4/16/26 Report - First Machine Gun(?). Coastal Erosion and Archaeological Sites. Great Site to View Spanish Colonial Artifacts.

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The trail of an ancient Greek “machine gun”

Researchers identified clusters of quadrangular cavities arranged at short, regular intervals and following a curved path near the Vesuvian and Herculaneum gates. The shape and spacing of these marks closely match the profile of the projectiles fired by this machine, confirming that they were not caused by any other weapon currently known to archaeologists...

The polybolos, which literally translates as “multiple launcher,” was invented by Dionysius of Alexandria, a Greek engineer who worked in the weapons workshop of Rhodes in the 3rd century B.C. Its design was remarkably sophisticated for its time. The weapon used a system of gears and a chain mechanism to load darts automatically and fire them in bursts. In practice, it operated much like a modern machine gun that uses a belt-fed ammunition system...

Here is the link for more about that.

Archaeologists find evidence in Pompeii of an 'automatic' weapon used more than 2,000 years ago - AS USA

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I found an interesting archaeological survey of coastal sites being eroded or vulnerable to erosion.  Several Treasure Coast coastal sites are being eroded.  The salvage camps are included, but there are also sites whether human activity or nature has deposited different kinds of treasure in the vulnerable dune areas and are periodically eroded.  Much of this archaeological survey applies in the same way to those Treasure Coast sites.

Here are a few excerpts from the archaeological article.

Although our work identified previously unreported sites, professional archaeological survey has not been as effective a way to add to the site inventory as meeting with local residents. In the western Quoddy Region, the only newly identified site was reported by a collector (see Hrynick and Anderson Reference Hrynick and Anderson2021). In Nova Scotia, six of the newly identified sites were reported by collectors, including the most surprising addition to the site inventory: a Palaeoindian point recovered on an eroding shoreline (Betts et al. Reference Betts, Hrynick and Pelletier-Michaud2018). The disparity between avocational and professional identification of sites probably occurs because local residents tend to walk along beaches all year, rather than just for a few weeks during each summer. As a result, they have had many opportunities to identify eroding archaeological sites...

Ten or twenty years ago I did a post suggesting that archaeologist quit portraying the public as the enemy, first and most importantly, because the purpose of archaeology is to save history "for the public" and secondly because the public, if not alienated, will advance archaeology in several ways. The public will make discoveries, as this article describes. Avocational archaeologists contribute in many ways to archaeology and the public, if properly involved, will protect sites. Unfortunately, there are always dishonest individuals that put private gain before public interest, but that applies to archaeologists as well as the general public.  Saving history for the public doesn't mean hiding it from the public.

I do believe that since the time when I did that post, some progress has been made and the public is not so routinely viewed as the enemy of archaeology as was previously the case.  

Fifty-five flaked lithic artifacts from Sipp Bay are recorded in the RSPI collections. Some were excavated by Stoddard in 1951, but the vast majority were collected from the beach and erosional face by Kingsbury, Hayward, and the Knapton brothers. The collection reflects an opportunistic, visual collecting strategy: 20 of the 55 artifacts are bifaces, 21 are flakes, 12 are utilized flakes or unifaces, and two are cores. The catalog numbers used here refer to the RSPI’s system from the time of Stoddard’s research and are usually written on the artifacts.

Artifacts on the beach and in the water have often been eroded from the dunes.

The implication of this work is clear and unsurprising: coastal archaeological sites on the Maritime Peninsula are rapidly eroding and have been substantially eroded. As others (e.g., Young et al. Reference Young, Belknap and Sanger1992) have suggested, coastal erosion has preferentially obliterated older portions of the archaeological record in this region.

Here is the link for the entire article.

Characterizing the Erosion of Coastal Archaeological Sites on the Maritime Peninsula Using Survey, Collection Analysis, Excavation, and Modeling | American Antiquity | Cambridge Core

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Below is a small sample from nice web site showing the artifacts of 16th Century Isabella.

And here is the link to that site.

CHICHILTICALE.COM

I always recommend browsing as many Spanish colonial artifacts as you can if you want to find shipwreck treasure on the Treasure Coast.

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Surf Chart from SurfGuru.com.

Still looks like a jump in the surf next Monday.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net

4/15/26 Report - New 2026 Coins and a Mint Error to Watch For. Strikethrough Errors. Solving Missing Colony. Pleistocene Probability.

