8/31/21 Report - Active Atlantic. 1800s Bottle Find. Mystery Item: What I Learned.

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

Source: nhc.noaa.gov.

Kate is expected to go north into the Atlantic.  I don't see anything on the map that I expect to affect us much in the near future.

The surf is only one or two feet now, and the tides are about flat.

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Embossed 1800s Bottle Find.

This is a blown bottle from the late 1800s. Both sides are embossed.  

Side Embossed CASTORIA.

The other side is embossed DR. S. PITCHER'S.

Below is the information I found about the bottle.

This product started as Dr. S. Pitcher’s Castoria , the formula being patented on May 18, 1868.  Several years later the rights to that product and recipe was sold to Charles H. Fletcher, and marketed through the J. B. Rose Company,  and later the Centaur Company.

The 17-year patent for the original Pitcher’s Castoria product expired on May 18, 1885.   Several years after the patent expired,  in 1896 the firm  Heinsfurter & Daggett of Fargo, North Dakota began selling their own product under the name “Pitcher’s Castoria”.   Centaur brought this to court, and in January 1897 the judgment went in favor of Heinsfurter & Daggett to sell their product as “Pitcher’s Castoria”.

(Meanwhile, probably sometime during the period of 1893-1897, bottles sold by Centaur changed from being marked “Dr. S. Pitcher’s”,  to “Chas. H. Fletcher’s”.)

Here is that link.

Fletcher's Castoria / Pitcher's Castoria ~ Antique Glass Laxative Bottles (glassbottlemarks.com)

I'll be adding this bottle with better pictures to TGbottlebarn.blogspot.com.

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Finding out when you are wrong is just as important as finding out that you were right.  The reason some people find it so difficult to learn is because of their ego.  They always want to think or show they were right so they spend a lot of time going through all kinds of mental gymnastics trying to prove they were right instead of correcting their mistakes.

I recently made these comments about the mystery item.

I can think of a few ways that the lead could get into the wood.  It might have been pounded or pushed in, even though it seems unlikely that lead would be pounded in like a nail or something.  It could have been poured into a drilled or hollow piece of wood, but I would imagine that would scorch or burn the wood unless there was some kind of treatment or procedure I'm not familiar with.  Or perhaps the wood grew around the item.

Well I was wrong more than I was right.  The good thing about that is I learned a few things.  

Saturday's Mystery Find Once Again.

I found numerous YouTube videos showing that you can pour molten lead into a wood mold and cause very little scorching.

Secondly, lead can be pounded into wood better than I thought.  This sinker went into the end of this wood block very easily.

Sinker Pounded Into Wood Block.

So I learned a couple of things,  Unfortunately I am no closer to solving the puzzle of the mystery object, and it is looking like it will remain a mystery.

Here is what JamminJack said.

It looks like a very old shovel or tool when they would shove the metal up in a handle. Rolling and time in the sea may have made more funnel shape. A long time ago, I found something similar and about same size. The outer layer decayed when it was being restored. It is thought to be either an awl or punch. The metal was iron and believed part of the wrecks.

Jack sent along the following picture.

Sent by JamminJack.

Kevin K. said it looked like an old fishing bobber.  It could be.

Alberto S. sent the following photo showing a nail or spike in wood.

Spike in Wood.
Photo by Alberto S.

This spike cuts into the grain of the wood instead of running the same direction and Alberto does not know the type of metal yet.

Thanks for all your input.

Happy hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net

8/3021 Report - Mermaid Ring Find. Book About Cannons. Testing Mystery Item.

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

Here is a find that is different.  Occasionally you find a unique piece.  In my opinion, this is one.  I've never found another like it.

The stone looks like it might be amber but I don't know if it is.   I'll look more into that.

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I previously showed a mystery item that I found Saturday.  It is lead encased in wood.  At first I wasn't absolutely sure the metal was lead, but now I am very confident.

Saturday's Mystery Find.

