3/31/26 Report - A Look at Some Treasure Coast Beaches and a Replenishment Project. Coin Community Gathering & Auction.

 

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.

John Brooks Beach Monday Morning.

I got out to a couple beaches Monday morning.  After missing yesterday, I wanted to at least take a look today but did no detecting.

You can get a horse ride from Frederick Douglass.  They ride up towards the condos north of John Brooks and return to Douglass.  Nice thing to do for you family.

John Brooks Monday Morning.

There were no cuts at Brooks, which I expected.  As I told yesterday, I didn't see any cuts on the Treasure Coast despite the higher weekend surf.

John Brooks Beach Monday Morning.

There was seaweed on the beach. I also mentioned that yesterday.

Porpoise Beach Monday Morning.

The dunes at Porpoise Beach were eroded back a little farther though.

Porpoise Beach is the one pretty close to the Archie's Wreck and just south of the current renourishment project.

Porpoise Beach Monday Morning.

You can see the seaweed there too.

It reminds me of the beach south of Jupiter Inlet before all the work that was done after the hurricanes of 2004.  There was a bush at the bottom of the dunes around where a lot of Potosi cobs were found.

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South of Sebastain Inlet.
Photo by Joe D.

I took some photos of the ongoing work at Sebastian Inlet during an exploratory walk this past Sunday. I was interested in learning more about the purpose of the posts being used there and checking the current conditions.

I also surveyed the area between the flag posts at Turtle Trail and only saw a small patch of the blue bag visible in the morning. Overall, it appears the large surf has not been productive at several other beaches as well.

Best,  Joe D.

Sebastian Inlet Sunday

Photo by Joe D.

Thanks Joe.

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From Sedwick and Associates...

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This is the inaugural edition of this event, and we are excited to introduce this new format. If everything develops as expected, we anticipate expanding into a significantly larger show next year upon the completion of a new event center adjacent to the Marriott.

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The auction will take place in the same room, the day following the bourse:
— Thursday, May 7 — beginning at 9:30 AM, continuing into the evening
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Looks like we'll have a week of four-to-six-foot surf on the Treasure Coast.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcasst.net

3/30/26 Report - High Surf Produced Few, If Any, Cuts. Survey of Recent Treasure Coast Beach Developments.

 

Fort Pierce South Jetty Beach Saturday.

You can see the geyser front center) at Fort Pierce in the above photo. You can also see the caterpillar spreading the pumped in sand.  Below is another photo showing the same water spout.

Fort Pierce South Jetty Beach Saturday.

Fort Pierce South Jetty Beach Sunday Morning.

The photo shows how the rough surf that began later Sunday.  The water was hitting the foot of the bank at high tide.  

The beach cams are handy because you get the same angles and views so you can see how things are developing. Another shot of this beach in the afternoon showed no developing cuts here even though the surf remained rough all day.

The angles were not good for creating cuts at this location.

If you check other beaches

Beach Cam View from Wabasso Sunday.

After looking at a variety of beach views Sunday besides those shown here today, I saw no cuts at all.

The waves were hitting the Treasure Coast directly from the east.

Beach Cam View from Wabasso Sunday.

Here is a new beach cam that some of you might find helpful.  It is from the Ocean Beach Resort, which is in the Vero Beach shopping area north of Rio Mar.  The area also produces some cobs.  Rio Mar is a well known shipwreck beach and cobs have been found there is the past from there and north through Jaycee Park.

Monday Morning Beach Cam View from Ocean Reef Resort in Vero.

I just found the Ocean Reef Resort web cam, so that is a new one for me.  It allows checking out another area of the beach.

Here is the link.

Reef Ocean Resort new Beachcam

It seem more seaweed is showing up on the beaches.  That isn't a great sign.  It is an indication that the incoming water is greater than the backswash so light materials are building on the beach.

Monday Morning View from the Jensen Beach Cam.

You can also see the pipes for the renourishment project in that view.  So, Sebastian, Fort Pierce and Jensen area beaches are all being renourished at this time.

To sum it up, I saw no cutting to any of the Treasure Coast beaches.  There could be some somewhere, but I haven't seen it yet.

One nice thing about cutting is the resulting coin concentrations.

The Surf Chart shows the surf decreased for the next couple of days.

Surf Chart from SurfGuru.com.

Maybe some new find photos will be coming in.

Good hunting,

TreassureGuide@comcast.net.