 

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

LITTLETON, NH – A Littleton Coin Company employee has discovered an unusual production error in a bag of Uncirculated 2026 quarters from the Philadelphia Mint featuring the Mayflower Compact.

The first of five newly designed quarters to celebrate the USA’s 250th anniversary, this coin features a Pilgrim couple facing West on the front, or obverse. The Mayflower ship, on which early English settlers journeyed in search of religious freedom, is the design featured on the back (reverse). 

Known as a “struck-through,” the newly discovered error occurred on the obverse of the Mayflower Compact quarter. It appears as an incuse impression between god and we in the motto in god we trust and between the dual dates of 1776 and 2026...

The noticeable, and unintended, impression occurred from a foreign element, according to Ken Westover, Littleton’s chief coin buyer. “It was likely stuck to the design die.”...

Here is the link for more of that article.

2026 Mayflower Compact Quarter Features Unexpected Error - Numismatic News

 It actually looks to me like the strike-through covers part of the word "God" on the obverse.

You can see it above.  

I don't believe I've seen a 2026 coin yet.  I'd like to find one of the new two-date coins whether it has the error or not, but I'll be looking for that error.

I've found some strike-through coins in the past.  Here is one.

Strike-through Error Quarter.

Here are the new dual date 2026 coins to watch for.

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A breakthrough in one of America’s oldest unsolved mysteries may have come not from law enforcement, but from an amateur investigator who uncovered a crucial clue hiding in plain sight: microscopic flakes of metal.

The case centers on the disappearance of the Roanoke Colony, a 16th-century English settlement that vanished from present-day North Carolina in the late 1500s, leaving behind only the word “CROATOAN” carved into a post....

The investigation highlights the growing role of independent researchers in solving historical puzzles. Using modern analytical tools and cross-referencing historical records, amateur sleuths are increasingly contributing to fields once dominated by academic institutions.

Experts caution that further testing and peer review are needed before definitive conclusions can be drawn. Still, the metal flakes — small as they are — may provide one of the strongest physical clues yet in a case that has baffled historians for more than 400 years....

Here is the link for the rest of the article.

How An Amateur Sleuth May Have Solved America's Oldest Cold Case - American Liberty News

The smallest clues can be overlooked and often require better technique and being more attuned.  (I bet that word will be popping up again in the near future.  Attuned.  Say it.  Let it resonate.) 

Amateurs are often ahead of the game.  They don't worry so much about the return on investment and are often more interested in the product rather than how much they'll benefit from it.  Solving the puzzle is the goal.  The best professionals are often those that would be doing the same thing even if they were getting paid.

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Probability in the Pleistocene: Origins and Antiquity of Native American Dice, Games of Chance, and Gambling is the title of an article I found very interesting.  I wasn't expecting that.  Take a look.

Here is a

Probability in the Pleistocene: Origins and Antiquity of Native American Dice, Games of Chance, and Gambling | American Antiquity | Cambridge Core

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Beautiful Fort Pierce Beach Wednesday Morning.

Beised the earth moving equipment, you can see the seaweed and building beaches.

Surf Chart from SurfGuru.com.

Looks like another front is expected.  We'll see how that one turns out.

It looks like the Fort Pierce North Causeway bridge is close to completion.  That will be a big help to some.  That closure must have been a big inconvenience for some people.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net

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4/14/26 Report - Gold Coin Treasure Hunt Out West. Indian River County Public Workshop. Snake Oil Bottle. Lab Grown Diamonds.

 

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

The gold ingots weren't technically official U.S. currency. Credit: Witter Coin

A new gold rush is coming to California. For the third year, San Francisco’s Witter Coin will host a treasure hunt across the city collectively worth over $50,000. The grand prize? An incredibly rare, $50 gold piece from 1851 valued at around $25,000...

The grand prize offered by Witter Coin is a rare example of what’s known as an 1851 Humbert "Slug." The octagonal piece is technically not U.S. currency, but an ingot minted by the official United States Assay Office of Gold and its assayer Augustus Humbert. Emblazoned with a bald eagle standing on top of a boulder, the $50 slug contained 2.5 ounces of gold, making it one of the largest currencies of its kind.

In an instagram post. Chandler explained that the store will release hourly clues on Saturday April 25 to help scavenger hunters pinpoint the location of the 1851 Humbert Slug as well as nine other historic collectible currency pieces. Each treasure will be hidden in “iconic San Francisco neighborhoods” with no “digging or trespassing” required to access them...

