Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.
I did a little detecting on an inland site this morning and found this 1900 Liberty Head nickel. From the unworn details, it looks like it was in nice uncirculated or nearly uncirculated condition when it was lost, but the surfaced is corroded from about 120 years in the ground.
I also found a lead FEC seal, stopper top bottle and three banged up zinc pennies in a very quick hunt.
I'll get into the story of those finds another time. It deserves some discussion.
This Liberty Head nickel is fresh out of the ground just in time for the fourth of July weekend.
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See anything wrong with this bill? It is a small error. Look carefully.
Maybe this will help you out.
United States Currency Errors (papermoneyguide.com)
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Since stumbling onto a Zebra Longwing roosting location while on a hunt, I've really enjoyed watching butterflies, or as I like to call them, flutter-bys. This week we released a new Fritillery on Tuesday, a Zebra Longwing on Wednesday, and just today saw a new Swallowtail caterpillar hatch and eat part of the egg for nutrition.
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| First Day As A Fritillery Butterfly |
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| First Hour As Swallowtail Caterpillar With Egg. |
That caterpillar is facing away from us. Not nearly as cute as some. The caterpillar and egg would fit on the head of a pin. That isn't a great photo, but it wasn't easy to get.
I'm just enjoying the process of watching them hatch, eat and grow, pupate, become a butterfly, pump up their wings and eventually fly away, and then observe their habits in nature.
We have some really fascinating nature on the Treasure Coast to add to our metal detecting hobby.
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We are still in the cone for Elsa, but it looks like she won't do much for us.
The surf predictions show very little increase for the next few days.
Happy hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net