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Fort Pierce South Jetty Park Tuesday.
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I was in the area and stopped to see how the renourishment project at the Fort Pierce South Jetty beach was doing. It looks like they finished but didn't dump as much sand as I was expecting to see. They didn't go as far east or south as I thought they would. The sand is a fine white sand - nicer looking than some of the previous projects.
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Fort Pierce South Jetty Beach Tuesday.
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Also stopped at John Brooks. If I had my pole, I would have done some fishing. There were some nice schools close in and a nice big fish chasing them. I didn't take my detector out.
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John Brooks Beach Tuesday.
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Sand had piled up on the front beach.
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John Brooks Beach Tuesday.
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I also took a quick look at Frederick Douglass. Not very exciting, and a thunder storm was coming.
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Frederick Douglass Beach Tuesday.
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A couple days ago I posted a photo of a mystery find by DJ. I got some good information on that object from John C., who showed five examples of the same thing.
Here is what John said.
Yeah, we used to find those pretty frequently back in the 90s. I was told back then that they were from a shipwreck, but not associated with 1715, but it's been a while, I haven't found one since I would say the hurricane season of 04. It's interesting seeing them show up again.
Thanks. James 1v12
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Items That Look Like the Mystery Item Found by DJ.
Finds and photo by John C.
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Thanks John.
Also from the Not Just Coincidence department, below is a find from Steve L. It is the same kind of copper tack I found a few days ago.
Steve said, I also detected turtle trail around low tide Sunday. I saw 2 other guys detecting south ahead of me but none of us were digging much. I managed to get only one target but I am happy with it. I took a picture next to a penny for size reference. I think it is like the one you found a few days ago I enjoy your blog. Steve L
If anyone can tell me more about these items, please do. I'd like to hear from others who have found them and whatever ideas you have about them. Thanks.
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Copper Tack Find by Steve L.
Photo by Steve L.
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I always say when you find one of an item, there is a very good chance that there is more nearby.
Last Thursday I checked out a beach and there was some erosion, but I didn't know if it was enough. I found this piece of lead, which as I said in a previous post, I took as what I call a signal find.
That piece, dense and nearly the size of a cob, told me that there was a possibility of other older dense metals nearby, so I checked the next day and found a few more small and seemingly old items, including another folded piece of lead. My finds, along with John and Steve's finds, suggests to me that beach conditions were getting very close to producing some cobs, and perhaps would have produced one or two small ones if I had been in just the right place. While beach conditions were not great yet, they were improving. Unfortunately, the next day, conditions on the same beach seemed to deteriorate. With the calm conditions we've had lately, I would guess that there are still some things that are close and could easily become accessible again with a little more movement of sand.
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If the project is successful, the 65-foot-long (20 meters) oak vessel — called the Gjellestad ship — will become the first Viking ship to be excavated in Norway in 115 years, said Sveinung Rotevatn, the Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment...
Here is the link for more about that.
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Looks like after today the small surf will disappear from the Treasure Coast. Then we'll get up to six feet.
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Surf Predictions.
Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.
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Happy hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net