Here is the link for more about that.

$50,000 rare coin hunt will take over San Francisco | Popular Science

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April 14th 5:30 - 7:00 PM    Indian River County Public Workshop on Beach Preservation Plan 

Information below.

Thanks to DJ for that.

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Here is an interesting bottle for a quack cure peddled by "Old Bill" Rockefeller.

I just posted the following to TGBottleBarn.blogspot.com.

NyJol Bottle.

NuJol is in infamous quack remedy created in 1850 by "Old Bill" Rockefeller, father of John D. Rockefeller. The elder Rockefeller was the definition of "snake oil" salesman, claiming NuJol, which was made from pure petroleum, as a cure for everything from Cancer to constipation. John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil company continued offering the cure-all for sale up to the time of World War II.

The bottle has an H on the bottom, which could indicate one of numerous glass makers.  More research is needed.

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From PR Newswire.

WILMINGTON, Del., April 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Market Research has published a comprehensive report titled 'Lab Grown Diamond Market by Manufacturing Method (HPHT and CVD), Size (Below 2 Carat, 2–4 Carat, and Above 4 Carat), Nature (Colorless and Colored), and Application (Fashion and Industrial): Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2023–2032.' According to the report, the global lab grown diamond market was valued at USD 24.0 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach USD 59.2 billion by 2032, expanding at a CAGR of 9.6% over the forecast period. Increasing consumer preference for ethically sourced and sustainable alternatives, rapid advancements in diamond synthesis technologies, surging demand from the fashion jewelry sector, and expanding industrial applications are collectively positioning the lab grown diamond industry as one of the most transformative and high-growth segments within the global luxury goods and materials sector

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Night at Fort Pierce Beach from Surfguru.com.

Surf Chart from SurfGuru.com.

Nothing new here.

Good hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net

4/13/26 Report - Salvaged Silver Coins from the 1715 Fleet: Observations, Statistics and Useful Hints. Decreasing Surf This Week.

 

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

Fort Pierce South Beach Monday Morning from Surfguru.com.

The surf is decreasing but many beaches are building.

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I thought you might be interested in some of the details of a sample of sea salvaged 1715 Fleet silver cobs.  I looked a little deeper at the 2000 -20002 salvage records that I talked about two days ago.  Here are a few interesting observations. 

First, very few of the salvaged silver coins showed a date.  Without doing specific calculations, it looks like for the 2000 -2002 seasons (which is probably pretty close to what is still happening today) only around four percent of the salvaged silver coins showed ANY date when tagged. There were no examples in the three years of records of a full date.  I suspect that more coins would show a date after cleaning, but the fact remains that salvaged coins showing a date are fairly rare, and you can see that in auction prices. Dated coins are more desirable. 

It surprised me to see in these records that as rarely as dates are found, assayer initials are similarly rare.  From my own beach finds, it seemed that assayer initials were not as rate as dates, but I didn't really keep exact count.  When neither a date or assayer initial can be found, the date range can still often be narrowed down by other features of the coins design.

Going through the three years of salvage records, 113 of the coins (excluding those described as fragments or unknow) were half reales, 13 were one-reales, 17 were two-reales, 32 were four-reales, and 37 were eight-reales.  So, half reales were by far the most common, followed by eight and four reales.  That appears to me to be not too dissimilar from what you might expect from the beach, although personally, I've found greater proportions of the one and two reales along with the very common half-reales.  Of course, that changes from beach to beach.  Some beaches, Bonsteel perhaps being the best example, is known for a preponderance of half reales.

Going through a small sample of the half reales listed on the first page of the salvage records, which included a total of 18 half-reales, the average weight of a half reales was 0.9 grams with a range 0.3 to 1.2 grams.  That contrasts markedly from what you would expect from newly minted half reales, which should be close to 1.7 grams.  So, a majority of the salvaged half reales were significantly underweight.  Part of that is probably due to corrosion or sea-wear.

One nice thing about half reales is that even when you have a extremely underweight example, you can often still determine the denomination of the coin as well as date range corresponding to the king and corresponding monogram.  You can often identify the monogram from a small fraction of the half reale.

Here are the two common most common types you will find on 1715 beaches.

Most common are those minted under Phillip V, which display the following style of monogram.

