Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.
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| Source: St. Lucie News Tribune. |
A woman, who was in Stuart to clean out the home of a deceased in-law, made an appointment with the Stuart Salvation Army to pick up the household items. A volunteer of the Army found $20,000 stashed in the pocket of a donated trench coat. The money was returned to the person that donated the goods, and a reward went to the Salvation Army. Nice to hear about honest people these days.
Cleaning out the goods of a deceased person is never a pleasant task, but pockets should always be checked.
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A shooting was reported at Pepper Park on the evening of Memorial Day. Do not leave valuables in the car at the beach. Some beaches have more crime than others, but worse than break-ins are gun incidents. I remember reporting gun incidents that occurred at Pepper Park in the past. Be careful.
That goes for boats too. The Martin County sheriff reported around twenty thefts from boats during both 2019 and 2020.
Bathtub Beach was opened again after a recent lengthy renourishment project.
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One of the things I noticed about the 1977 Bowers and Ruddy Auction of Real Eight Cyorporation coins is the number of lots consisting of multiple coins. There were lots of three, four, five, ten, twenty-four and a even a 100, 200 and 400. Eleven lots included 100 reales and eight lots consisted of 200 reales. That is a lot of coins. Unlike the escudos in that auction, there was only one lot in the auction consisting of a single reale, That reale was described as a presentation piece. That came after all of the escudos, which were auctioned individually, were gone.
It is apparent that the reales in the 1977 auction did not receive the same kind of attention that they would receive today. I suspect that collectors of today have become more sophisticated and particular in their collecting preferences, and those who collect reales have become more like the larger numismatic community. Reales are now very much appreciated, thorougly inspected and are even often graded and encapsulated by grading agencies.
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I mentioned the butterflies I saw roosting when I was out for an evening hunt. A Monarch butterfly laid twenty-some eggs on a Tropical Milkweed plant. After eating and molting a few times they find a place and attach themselves until the skin of the caterpillar splits and out comes a chrysalis. Then after a while a butterfly emerges.
Here is a Monarch chrysalis attached to a plant hanger. If the evolution defying switch of body types isn't enough, the chrysalis has what looks very much like a beaded gold necklace and a couple other very shiny metallic-looking gold spots. Supposedly it is manufactured from something in the digested milkweed.
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| Monarch Butterfly Chrysalis |
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The surf is running around 2 - 4 feet. That will last all week.
The tides are moderate, and there is now no tropical activity of any interest.
I'm tired after taking mom to the dentist this morning.
Happy hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net