When I talked about using acid to test metals, I mentioned that you can test other metals besides silver and gold with acid test kits.  I cleaned the ends of the mystery item with a little white vinegar just to get the encrustation off the metal.  I wanted to do an acid test on the metal that shows, but I was reluctant.  Finally I gave in to my curiosity and did a rubbing with the small exposed metal end.

Five Rubbings on Touchstone.

The first rubbing I did with the mystery item is marked 4 in the illustration above.  It was created by rubbing off the first layer of corroded lead.  When you compare 3 with 4, you can see that I was still not through to the clean metal.  No. 2 shows the rubbing when I got down to the clean metal.  No. 5 is a rubbing from a lead fishing sinker that I made for comparison.   No. 1 is from a copper alloy metal.  In the middle of that rubbing it looks very much like the lead rubbing, but that is the result of the flash from the camera  reflecting.   It did not look that shiny to the eye.

You can see how important it is to get through the surface layer whether it is a plated item or corrosion.  Once I got down to the clean metal, the rubbing from the mystery item looked just like the rubbing from the lead sinker.  I tested the lead streaks (no. 2 and no. 5) with both silver and 10kt gold test acid, and both items responded the same.  I am therefore now pretty confident that the mystery item inside the wood is lead.

You can also get some good information from how the metal sounds and looks when you do a rubbing.  With practice you can identify silver pretty well without the acid.

I can think of a few ways that the lead could get into the wood.  It might have been pounded or pushed in, even though it seems unlikely that lead would be pounded in like a nail or something.  It could have been poured into a drilled or hollow piece of wood, but I would imagine that would scorch or burn the wood unless there was some kind of treatment or procedure I'm not familiar with.  Or perhaps the wood grew around the item.

My impression from what I can now see is that it was intentionally shaped with a wide domed top, but I could be wrong.

For me, the mystery remains.

Here is what Joe D. said about it.

    That object DOES appear to me, to be a plug of some type, for a wooden ship, or unknown wooden object!

    Now I would think, that any wooden ship would have a variety of plugs available in many sizes made from wood, that would seal smaller holes well, once wet! But perhaps, the lead was all that was on hand at the time, or the correct size, and was "cold formed" into place! 

   I would think if it were poured into place, there would be signs of charred wood around it! But that may have worn away, who knows! I don't see any way to tell if it was sealing a fastener, or something in a hole, to protect it!

   I don't think "burning" it into a hole woHuld be as strong as pounding it in there, and therefore, not damaging the "wall" of the hole!

   Sorta in line with the way railroad spikes were designed to hold, and not split the wood!!

I'll continue to look for clues that might give an answer, and would like to hear what you think. Let me know.

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Here is a free ebook that you might enjoy if you are interested in cannons at all.  I found it while doing a little research.  Amazing book with lots of detail and illustrations.  Here is one of the illustrations to give you the idea.

And here is the link.

The Project Gutenberg eBook of Artillery through the Ages - A. Manucy

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Another hot day today.

Source: nhc.noaa.gov

There is a lot of activity out there, but no immediate threats to the Treasure Coast.

Keep watching.

Pray for those in the Louisiana area.

Happy hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net

8/28/21 Report - This Morning's Beaches Showing Some Recent Erosion. Couple Finds. Old Lead/Wood Plug(?)

 

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

John Brooks Beach Saturday Morning.

With all of the mudlarking and other things I've been doing, I haven't been to the beach much lately.  I thought I should check this morning, so I went out.

I got a later start than I would have liked.  It wasn't real hot when I got there yet, but I missed low tide.

The first place I check was John Brooks.  As you can see from the photos, there were some cuts.  Maybe two feet at the highest.  The beach was fairly steep and not firm - an indication of recent sand loss.

John Brooks Beach Saturday Morning.

I spent about fifteen minutes metal detecting and found the following cheap wire and bead ring. 

 

Wire and Bead Ring Find.

That is the kind of thing I would expect from a slightly cut beach that had been building most of the summer - mostly recent light items.

I then took a look at Frederick Douglass.

Frederick Douglass Saturday Morning.

Frederick Douglass, as usual, looked pretty much like John Brooks.

Frederick Douglass Beach Saturday Morning.