Second most common would be those minted under Charles II, displaying the style of monogram shown below.

Most often you won't see the entire monogram, but enough to identify it.  There are many slight variations too.  These are stylized versions of the monograms.

Here is a post in which I talk more about the monograms.

The Treasure Beaches Report Direct From Florida's Treasure Coast.: 1/25/11 Report - King Philip and Charles Half Reale Cob Monograms

Looking at a relatively small sample of salvaged eight reales, the average weight of the sampled salvaged reales was 23.8.  A newly minted eight should weigh around 27.5 rams, so it seems that salvaged eight reales are also underweight something like four grams.  

So eight reales are about 3.7 grams underweight while half reales are about 0.8 grams underweight on average.  So half reales lost a lot less material than eight reales but a higher percent of their original weight.  Half reales lost nearly 30 percent while eight reales lost only about ten percent on average.

I won't make much of the exact numbers right now because they are based on very small samples. However, after browsing additional salvage records the general findings seem to hold pretty well.  

Of course, the salvage records could present several sources of error.  They weren't meant to be scientific studies.  Maybe in the future,  I'll look at the records in more detail to see how well these findings hold up.

These observations offer several clues that will be useful for the beach detectorist.  For example, you can expect silver cobs to be significantly underweight, especially the half reales, which are small as minted but will often be found to be very underweight when found.  I could theorize about how and why they are so often very underweight when found but won't get into that now.

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Once again I found Copilot making significant errors.  I've learned to use Copilot for my less serious and less complicated queries.  I don't put a lot of trust in Copilot.  Grok is more accurate and generally does a better job.  Both are useful though.  Copilot is sufficient for many routine queries.  It will, though, seem to miss important words in your question or use less than the most accurate sources for answering questions. The way I use AI is evolving and I suspect will continue to evolve.

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Surf Chart from SurfGuru.com.

As you can see, we're expectiig a gradually decreasing surf.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net

4/11/26 Report - Future of Metal Detecting and Treasure Hunting to Change with New Technologies. Horse Tack Finds.

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

Above is a mystery find from years ago that it took me years to finally learn that it is probably horse tack.  And just a day or two ago, a newer mystery item was found to be a horse hame.  I've said this before, but I believe a good number of mystery items are probably horse tack.  

For more about that see The Treasure Beaches Report Direct From Florida's Treasure Coast.: 11/25/19 Report - Horse Tack and Related Finds. Gold Coin Counterfeits and Cautions. High Tides and Flat Surf.

The silver item in the middle of the harness below is very much like my old mystery find.  I think it is the same thing.

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If you have been paying attention to the news reports recently, you might have heard something about Ghost Mumur - a long-range magnetometry system, which it was said was used to find the downed airman behind enemy lines in Iran.  

A magnetometer is a device that measures magnetic field or magnetic dipole moment. Different types of magnetometers measure the direction, strength, or relative change of the magnetic field at a particular location. A compass is one such device, one that measures the direction of an ambient magnetic field.

You are probably familiar with the magnetometers used by salvage crews to locate shipwrecks or used by utility workers to locate underground cables.  See Magnetometer - Wikipedia

Ghost Murmur was by some reports capable of sensing from long distances the heart=beat of the lost airman, which seems very remarkable due partly to all the other sources of interference that would have to be filtered or averaged out. 

It caught my attention, so I looked into it bit.  Here is summary or compilation of what Copilot and Grok said.  They were agreed on the following.

Long range quantum magnetometry is a specialized field of quantum technology that utilizes quantum magnetometers to detect magnetic fields at extraordinary sensitivity. These devices exploit the behavior of atoms or nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond to measure magnetic fields with precision, often exceeding the capabilities of conventional sensors. The technology is particularly useful in remote, low-clutter environments where traditional detection methods, such as being inches away from shielded sensors in a hospital, are impractical. The system's ability to detect faint signals, like the heartbeat, from vast distances is a significant advancement in the field of quantum sensing.

According to multiple news reports (primarily originating from a New York Post exclusive), yes — the CIA's "Ghost Murmur" system was reportedly used to help detect and locate the downed US airman in southern Iran.

What the reports claim.

