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

 

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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(?)

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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

3/24/26 Report - Book on Shipwreck Archaeology. Silver Splash and Other Artifacts. Apple Turns 50. Water Hunting Trick.

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

 I found a really good online book entitled The Nautical Archaeology of Padre Island: The Spanish Shipwrecks of 1554, by Barto Arnold III and Robert Weddle of the Texas Antiquities Committee (the link is below). 

The book goes over the history of the ships, the wrecking, and a good list of recovered artifacts along with illustrations.  Included are the detailed costs preparing the wrecks and provisioning.  

One of the things that caught my attention was the illustrations of splash ingots such as this one.

The one on the left reminded me very much of a similar silver splash ingot found on the Treasure Coast. Here is the bottom of that one.

Notice the flow lines on both.

Here is another splash, but this one has a solid but thin layer of sand adhering to the bottom.

Bottom of Splash Ingot with Shell and Sand 
Firmly Adhering.

Another illustration showed this copper strap like the one found on the Treasure Coast and shown immediately below.

Copper Strap Find.

There is much more that you will want to read in that report.

Here is the link.

Nautical_Archeology_of_Padre_Island.pdf

That should keep you busy a little while.  

There was also mention of the range markers used by the archaeologist.  It reminded me of something I used to do when detecting in shallow water.

In order to mark my spot in the water, maybe because of a good hot spot or good find.  You could get a line on the spot by lining up two objects that are different distances from the water.  Maybe a fence post in front and a telephone behind.  It might take a while to locate the two markers that align from the spot, but it could usually be done.  Maybe it as a tree trunk and the edge of a building or a door or something.  That would help me to stay on the line even if the water was rough and kept moving me off the spot or if I wanted to return to the same area later.  If you could find two sets of markers that created intersecting lines then you could really hit the spot.  After moving to the Treasure Coast my water hunting decreased a lot and I almost forgot about the technique I used a lot when I was spending a lot of time in the water.

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A few days ago a meteor was spotted over the Cleveland area.

A 1-ton meteor streaked over Texas on Saturday - and part of it may have hit a home.

A 1-ton meteor streaked over Texas on Saturday - and part of it may have hit a hom

We have some meteor hunters that read this blog.  Florida isn't the best place to find meteors, but I guess it has been done.

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Can you believe it?  Apple Computer turns fifty on April 1.  

I still have a working Mac Classic.  I didn't think much of the GUI (graphic user interface), but it has become the thing.  Now almost everybody uses a GUI instead of something like the old DOS command line system.

Apple turns 50: Big bets that reshaped tech and the pressure to repeat | Tech News - Business Standard

I'll have to say I became accustomed to the Mac.  I liked the Old Classic.  You could carry your program with you on the floppy disc.  Programs didn't take up so much memory in those days.

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Surf Chart from Surfguru.com.

Nothing exciting there.

Good hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net

3/23/26 Report - EOs and Another Artifact. Remote Viewing Exercise. Perspective Change. Gold Drop.

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

A Few EOs.

You can skip over iron targets, but sometime they can be good.  Above are some EOs that aren't all that good, but to me they are interesting.  I like to find old artifacts even if they are iron. 

In the past I've shown some nice spike collections dug by readers of this blog.  I think a couple of the EOs shown above are probably spikes.  The one in the middle, I think might be a pulley.  And the one on the right is a void.  Voids are formed when the metal has dissolved leaving a mold where the metal once was.  

I think the item shown below could be a scupper.  It isn't iron.  I have no confidence that it is a scupper, but that is my best guess.

Scupper (?)

What do you think?

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Old posts on remote viewing continue to get views.  Those posts keep showing up on the weekly most viewed list.  Since remote viewing seem to be such a popular topic I thought some of you might benefit from these tips.  They are things you can do to become more effective at it.  

1. Relaxation exercises.  This can take many forms, but the intent is to learn to quite the mind so that your intuition can take over.  This will be difficult to near impossible for some people but probablly anybody can benefit from the exercises.

First, find a quiet space without distractions.  At the beginning you might set a timer for some relatively short period such as ten or fifteen minutes.  It is surprising how long a few minutes can seem when you try to quiet your mind.  

Close your eyes and breathe slowly and deeply.  Pay attention to the breath going in and out.

You will have thoughts.  That is ok. just let them go.

If you are so inclined, try different forms of meditation. 

2. Practice visualization technique.  This might be easier for visual thinkers.

Start by visualizing simple objects such as a ball or apple.  With your eyes closed try to visualize the details including shape, color, texture, shadows, weight, etc.  Engage other senses, such as feel, smell, taste. 

