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| Lot 1426 of Current Sedwick Auction. |
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| Lot 1429 of Current Sedwick Auction. |
Yesterday I looked at a very fine 1715 Fleet escudo and eight-real from the Whydah that are available in the current Seddwick auction. There are tons of other treasures in the auction. There are really a lot of cob reales, for example, but there are also other things such as U.S. coins. There were a good number of Morgan dollars, but also curiosities such as the error Eisenhower dollar coins, including those shown above. I know one person who found a similarly offset U.S. Lincoln cent. I don't know how something like that gets into circulation, but it evidently happened. Most error coins that you an find are not that obvious. Still, you can find error coins in circulation or even possibly in the coins you pick up while metal detecting.
The top coin has a missing layer.
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| Found Milk Glass Jar. |
If you find any old bottles, there is a good chance you've found some milk glass. I like milk glass but milk glass containers. They were produced and used much earlier, but they were heavily used in the 1920 - 1940 date range. Most of those that I've found on the Treasure Coast were used for cosmetics, but I've also found some that were used for food products. The one above is a Watkins cold cream jar.
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| Watkins Jar with Paper Label and Metal Cap. |
The J. R. Watkins company was formed in the 1800s but is still in business today. They also packaged products in regular glass bottles, such as the one below that I found on the Treasure Coast.
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| J. R. Watckins Bottle See TreasureGuide's Bottle Barn: J. R. Watkins Bottle. |
The J. R. Watkins Co. started using screw top bottle in the 1920s.
As I've said before, I like small milk glass containers made cleaning coins and things. The pure white color makes it easy to see any particles coming off the item and the rouge containers have a sloped bottom that makes it easy to slide coins in and out of the container.
From Copilot...
Milk glass — opaque or translucent white glass — has been used for cosmetic containers since at least the late 19th century, with the most common period of use for beauty products falling in the 1920s through the 1940s Etsy.
Historical context
Origins: Milk glass itself dates back to the 16th century in Venice as lattimo, a translucent alternative to porcelain Wikipedia. In the U.S., opaque milk glass production began in the 1850s, with companies like Boston & Sandwich Glass making it for lamps, tableware, and decorative items GLASS BOTTLE MARKS.
Victorian and Edwardian eras: Makeup was more restricted, but creams and lotions were still stored in glass jars, often in porcelain or earthenware, as described in 19th-century beauty recipe books Beachcombing Magazine.
- Early 20th century: As cosmetics became more widely available, glass containers — including milk glass — were popular for creams, lotions, and perfumes. The 1920s–1940s saw a surge in milk glass cosmetic jars, often embossed with brand names like Arden or UGB.
It is important to note here that while milk glass became popular in the 20s, it was made and used much earlier so don't automatically assume that any piece you find is 20th century. It might not be. It is common to overgeneralize about things and I know I've made mistakes by quickly jumping to conclusions based upon the common case or what I expected.
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Roman shipwreck reveals fascinating history of repairs throughout the Adriatic 2,200 years ago
Researchers analyzing pollen trapped in the waterproofing layers of long sunken Roman Republic ship find proof that it may have been patched up successively at different locations throughout the Adriatic Sea...
Here is the link for more about that.
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What makes something treasure? It seems that it can at times be the qualities of the material that have always attracted humans, such as the soft bright glow of gold or the transparent reflections of crystals that invite deeper inspection.
... people have always been slightly obsessed with crystals, and it turns out that chimpanzees are no different. Observing our simian cousins go absolutely bananas over these shiny minerals, researchers believe they may now be able to explain the magpie-like behaviors of prehistoric humans who lived around 800,000 years ago...Humans have been fascinated with crystals for 800,000 years – we may now know why
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| Surf Chart from SurfGuru.com. |
We'll have a slightly negative low tide around noon. The surf is nothing very significant.
Good hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