• The incident: This refers to the recent rescue of a US F-15E weapons systems officer (publicly referred to as "Dude 44 Bravo") after his jet was shot down. He hid for about two days in a mountain crevice while Iranian forces searched the area. His survival beacon provided a general signal, but precise location was challenging.
• Ghost Murmur's role: The system allegedly used long-range quantum magnetometry (sensors based on nitrogen-vacancy centers in synthetic diamonds) to detect the faint electromagnetic signature of his heartbeat. AI filtered out background noise (e.g., environmental interference, other biological signals). It reportedly helped confirm he was alive and narrow his position in a low-clutter desert/mountain environment, enabling a successful special forces rescue.
• Details: Developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works. First operational use. Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe alluded to advanced tech in briefings (e.g., spotting him from ~40 miles away in ideal conditions). Sources described it as effective in remote, low-electromagnetic-interference areas but not "omniscient."

This story has been echoed across outlets like NDTV, Daily Mail, The Independent, Newsweek, and others, often citing the Post's anonymous sources "close to the breakthrough."

Important caveats and skepticism

• It's based on anonymous sources with no public declassification, raw data, or independent verification. The CIA/Lockheed have not officially confirmed the tech or its use.
• Scientific plausibility: Lab demonstrations of diamond-based quantum magnetometers (NV centers) can detect human cardiac magnetic fields non-contact at short ranges (e.g., centimeters to perhaps a meter or so in controlled settings, with averaging). Extending this reliably to kilometers (let alone 40 miles / ~64 km) through terrain, with real-time AI isolation amid noise, pushes well beyond most publicly known capabilities. Experts have noted it may overstate current tech or serve as strategic exaggeration/psychological operations.
• Context: US forces used deception (false rumors of rescue), beacons, and massive air support in the operation. The heartbeat detection claim adds a dramatic "if your heart is beating, we will find you" element, but traditional methods (beacons, thermal, signals intelligence) likely played major roles too.

In short, per the prevailing media narrative from US sources, Ghost Murmur did detect the airman's heart and contributed to the rescue — marking a touted breakthrough in remote biometric sensing. However, treat the extraordinary range and details with caution, as they could involve classification, hype, or disinformation elements common in such operations. No definitive public proof exists beyond the reporting.

It gets very interesting and suggests new technologies that I would assume could be used to detect metals at long distances in the future.

The technology is based upon quantum physics and quantum computing and sensors that employ lab made diamond sensors.  I won't get into that now, or possibly ever again, but personally find it very interesting.  

You might imagine how these technologies might be used for locating treasures.  Regardless of any possible misinformation concerning Ghost Murmur, here are a couple links if you want to read more about that.

Ghost Murmur: The Quantum Technology That Found a Missing Pilot in Iran — Glitchwire

CIA Deploys ‘Ghost Murmur’ Quantum Sensor to Track Airman’s Heartbeat in Iran Rescue – SOFX

I found it interesting that just a a few days before the word that was sticking in my mind was "murmurers."  You might remember my post mentioned how the Jews murmured after being freed to to the wilderness.  

On the subject of technologies.  I always remember when Apple came out with their graphic user interface and that was greeted with a lot of fanfare.  I mentioned that before.  We went from DOS prompts, in which the user used communicated with the computer by using a computer language, to the graphic user interface and now we are in the process of switching to a human language interface.  

Very interesting times.  

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Here is interesting an article from BENZINGA about Odyssey Marine, which was once a great deep sea shipwreck salvage company that shifted its business model after a devastating court ruling on the Black Swan (if I correctly recall) which made them turn over millions in recovered treasure to a foreign country.  

11:46 AM ET Apr-08-2026

Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc (OMEX.NaE) shares rose on Wednesday by over 100% following a merger agreement to create a deep-sea critical minerals platform.

Merger To Form $1 Billion Minerals Platform

Odyssey Marine entered a definitive merger agreement with American Ocean Minerals Corporation (AOMC). The deal will create a deep-sea critical-minerals platform valued at about $1 billion.

The all-stock transaction includes more than $230 million in equity capital. This includes over $150 million from a private placement and $75 million in pre-public financing.

The combined company is expected to have around $175 million in cash at closing and plans to list on Nasdaq under the ticker "AOMC," subject to approvals.

So they are now going after rare earth minerals now rather than shipwreck gold and silver.

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Surf Chart from SurfGuru.com.