Draw what you visualize.  You might be artistic or not.  It doesn't matter.

As you improve and feel ready for it, use objects of greater complexity.

3.  Conduct practice sessions with targets.

Select a target.  There are actual remote viewing target databases you can use for this.  Here is one you can use.  Remote Viewing Practice Targets - Aesthetic Impact · Controlled Remote Viewing

If you use a database, select a target, write down the reference number and when you are ready, relax and be open to any impressions. Write down or draw all of your impressions.  Don't start with what you think it would be.  Passively draw whatever features come to you.  Don't try to be accurate or detailed.  Just let it flow. You might start by light scribbling and then let it take shape.

Compare your records or drawing with the target and analyze your performance.  Were you right about anything?  What could you do better?  

Repeat the exercise as often as you feel inclined.

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Enhanced sensory awareness can help you whether you do remote viewing or not.  For me, feeling the sand, compact or mushy, feeling the wind, and hearing the surf is nice, but it also can help make you sensitive to the environment, beach conditions, treasure clues and even non-metallic treasures that might be on the beach.  

I think some people focus so much on the metal detector they miss a lot.  You don't have to constantly focus on the tones and signals and sweep.  That, with time and practice can be automatic.

Here is something that might change your focus.  Don't think of metal detecting as covering ground.  Focus on putting your coil on a good target - one after another.  Focus on stalking treasure. When you put the coil over a good target, let the detector signal if it thinks you are right.  That changes the focus from "metal detecting" to finding good targets.  It might seem like a subtle difference, but I think it will make a difference.  

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Gold prices have been dropping in recent weeks and is now down close to $4500 an ounce. Here is the ten year gold price chart in kilograms.

And here is the one year chart.

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Fort Pierce South Jetty Beach Cam (South Beach Zoom View).

Beautiful day and a lot of snow birds hitting the beaches, especially last weekend.  Dry sand hunting might even be worthwhile.

Surf Chart from SurfGuru.com.

Nothing special there.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net

3/22/26 Report - Shipwreck on Beach, Indigenous Archaeology, Who's Cross. Sheave Find. Magnets. Real Royal Reale.

 

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

Known as the “Graveyard of the Atlantic” researchers on Sable Island may have found a rare shipwreck that could be from before the 20th Century.

The ecological reserve off he coast of Nova Scotia has seen more than 350 ships destroyed since 1583, many of which sunk to the bottom of the ocean or decayed on the soft sands of the island...

In May 2025, underwater and terrestrial archaeologists launched a project with a Mi’kmaw archaeological technician to uncover one of the shipwrecks. For two weeks, they carefully dug up the “remarkably well-preserved” ship just below the sandy surface on the North Beach...

However, after uncovering parts of the ship, some wood and copper fragments were marked with British Royal Navy broad arrows, and it had Bermuda cedar elements, which researchers suggest could be three possible connections: HMS Barbadoes, the sloop Swift, and the schooner Emeline...

Here is the link for more about that article.

Archeologists linking shipwreck on Sable Island to historical event

I've mentioned the Mi'kmaq people in this blog several times before.  They were among the first indigenous of North America to meet Europeans.  They encountered the Norse around 1000 A.D.

The Oak Island TV show seems to go out of their way to avoid mention of the Mi'kmaq, despite them being dominant in the early history of Nova Scotia.  They are inconvenient to the preferred storyline of the Knights Templar.  It seemed there was absolute panic at one point when archaeological discoveries and concerns could have shut them down.  After that, archaeologists became a regular part of the program - though not Mi'kmaq. I actually find the archaeological discoveries more telling and fascinating than the metal detector finds, as few as they are for thirteen seasons.  The detector finds have failed to answer any questions pertaining to the search for the Oak Island treasure.  As I've said before, various random surface scatterings are not likely to shed light on a treasure buried in a complex tunnel system.

By the way, the Mi'kmaq flag is a cross, sometimes displayed horizontally with the star at the upper left.

A cross is such a basic form that by itself provides little information and can be seen almost anywhere - even nature.  There is, for example, the Southern Cross or Crux constellation.  

One of the big lessons of Oak Island is to not get so stuck on one story or idea that you can't see evidence for anything else.

Translations are not always easy or straightforward.  Mi'maq is sometimes spelled and pronounced in various ways, including Migmaw, Mikmaw, Mikmaq and Migmao.  You see the same kind of the with Kang-hsi, which is sometimes spelled or transliterated as Kangxi as well as other spellings.  