I didn't bother to detect there, but walked a good distance south until I found an area that was more promising.  It cut way back several months ago, and had filled in, but not completely.  

I then found what an the following mystery item.   It appears to be a tapered length of lead in wood.  As you can see, some of the wood has worn away.

Tapered 2.3 Inch Lead in Wood Mystery Object.

Closer Views of Small End of The Same Object.

To me, it appears to be some kind of plug.   I don't think it is something like was pounded into wood and then the wood wore away.  The entire object appears to have been intentionally tapered.  And I think the metal is lead.

What do you think?  Any and all ideas appreciated.

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Winds Saturday Morning.
Source: Ventusky.com

Ida is headed towards the Louisiana area and is bringing us some southeast winds.

The Treasure Coast surf will be decreasing.   Too bad.  I'd like to see some bigger surf around now.

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So we "killed," maybe, a planner.  Wish we had one of those.

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The Covid cases are high in St. Lucie County now.  Seems like the vaccines are fading.  Do what you can to be safe.  

Happy hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net

8/27/21 Report - Mystery Ring. Acid Testing Complications and Solutions. Hurricane Ida.

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

Old Corroded Silver Ring.

Here is an old silver ring found not far from a Barber dime at Rio Mar when the dunes there were as eroded as I'd ever seen them.

I don't know what it shows.  I have a guess, but I want to hear what you think before saying.  Notice the two distinct pointed extensions coming from the top of the circle.

Here is the back.  As you can see, an open shank is soldered to the trapezoid shield.

Back of Same Ring.

Let me know what you think is on the face of the ring.

Yesterday I showed this new ring find.

Recently Found Ring.

I've talked a little about acid testing in recent days.  It isn't always easy.  While some cases are easy, there are times when it isn't so easy.  For example, gold plating and gold-filled items can be a little more difficult, as can some karats of gold.  Different people have different ways of dealing with some of the more difficult cases.

It isn't all clean and easy, and there is a bit of an art to it as well as the science of it.  I just got new acid, and hadn't done much acid testing for a while.

The important thing about testing silver or gold plated items is getting down to the base metal.  You have to scratch through the plating.  Some people actually file into the item.  If you don't get deep enough into the metal, you'll just be testing the plating and get false results.  

Different people have different techniques for identifying gold-filled items.  Some use 14kt acid and look for different colors in the response.  

The big problem with acid testing in general is having to scratch off some of the metal, which you won't want to do to a nice coin or piece of jewelry, but plated items require getting into the base metal for valid results.  

A few of the rubbings I did with the ring shown above held up to 10kt acid pretty well.  The rubbing did dissolve but very slowly.  I started thinking it might be a slightly lower karat then 10 (maybe 9), but when I did heavier rubbings, it did not stand up to the 10kt acid.  So it looks to me like it has a wash or plating or something close to 10kt gold.

I also tested it with platinum test acid, and found it wasn't platinum.  If it was platinum it would not have stood up to the acid for testing gold, so I would have known from that anyhow.

It is really helpful to have a variety of items for comparison.  Not only are the test pens that sometimes come with acid test kits helpful, but it always good to have a wide variety of items that you know well for comparison.  If you have some gold filled items, for example, keep them for comparison too.  If you are testing an item that responds to the acid just like an item that you know is 1/20 gold filled (5% gold), for example, you know the item being tested is similarly gold filled.

Acid for 10kt gold is common.  But what if the item is something like 9kt.   Then you have to be able to recognize how it responds to the 10kt test acid.  Experience is the best teacher, and having some examples for comparison makes it a lot easier.

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Source; nhc.noaa.gov

It looks like hurricane Ida will make landfall around Louisiana Sunday.\

The other two systems look like they will stay out in the Atlantic.

The Treasure Coast surf today is three to five feet.  It will be decreasing the next few days.

Happy Hunting.

TreasureGuide@comcast.net

8/26/21 Report - Salvage Finds Including 1715 Fleet Finds. My Morning Metal Detecting.

 

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

Mudlarking Area.