3/28/26 Report - A Couple New Treasure Coast Finds. Rock Hounding. Big Surf Expected Tonight and Tomorrow.

 

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.

Gold Ring Found by John H.

John H. sent these photos along with the following email message.

Dredge pipes have landed on Jensen Beach Just south of the Robert and Elsa Eustace mansion. I had not heard of any replenishment that far south happening, but it looks like it is. The parking lot on the N side is closed for the trucks and heavy equipment. But on a good note, I found my first gold of the year, I thought it was never going to happen, I was losing faith and venturing very far out in the surf getting blasted by waves before tomorrow when the very high waves are predicted. Good luck to all, see you on the beach. John H.  

Renourishment Project at Jensen Beach.
Photo by John H.

Congratulations John, and thanks for sharing.

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Found by Bill H.

Regarding your note on the find of an 1879 Silver Dollar on the beach...I found one also, a 1906 Walking Liberty Dollar. After detecting I went home and googled the coin and found it to be a fake, there were no silver dollars minted that year and no Walking Liberties until 1946. I turned the coin over and saw the word "COPY" just under the eagle's feet.   I talked to another person that found an 1883 Silver dollar and when checked out, it also said Copy on the reverse side under the eagle. Now who in the world would toss fake silver dollars on a beach. Surprising that it did show up very high in the silver range on my Minelab. See photos attached.  (Shown above).

I don't know why there are so many fakes.  There are a lot of fake reales out there too.  

I've shown that several fake reales also produced high conductivity numbers.  If you discriminate based upon conductivity numbers, you are likely to make a lot of mistakes.  Large surface areas will generally read higher on the ID meter than small objects.  The last gold ring I found, for example, was small and thin and showed a number of 13.

Fake reales are bought by tourists as souvenirs.  I think some people put fake coins out to give their kids or friends a little thrill when they are found.  Maybe some people use them for practice.  

The COPY mark on fake coins can be clear and bery obvious but sometimes they are almost impossible to see.  The copy mark can be intentionally obscure to deceive buyers.  I've seen some pretty convincing fake coins.  Sometimes the copy mark just gets worn off or corroded.

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From DJ...

 “Not the usual treasure find and the story begins a little weird but is interesting. Years ago I was in North Georgia and came across a little granny who lived in the cabin she was born in who invited us to dig behind her cabin, for what she called “fairy cross”. The mineral is named staurolite, a six sided crystal that often looks like a cross. The lady was as interesting as the mineral. 

Also looks like some sand might get moved around the weekend. 

Regards

Story follows 

Some of Western N.C.’s “rockhounds” are mining for rubies. Others dig for something else.

Some of Western North Carolina’s “rockhounds” are mining for rubies and emeralds. Others dig for something deeper.

... Twelve years later, Coleman runs Digging with Daniel, which organizes private digs for gems and helps property owners determine if they have valuable mineral deposits on their land...

Read in The Assembly NC: https://apple.news/A5C0NooOlSKWmYXkfn4mNxA

Twelve years later, Coleman runs Digging with Daniel, which organizes private digs for gems and helps property owners determine if they have valuable mineral deposits on their land.

Thanks for sharing DJ.

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HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 2 AM EDT MONDAY

Instruction: High surf will affect the beaches in the advisory area, producing localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions. Swimmers should remain out of the water due to large breaking waves and dangerous surf conditions. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and signs. Entering the surf is strongly discouraged. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

Description: * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 10 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint Lucie and Coastal Martin Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, from Saturday morning through late Sunday night. For the High Surf Advisory, from 8 PM Saturday to 2 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. --- Surf Chart from SurfGuru.com.

It looks like tonight the wind and surf should be increasing.  I'm glad to see that big surf still predicted.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net 

3/27/26 Report - High Surf Coming. 17th Century Barrels. Pyramid Discovered and Rumored. Remote Viewing-Like Exploration.

 

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.

Barrels from the 1600s Discovered.
Source: See link below.

While modernizing water and sewage systems in Torggata, a central street in the city, crews hit something much older than a leaky pipe: three oak barrels, remarkably preserved and undisturbed for four centuries. Still surrounded by the lime deposits used by 17th-century builders, the find offers a rare, gritty look at the manual labor that shaped early modern Scandinavia...

Here is the link for more about that.

Archaeologists Find Mysterious 17th Century Barrels in Norway that Show How Early Modern Cities Were Built

Notice that the barrels don't have the metal hoops.

Barrels were also often used for wells.  Barrel wells were found at some of the Treasure Coast salvage camp sites.  