One thing I've done that has been widely accepted but occasionally criticized for is using "reale" for the Spanish word real.  Even in the Spanish language, the word real is used differently in different locations.  It has three primary meanings, one is royal, another is the coin, and the third is simply real or authentic.  

When it comes to language, I put function over form and don't stick rigidly to rules.  I'm not good at grammar anyhow but try to improve.  As long as I clearly communicate, I'm happy with that, however I sometimes play with language just for the fun of it.

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Magnet fishing has become a big thing.  I posted about magnet fishing over a decade ago.  At that time, it wasn't as prevalent as it is today.

I've always been an advocate of alternate forms of finding treasure.  Magnet fishing is just one of those.  I've also recommended eyeballing a lot.  

But magnets are not just good for magnet fishing.  For the detectorist I've recommended using magnets to remove surface trash from littered detecting sites.  I once showed what was called a magnet rake, which could be used to remove iron trash.  Here is an example.

I've also recommended magnets for other things, such as testing finds.

Here is the link to that old post.

The Treasure Beaches Report Direct From Florida's Treasure Coast.: 7/24/15 Report - Magnet Fishing: A Tool For Detectorists. Beach Sifting Machines. Metals Used In Coins.

Remember this old find?

The above wasn't the first sheave found on a Treasure Coast beach.  This one was found back around 2015, but there was one found earlier than that. 

A sheave is a part of a ships rigging system.

That was a very nice old-eyeballed find.  Wood items, including planking, occasionally show up on the beach.  

Here is a nice example of a coaked sheave. 

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Surf Chart from Surfguru.com.

Not much new here.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net

3/20/26 Report - Treasure Coast Heavily Encrusted Shipwreck Spikes Freed. Post Cards as Collectibles and Research Clues.

 

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

A Sample of Heavily Encrusted Treasure Coast Shipwreck Spikes Freed.

Above are some of the heavily encrusted shipwreck spikes found on the Treasure Coast.  These spikes were all totally encrusted before being freed from the encrustation.  It was impossible to know what was inside the concretion as found.  A few looked like they might contain spikes, but others did not show a shape that gave any clue.

There are various approaches to finding out what is in a heavy crust.  One way to find out is to x-ray the clump.  Sometimes nothing remains of the original item, which has totally dissolved, leaving only a void.  I've talked about that type of thing before.

Here is a good link to a article about examining and treating heavily encrusted object. 

The Belle

That is a site that you'll want to read.  It covers the archaeology of the shipwreck La Belle, including artifact cleaning and conservation.

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Breese Farm, Indiana.

Some old post cards show places like they were in the past and therefore provide good tips on metal detecting sites.  I've written about that before. 

There are many old post cards showing Florida hotel and beach sites, but I'm showing the one above because it shows some of my ancestors.  I recently noticed it and asked Alberto S. to see if he could make the scanned image a little better, and he very kindly did that.  Thanks Alberto.

I like ephemera on its own, but also because of the history it preserves.  Long ago I was into collecting old books and found many other types of ephemera while looking for old books, and sometimes in old books.  Always look between the pages of old books for other items, which can include money as well as other interesting things.

But old postcards can have some value.  Some a lot.  

There are some things I like about old postcards and I've sold some in the past.  For one thing, they don't require a lot of storage space, unlike bottles, that take up a lot of space.  And they don't break, but they can get damaged.  They are very easy and inexpensive to ship.

I don't know the exact date of the post card shown above, ut it is probably in the in the 1915 - 1925 date range.  If I study the car, that might provide some clues.  

I don't know why the Breese's put their farm put on a post card other than possibly a desire to share with others -perhaps those that they left back east.  They didn't have email or any other of our modern convenient methods of communicating, and post cards were used a lot in my family back in the early 1900s.  I've shown some of those postcards before.

If you are interested in collecting old post cards, here is a good web site that will help you date them and determine if they might have value.

Guide to Collecting Valuable Vintage Postcards (Rare Finds to Look for)

Above is an old postcard that I showed in the past.  It shows Wabasso beach.

Here is an older post I did on postcards.

The Treasure Beaches Report Direct From Florida's Treasure Coast.: 6/19/20 Report - Metal Detecting Hobby Makes Contributions to Archaeology. Digging Gold Mining Camp. Old Postcard Treasure.

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Nothing much new with the surf predictions or anything, but today is the Vernal Equinox.

Happy Vernal Equinox,

Treasureguide@comcast.net