You can see the mudlarking or sandlarking field at the top left of the photo.  I've been watching this area for a few weeks now.  It wobbles.   By that I mean that the most deeply eroded spot keeps moving up and down the beach depending upon the direction of the most recent waves.  I've found bottles and some other stuff around there. 

I hurried out to check it this morning and took my metal detector along for a change.  There should be some silver coins there.  The trouble is all the other junk.  There are metal pipes, cast iron sinks, car parts and all the common metal junk you will normally find.  That makes it very difficult to pick out any coins with a metal detector.  Nonetheless, I gave it a shot this morning.

A Little Cut Above the Dip.

Unfortunately the area filled in some yesterday or overnight.  I did manage to find some things along the cut.  

The first was a discolored clad quarter.  Then a 1960 something penny.  The area was not cut down enough this morning to get to the old stuff,

Ring Find.

I found this ring, which looks good but isn't.  It gave a 17/18 on the Equinox, but did not test out to be either gold or silver.

I didn't stay long this morning.  I took off before having breakfast.  I should have taken a shovel and some water, but I wanted to get there before the tide came in and I mostly wanted to see how the area was developing.  Unfortunately it wasn't going the right direction.

There should be some old silver coins in that area, but it will have to erode some more and I'll probably have to remove a lot more old junk before I get to them.

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While the Treasure Coast beaches haven't been very good this summer, the salvage season is progressing nicely.

Over fifty pieces of  worked silver, including candle stick holders and a variety of other ornate silver pieces was found at the Anchor Wreck site, but is thought to possibly be scatter from Corrigan's.

Silver coins, mostly 8 reales and a silver buckle were found at the Cabin Wreck site.
At Corrigan's gold has been found, including a two-escudo, gold flakes and links from a chain.
Thanks to JamminJack.
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Source: nhc.noaa.gov

Lot of activity in the Atlantic.  Don't know if any of it will help Treasure Coast beach conditions.

Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.

The Treasure Coast surf is around three to five feet this morning.  The angles aren't good.

I'd really like to see beach conditions improve.  Until then I have plenty to keep me busy.

If you go to the beach, take some water or something to drink.  It is hot and you'll lose fluids quickly.

Happy hunting,Treasureguide@comcast.net

8/25/21 Report - Active Atlantic But Nothing Coming At Us Yet. Bronze Age Hoard Found. Next Sedwick Auction.

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

Source: nhc.noaa.gov

It is pretty active out there, but nothing that will affect our beaches a lot real soon.

Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.

The tides are decent, but that is about it.  Still getting southeast winds.

It was breezy this morning.

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Bronze Age pottery filled with jewelry and weapons was discovered by archaeologists working on a prehistoric site in Gannat in the Allier region.
The finds were made during the excavation of a fortified settlement dating back to 800 BC with the pots that would have been deliberately buried around 3,000 years ago.

Hundreds of bronze objects have been found intact, Pierre-Yves Milcent, lecturer at the University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès confirmed Friday.

Two vessels unearthed in 2020 have already been analyzed, revealing jewelry for women or children, such as bracelets, anklets and pendants at the bottom.

Then one of them contained a layer of tools and weapons, while the other contained decorations of tanks, riding equipment and parts of wheels...

Here is that link.

Bronze Age jewellery discovered intact at prehistoric site in France (connexionfrance.com)

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Here is a notice from Sedwick about their upcoming November treasure auction.

We’re reaching out directly to valued clients like you to personally invite you to our Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 30 to be held on November 4th & 5th online and in-person at the Hilton Garden Inn here in Winter Park, Florida. We will have lot-viewing and guest speakers on November 3rd and checkout will be on Saturday November 6th.

Some of our featured collections include:

- The Fernandina Collection of Colonial Gold Cobs
- The J.O.B. Collection of Seville Gold Coins
- The John Adams Collection of Admiral Vernon Medals Part I
- The Jorge Ugaz Collection of Potosi 8 and 4 Reales Cobs
- The Tamarindo Collection of Costa Rican Error Coins and Paper Money
- Mexican Silver Cobs from the Isaac Rudman Numismatic Cabinet
- Selections from the Roberto Mastalir Collection of Countermarked Potosi Cobs
- Atocha Pre-Anniversary Special Selection of Fine Silver Cobs and Ingots
- 1715 Fleet Selection of Important Gold Cobs

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Happy hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net

8/24/21 Report - Metal Detector Conductivity Readings for Spanish Reales. Mystery Item Identified.