I also saw one in the Caribbean where I did some detecting.

Here is a link to a post where I previously talked about barrel wells.

The Treasure Beaches Report Direct From Florida's Treasure Coast.: 9/26/16 Report - Old Wells As Signs and Treasure Troves. This Mornings Beaches. Three Atlantic Disturbances.

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A self-proclaimed amateur archaeologist professes that mysterious granite stones found over the years by fishermen near the uninhabited Chandeleur Islands, located 50 miles east of New Orleans in the United States, are actually architectural artifacts from a 12,000-year-old lost city. Having visited the site 44 times, George Gelé, a retired architect, is convinced that he has found the remains of a submerged city predating the ancient Inca, Maya and Aztec civilizations of the Americas...

Here is the link for more about that.

12,000-Year-Old Lost City Off New Orleans Coast or Imagination Gone Wild? | Ancient Origins

You might remember that I talked about stories of pyramids in the Florida Everglades.  You can check on that by using the following link.

Treasure Beaches Report: Pt. 2. (2020 and Beyond). : 9/11/22 Report - Hope For Big Surf Coinciding With Big High Tide Tuesday. Mayan Pyramids in Florida(?). Reader Email.

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Altar with offerings including skulls and bones discovered in Tula, the ancient capital of the Toltecs.

Here is the link to that story.

Altar with offerings including skulls and bones discovered in Tula, the ancient capital of the Toltecs

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I've talked about remote viewing in this blog, and it has been a popular topic.   I wanted to report on some results I got with a procedure very much like remote viewing but a little different too.

Since at least the early seventies when I was doing post-doctoral research in psychophysiology, I was involved in mind research and meditation techniques.  I put in a lot of time investigating that. EEG studies showed that I produce very little alpha (alpha waves are generally associated with deep meditative states).  In recent decades I've used a meditative technique that for me produces what feels like spontaneous visual imagery when the active conscious mind is shut down. 

With remote viewing in mind, yesterday I gave it a try before getting out of bed.  Again, it doesn't conform exactly to standard remote viewing procedures.  For example, there is no specific target.

Here is the first image as I sketched it.

Gate-Like Image.

It looked like a gate but had a thin gold chain attached to a pin.  My impression was that it was maybe a brooch or something of that size rather than an actual gate.  The pin supported that impression.

The second image I got was something like the following sketch.  I don't think this sketch is as accurate as the one above. This one was more complex.

Second Image.

It looked like a bunch of high-rise skyscrapers on each side of a narrow opening (presumably a street) down the middle.  At the front on the right is a shorter long building with a red roof that looked something like it might be a railroad station.

I just wanted to put those out there to see if something might come up in the future that might seem related.  I'm also interested to see if anyone else might make a connection to one of the images.

I have not reason to believe it is anything other than nervous system or sensory noise, but with the interest in remote viewing, I wanted to see what, if anything, connects.

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There seem to be some research support for remote viewing.  One big problem I see is the difficulty of scoring "hits."  

So we'll see, what if anything happens with this. 

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Caterpillars on Fort Pierce Beach.

I think the same kind of thing is going on at Sebastian and Jensen.  That will push beach goers to congregate at different beaches.

Here is the big thing to watch.

Surf Chart from SurfGuru.com.

A front will be coming through and SurfGuru is still showing a possible seven-to-eight-foot surf.

You can see the wind direction change right before that.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net

3/26/26 Report - Blast from the Past: Finds in the Aftermath of Irma - Especially a Famous One. Common Question. Big Surf Coming(?)

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.

 

Chris N. just sent me an email about a story I originally mentioned briefly in a 2017 post.  Chris added additional information so today I'll post some of the new comments from Chris.  I did a little editing but kept most of Chris' wording.

Here it is.

Treasure Guide and fellow Detecting Hunters,

Here is a blast from past. ,The ring I had found in Ponta Vedra after Hurricane Irma, that pertinent storm really washed out the dunes in Northern Florida, including Talbot Island, Amelia Island, and other places.  St. Augustine was another wonderful area.  Who could imagine what was actually found.  I had seen and heard of several items up to six months after Irma and the Nor'easter several weeks after.

When I found this ring, I I was astonished, and knew right away who this person was because, I was raised not far from the University and where the Becton Dickenson Medical Company in Rutherford New Jersey made medical supplies needles, syringes, bandages etc., especially during WW 2.  That company employed many folks who I knew and grew up with.