So the surf will be decreasing for several days.  The recent high surf created almost no cuts on the Treasure Coast but did a erode a few banks.  With the decreasing surf, you will be able to get out a little farther at low tide.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net

4/10/26 - Salvage Records and the Proportion of Reales of Different Denominations Salvaged. Mystery Item Solved.

 

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

One Page of Salvage Report from 2001 Along with Personal Notes.

I was looking at some old salvage reports while I was through some old papers, and I noticed one thing that surprised me. As a result, I have to correct something I've mentioned in the past.

I've referred to the large number of small reales found on the beaches as compared to the seemingly much smaller number of eight reales found by metal detecting the beaches.  And I thought the proportion of eight reales found on salvage sites was greater in relation to the smaller denomination reales.  That was not supported by these records.  The number of small denomination reales found on salvage sites was large in comparison to the number of eight reales for the years and sites in these reports.  My previous generalization about small numbers of half reales being found on salvage sites is at best an overgeneralization.  These records for 2000 - 2002 shows many more half reales found on these sites.  

You can see one sample page of those records above.  You can also some of my own notes and calculations on that page. And below is a table from one of the reports along with some of my tabulations.

In 2002, for example, the combined totals for five salvage sites is 28 fragments, 28-half reales, 50-one reales, 5 two-reales, 37 four-reales, and only 9 eight-reales.  That sample clearly fails to support my previous thoughts and seems very much in line with the proportion of reported beach finds.

2001 was similar.  For the same sites, there were a total of 192 halves compared to only 18 eight-reales.

Page from 2001 Site Review with Some of My Personal Notes.

In both 2001 and 2002 the majority of coins came from the Douglass site.  I don't remember the exact years, but I remember somewhere around there, Mo Molinar and the Virgalona working very close to shore just shore.  Many half reales were found on the beach along the same stretch of beach back in those years.

I suppose that eight reale finds, like gold coin finds, just get a lot more media and press attention, which could give skew impressions about the actual numbers found.

Of course, details of finds will vary from year to year, and between salvage crews and sites.  The same thing holds for beach finds.  Some years some spots will be good and other years not so.  And some years one type of find will predominate while other types will predominate other years.  Still, in my mind, one discrepancy between beach and salvage finds remains.  I'm talking about the large number of silver ring beach finds compared to the total absence of silver rings reported found on Treasure Coast wreck sites.  That is to me still a quandary.

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Good news on the mystery item.  JD correctly identified it.  Jim M. also came up with it.  I had no idea.  

Here it is.

And here is the answer.  It is an end cap for a horse hame.   Horse hames are used to distribute the the force of heavy lodes around the neck.  Joe sent the following example.

Jim said his grandparents grew up on a farm and had them.  He sent these pictures.

That is definitely it, and it makes even more sense when paired with other finds from the site (shown below).

Rustee Horseshoe Finds Each with Some Nails Remaining.

Thanks Joe and Jim.  I really appreciate it.

This type of hame would probably date to 1880 - 1930.  The were often repurposed later for use as walking stick or cane handles.

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Surf Chart from SurfGuru.com.

The surf is still pretty high but the beaches remain pretty much the same.  It is another example of what I say about it taking more than a big waves to cause erosion.  It also takes good angles.  

They did have a lot of erosion in the Palm Beaches.  The shoreline is angled different there and they had already reduced beaches and sea walls and other structures that actually can increase erosion.

Good hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net

4/9/26 Report: Part II - Indian River County Beaches Thursday Morning.

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

Turtle Trail Thursday Morning.

I posted my reports from some Hutchinson Island beaches earlier Thursday.  Then DJ sent in these views of the Indian River County beaches.  I decided to go ahead and post it now rather (Thurs. afternoon) than waiting until tomorrow.

All these photos are from DJ.  Thanks to DJ from all of us.

The Indian River County beaches aren't very different from the Hutchinson Island beaches.  The water got high on all the beaches but hit straight on for the last three days, so there are very few if any cuts to be found.  Seaweed is washing up on some beaches too.

DJ did say that it felt like the beach at Seagrape was lower.  

Turtle Trail Thursday Morning.

Seagrape Trail Thursday Morning.

Seagrape Trail Thursday Morning.

Seagrape Thursday Morning.

Wabasso Thursday Morning.

Wabasso Thursday Morning.

Wabasso Thursday Morning.

That's all for now.  Just wanted to get this to you.

If you missed the Thursday morning post, it is still there.

TreasureGuide@comcast.net