 

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Variety of Treasure Coast Beach Reales

After conducting some tests on silver rings, people asked if I could provide conductivity numbers for Spanish silver reales, so that is what I did for today.

I just picked a few out.  My primary criteria was size.  I wanted to get a variety of sizes.  I didn't realize until later that they came from five different beaches.  That was just coincidence.  

I'll start with the smallest reale.  It was probably a half reale, but it is incomplete and about the size of a quarter reale, as it was found.  It is rectangular in shape rather than round, and that will affect the conductivity readings given by the Equinox.  They will be more variable.

The weight of the cob is more relevant than the denomination because beach reales commonly are 30% or more underweight.

That Mexican half reale is less than half a gram and gave readings from 5  - 12, depending upon the direction of the sweep and where it fell under the coil.

The second was a Postosi half reale from Jupiter.  They tend to be more round. This one weighed 0.8 grams, and was pretty steady with a conductivity number of 19.

The next was another Mexican reale.  It weighs 2.7 grams.  It rang up consistently as 16/17.

Fourth as a 4.7 grams.  It is a Carlos and Juana two-reale.  They tend to be thinner and more round when compared to 1715 Fleet cobs.  They were produced from flattened sheets.

That one resulted in a very solid 20 on the Equinox.

And last is a four reale that weighs 13.8 grams.  It produced a solid 30.

So there you have it.  The conductivity numbers ranged from the single digits all the way up to 30 for the four reale.  The larger cobs produced higher numbers.  Round and large cobs produced more solid numbers.

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Thanks to Jorge Y. I have identified the tail light assembly I recently found.  It is for a 1923/1924 Dodge.  The DB mark on the lens indicates the Dodge Brothers.

1923/24 Dodge Tail Light Assembly
Source: pinterest.

I've seen reproduction lenses sold for over $100.  I don't doubt that I could sell the three lenses I found for as much or more.  The copper frame is also useable.

Founded as the Dodge Brothers Company machine shop by brothers Horace Elgin Dodge and John Francis Dodge in the early 1900s, Dodge was originally a supplier of parts and assemblies to Detroit-based automakers like Ford.  They began building complete automobiles under the "Dodge Brothers" brand in 1914, predating the founding of Chrysler Corporation...

See Dodge - Wikipedia

Thanks Jorge.

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Source: nhc.noaa.gov.

There is a lot of activity in the Atlantic, but nothing organized yet.

The Treasure Coast surf is running about two to three feet.  It will increase to three to five feet in a couple days.

We are having some nice tides.

Happy hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net

8/23/21 Report - Mystery Item Help Requested. Another Corroded Find. Small Surf Today.

 

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Antique Tail Light Assembly.

I found this tail light assembly in an area where I've found Ford model-T parts before.  This doesn't look like a model-T tail light assembly to me, so I'd like help in identifying it.  At the top of the top lens is a DB in a circle.

Another View of The Same Tail Light Assembly.

There is a clear lens shown above at what I think is the bottom of this assembly.  

Here is the model-T hubcap that would have been for something like a 1913 wood wheel.

Model-T Hubcap.

Let me know if you can identify the the tail light assembly.

I found a couple antique iron window sash weights at the same place but left them there.  

Less Than Two Inches of Broken Chain.

And here is a small section of a broken chain that is a little less than two inches in length.  Do you think it is made of silver or not?

Below are a couple close-up views to help you out.

Closer Views or Same Chain.

Doesn't look very good, does it?

You can see where iron has attached to the surface of the chain.

And here is the area where I rubbed it on the touch stone for acid testing.  

End Link Where Rubbed On Touch Stone.

The bright area is where I rubbed it on the touchstone.