After contacting various Police agencies, family and other individuals that I stayed in touch with over the decades, I was able to find Ms. Dickenson.

Shortly after, Ms. Dickenson called me and I explained how and where the ring was found.

She had no idea he had that ring or lost it where he did.  After confirming who I was from the police and other agencies, Ms. Dickeson agreed to have me return the property to her or her father who passed away in 1996.

Farleigh Junior was a Coast Guard reserve during WW2.  He went to school at the New York Military and graduated in 1939.

Apparently, he was a big outdoors person and fished on the old pier by Micklers Landing, which had a pier that washed away during Hurricane Dora in 1964, as well as many others along eastern seaboard.

Other items found after Hurricane Irma included the following.  I personally found gold chains, gold rings, silver coins, dated 1700 up to 1789, and 1 , 2, and 4 reales.  A few other hunters found several cobs dated in the 1700s and many US silver coins in hand-fulls including all denominations except US silver dollars." There were many bus and train tokens and other rarities such as shipwreck nails and copper sheeting, fishing weights and lots of shark teeth and different types of fossils which the Saint Johns River take north to the ocean where they get pulled south bound with all types of interesting stuff...

I want to add, if you don't put in the time and research you'll miss out on the find, also a person could walk over an area I detected or me doing the same behind them and pull out a great item, (Its par for the course). However, if I do find something behind a person, I NEVER brag to him,, HEY!  you walked over this.. That can piss people off, and get them super infuriated, {some folks that is}.. You know who you are? 

Lastly! Cover your holes. Don't be the person who falls into the hole you dig like some people I know or be that person who gets called out by a runner or bike rider that fell into your open Punji Pit without spikes. Also! I WAS GUILTY A FEW TIMES,, SHAME ON ME.. I LEARNED ALTHOUGH, AFTER a 78-YEAR-OLD AND I GOT IN CONFRONTATION  IN FRONT OF BAR AREA WHERE SHE WAS DRINKING AND SHE TRIED TO WRESTLE ME TO THE GROUND. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I RAN AWAY!!! TOOTALOO.!!!

Pick up those notorious Pull Tabs and nails, Don't be that individual who seeds an area with fake SLUG coins, cut pennies and other items such as BB's and other high conduction metals.  It happens more often than we know especially that individual at Bon Steel Park who throws out foreign coins modern type. Azz Clowns!!!

I leave on a good note. Be safe, have fun, {Lose Lips Sink them Ships}.

Peace be with you all.  God Bless USA and its Military, and Police and First Responders and Meek, who shall inherit the Earth.

SINCERELY,

Chis N.

Below is the article on the story as published by BD.

Lost and Found After Eighty Years

We’ve all experienced the joy of recovering something precious to us that we may have misplaced. Often, we give up hope of finding it again but sometimes fate just bides its time.

On October 21, Christopher Novello, a retired Army Ranger was on the sands of Ponte Vedra Beach near Jacksonville, Florida. With metal detector in hand, he engaged in a favorite pastime, scanning for objects beneath the surface. While on Mickler’s Beach, Chris’ device sounded and after a bit of digging, he uncovered a ring. After cleaning it and on closer inspection, he observed it to be a gold ring from the New York Military Academy, a prestigious school in Cornwall, NY. The ring was in very good condition considering where it was found, so much so that he was able to read the engraving inside the band, “Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Jr.”

Dick Dickinson was the son of BD co-founder Fairleigh S. Dickinson, Senior. Wishing to afford his son an education and the discipline that would prepare him for his place in his father’s company, Dick was enrolled in the New York Military Academy, and after graduation in 1937, went on to Williams College where he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society. With war looming, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and served as Lieutenant Commander until 1946. His time to don the mantle of company leadership was upon him, and when Colonel Dickinson died in 1948, Dick became President of Becton, Dickinson and Company and led BD to heretofore unprecedented growth and success for twenty-five years. Fairleigh Dickinson, Jr. passed in 1996.

Having lived in New Jersey, Christopher Novello knew the Dickinson name and wanted to return his find to its rightful owners. He began his quest with some investigative work that brought him to the Ridgewood Police Department, where he told his story and asked for help in reaching Ann Dickinson, daughter of Dick Dickinson. Calls were made and ultimately Chris sent to Ann the ring that had been lost eighty years earlier. Ann was quite surprised. “It was remarkable to have recovered the ring after so many years, but I am most grateful to Chris, the police officers and all who helped to return it.”

