signal from the ring was much less clear and distinct.  That was true to the point that the ring was no longer detected at all when the threshold was either way too high or way too low.

Best results were obtained by turning the gain way up (I could do that at the beach where there was no electrical interference or any other problem that prevented using near maximum gain.) and setting the threshold well above silent but not too loud.

The optimal threshold level can be determined by putting the test target on the ground where you intend to hunt and turning the threshold up and down until you find the level where you get the most clear and distinct signal from the item.

I highly recommend using a target that is like what you want to find, but small.  If you tune your settings to small items, you will not miss larger items.

When tuning your settings, use the most relevant test target (gold if you want to find gold) in the environment you intend to detect.

If you don't tune for the best settings on your detector, an expensive high end detector can end up performing more poorly than a much less powerful detector. 

In the dry sand, if you set the threshold either too high or two low on the Dual Field, it did not perform as well as the Ace 250 using the Ace's default settings.  In the dry sand the 250 with the default settings actually gave a better signal on the thin gold ring on the surface of the dry sand than the Dual Field using the Dual Field's best settings.  

I know there are people with expensive high-end detectors running around with way less than the best settings, and as a result, getting performance that is no better than what they would get using an inexpensive low end detector.


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Today I discovered that it is possible to buy emergency rain  parkas for under $1.00 each.  They can be found in sports departments.  They are so compact that they can easily be carried in a shirt pocket.  They are light weight and probably won't last very long, but could be very handy to in a pinch.   They would be ideal for a hiker or someone that just wants to be prepared for an unexpected rain.

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While driving yesterday, I heard on the radio that a permit would be required to take photos or make videos on state lands.  The way I understood the part that I heard, there was a new law that would be going into effect.  What next, a permit to breathe?  I didn't get all the details at the time, so looked into it a little when I got home. 

Right off the bat I found that there could be something to this.  I got some of it wrong, but was not far off.  Not only does it seem that there is proposed legislation to that effect, but there are already existing Federal laws that could be interpreted and enforced to have a similar effect.  At least that is what I gathered from what I quickly found.
 
Here is a link or two if you are interested in looking into this. 

http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2014/09/is-the-forest-service-requiring-permits-for-photography-yes-and-no.html

The author of coyoteblog does a lot of interesting posts on topics such as park over-policing.

Here is another blog post on photography permits for public lands.

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Forest-Service-Media-needs-1500-permit-to-photograph-wilderness-277077291.html

I don't think I have to spell out how all of this can relate to metal detecting.


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While detecting yesterday I found a near solid line of bottle caps in shallow water  running along drop-off ledge in shallow water.   It just goes to how once again how similar things tend to accumulate in certain areas.  Knowing how things are accumulating is one key to efficiently hunting with a detector.  That is why seldom use discrimination.  I attempt to figure out how the water is moving and accumulating things and then move away from the trash accumulations and to the areas where the good targets are likely to be.

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On the Treasure Coast tomorrow we'll have a three to four foot surf.  The wind is supposed to be from the North and the swells from the northeast.

I suspect we'll have some scattered very small cuts.  Nothing that would significantly improve beach detecting conditions.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@Comcast.net

7/16/14 Report - Traveling To Detect. When It Is Hot It Is Hot. Amazing North Carolina Beach Finds.

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Eroded North Carolina Beach
Image from video by GoldNugget

On the Treasure Coast we still have that one to two foot surf.  The tides have been good due to the Super Moon.

I have a lot to write today - enough for four or five posts.  I'll have to hold a lot of it for another day.  I didn't post yesterday because I was traveling and didn't get a chance.  I'll try to get this post done in a hurry.

I was up North and had a great time giving a brand new detector a testing.  Among the finds was a Large Cent - 1829.  That was surprising, especially considering where it was found.  I'll get into more of that some other day.

Instead of taking the detector on the plane, I had it shipped up North where I was going to be and had it shipped home when I was done.  That saved all the hassles of taking it through security and on the plane or in baggage, which of course could be done instead.

I'll give you a review of the new detector and show some of those finds some other time.  Right now I want to show you what GoldNugget found on a North Carolina beach.  That isn't where I went.  I was in another state.

You'll remember after tropical storm or hurricane Arthur passed us, it hit North Carolina.  I mentioned at the time that it would be hitting North Carolina but I wouldn't be making that trip.  Well, North Carolina is where GoldNugget hunts, and he sent us some great photos of some great finds.   You'll enjoy them.

  Thanks GoldNugget!   And congratulations on the amazing finds!

They had some good erosion in North Carolina.  He sent me an email last week and said the site is still producing.   He said, When the Beach is Hot ,It's Hot.

 He posted a short video clip showing the beach where the items were found on Youtube.

Here is the link to that video. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GppaqFyT-iA&feature=em-upload_owner

It is the first video that he posted.  Good job!

The photo at the top of this post is one of the first few frames from that video.

 Notice the undercut and eroded dunes.  That is more than a six foot cut I would say.

Also, that beach isn't at a park or walk-over or anything.   You'd probably have to walk a good piece to get to it.

And there aren't any obvious signs that this would be the place to be. 

Those are all important things to notice.   I've talked about things like that in the past.  

If you want to find a location like that you'll have to work for it, but when you see the finds below you'll see that it can be worth the work.

GoldNugget said, I'm still trying to Identify the Emblem looking item.

If you can help him identify the item, let me know.

All of the find photos below are from GoldNugget and the site described.

Like I said, I have about four days of posts in my head.  I'll leave them for some other time.  Today you can enjoy GoldNugget's finds and his video.  Give it a look and think about what you are seeing.

There is a lot you can learn from that. 

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net