Thanks to BD associate George Greco for bringing this amazing story to light and for giving us hope of one day finding what we may have lost. 

George Greco
Analyst Contract Execution
Commercial Contracting Operations
George.Greco@bd.com

I just received the following information to add:  George Greco in that story is no longer with us. He was an avid fisherman. He got me at the Hunting and fishing while we were in high school and I knew the whole family and great people but George’s remains were put out over a Lake George about two years ago after he passed away he loved the freshwater fish and hunt and everything else so I just want to bring that up to you it’s funny how things come together.

And here is the link to my 2017 post that mentioned the ring being found and returned.

The Treasure Beaches Report Direct From Florida's Treasure Coast.: Search results for Dickinson

That 2017 post gets a lot of views.  It is often right up in there in the most viewed posts list.

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A first-time metal detector user wrote in about a find he made at Frederick Douglass Beach.  Here it is.

I noticed some of these the last time I was at the beach.  When you see one on the beach, at first glance these pieces of iron can look like a lot like a cob.

Many people find these and ask about them. When there is doubt, I often tell people to test them with a magnet.

They can come from something old, or they can be quite modern.  It is hard to tell.  I believe many of them come from renourishment projects.

Here is a recent beach cam snipping from the Fort Pierce Jetty beach cam.

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Notice the big pipe running across the beach.  I think a lot of those iron flakes come from those.

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Surf Chart from SurfGuru.com

Look at Sunday.  That is interesting.  A seven-to-eight-foot surf is always interesting.  I hope it works out. 

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net

3/25/26 Report - 64 Pound Bar from SS Republic. When the Bow Got Here. Mint Production. Equinox Meteors.

Written by the TreasureGuide for the xclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.

The Eureka Bar has now been structured as a $6,500,000 digital fractional offering, with 1,500 shares being offered to members of Kagin’s Digital community.

“While it remains one of the most valuable numismatic items in existence, this structure allows individuals to participate in ownership of an incredibly important California Gold Rush artifact and iconic treasure for an average share price of $4,333,” Dr. Kagin explained.

Crum, Managing Partner of National Treasures and widely recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the SS Central America treasure, added: “Over the course of my career, I have handled and sold more than $100 million in SS Central America treasure, including the majority of all the ingots recovered. The Eureka Bar stands alone as the largest California Gold Rush artifact and, in my view, the most important surviving gold bar in the world.”..

Here is the link for the rest of that article.

$10 Million California Gold Rush Bar Recovered by Treasure Hunter Tommy Thompson on the Market - Numismatic News

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A study clarifies the date of an important technological milestone: the adoption of the bow and arrow in western North America. The replacement of older weapons by bows and arrows occurred independently in several prehistoric cultures. Briggs Buchanan and colleagues explore this transition in western North America, where the bow replaced the atlatl and dart as the primary hunting technology. The study is published in PNAS Nexus.

The authors focused on 136 radiocarbon-dated, well-preserved organic weapons, which provide evidence of when and where the weapons were used. The artifacts were primarily found in receding glacial ice patches, dry caves, or rock shelters—situations conducive to preserving their organic components.

The authors find that the bow and arrow debuted around 1,400 years ago across all of western North America. North of the 55th parallel, which runs through northern British Columbia and Alberta, the bow and arrow was used alongside the atlatl for more than 1,000 years, whereas south of that line and into what is now Mexico, the atlatl was instantly and completely replaced...

Here is the link for more about that.

Bow and arrow arrived about 1,400 years ago across western North America, study finds

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The Mint produced 296.74 million coins for circulation in February — including nickels, Emerging Liberty dimes, the first two of five quarter designs, and Enduring Liberty half dollars — all part of the America 250 coin program marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. Output fell 33.8% from January and 48.9% from a year earlier, when cent production alone totaled 353 million coins....

Here is the link for more about that.

U.S. Mint Produces 296.7M Coins Amid America 250 Rollout

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THE MYSTERY OF TEXAS AND OHIO FIREBALLS: Northern spring is fireball season, although researchers don't know why. Recent fireballs over Ohio and Texas may be a part of this mysterious pattern, which hints at a population of large impactors near Earth's orbit. Full story @ Spaceweather.com.

Above: Earth is a frequent target of space rocks with an unexplained surge during weeks around the northern vernal equinox. --- Nothing new in the predictions.  Just some beautiful beach days. Good hunting, TreasureGuide@comcast.net