There are two important things to get here.  First, corrosion and other materials can obscure the surface of an item, and two, when making a rubbing for acid testing, you have to get beyond the surface patina and expose the basic material.

The chain did test out as silver.

How old the piece of chain is, I do not know, but obviously it has some age to it, and it was next to other metals that leached on to it.

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It seems like the most recent post isn't coming up for me automatically.  If you have that trouble, just click on the 2021 on the blog archives and it will display the most recent post.

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Source: nhc.noaa.gov.

The only thing of much interest to the Treasure Coast on this map is the yellow X way out in the Atlantic.  We'll have to wait to see how that turns out.

Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.

Monday the surf will be small.  During the week it will increase a little, but not much.

Happy hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net

8/21/21 Report - Interesting Ring Find. Garrett Ace Test With Silver Rings. Henri Goes North.

 

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Markings on Ring Showing "In God We Tust"

I found a ring that I didn't pay much attention to at first.  At first glance it looked like a rather large but unremarkable sea-seasoned silver ring.  When I took a closer look, I noticed some markings, so I tried to get a better look.  

Can you tell what it is? 

Markings on Inside of Ring Showing "Half Dollar"

I found a small "1905" on the inside, and the words "Half Dollar."

Turns out, it is a ring made out of a 1905 Barber half dollar, and therefore 90% silver and 10% copper.

1905 Barber Half Dollar.
Source: Silverrecylers.com.

If you look closely at the ring, you can see where the leaves extend into the "We Trust."

It was so worn that I didn't notice the marks on the ring at all until I just happened to catch it just right.

On the Equinox it produced a reading of 31/32, which is about the same as the bigger rings I reported on Thursday.

I'm going to try to clean it up a little.

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Thursday I reported on a test I did with a bunch of rings, mostly silver.  I gave the conductivity numbers for each of those rings.  I did a similar test with the Ace 250, using some of the same rings.

Rings Retested Using the 
Garrett Ace Metal Detector.

The ones I retested with the Ace are shown underlined in the above photo.

The Ace does not give conductivity numbers.  It provides tone discrimination and a 12 point scale, with common items such as coins pictured where they would be on the scale.  That was about the same as the middle ring in row 4.  Using the Equinox on those same rings, the smaller showed a conductivity number of 20 or 21, while the larger rang in at more like 22/23 - not a big difference.

With the Ace the two rings in the bottom, the first rang up as a 9, very much like a dime, and the second rang up as a 10, very much like a quarter.

While the Ace correctly discriminated, I didn't get the same feeling of precision from the Ace that I got from the Equinox.  I'm not sure the more specific numbers added a lot of useful information, but probably some.  

The Ace correctly discriminated between silver and non-silver rings in every case.

The Ace showed the small ring (2nd ring shown in row 1) as an 8 on the 12 point scale.  That is around where a penny would fall.

The two larger rings shown in the bottom row came up as a 9 and 10, respectively,  - very much like a dime and quarter.

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Source: nhc.noaa.gov.

Henri didn't do us any good, but will provide some good beach detecting up north.

Looks like we'll get some increased surf in a few days.  The tides are pretty good now.

Happy hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net

8/20/21 Report - Intact 1715 Fleet Kangxi. Beach Found Coin Hoard. N. C. Beaches Looking Good for Weekend.

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

Ancient coins dating to 1,700 years ago were discovered by a family during a camping trip on an Israeli beach near Atlit on Tuesday.
Yotam Dahan, a tour guide from Klil in northern Israel, found a bundle of antique coins during a family camping trip in Habonim beach.

The bundle of coins, weighing a total of 6 kg., agglutinated after years of lying underwater. They were determined to have been used in the fourth century CE, following an inspection by expert Dr. Donald Tzvi-Ariel...

Here is that link for the rest of the story.

Ancient 1,700-year-old coins found on Israeli beach - The Jerusalem Post (jpost.com)

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Kang Hsi or Kangxi (there are various anglicized spellings), porcelain was carried on the 1715 Fleet.  I've written about that before.  The beach searcher might be lucky enough to find a shard, but whole pieces have been found.  

One detectorist, spotted a stack of plates or cups in a cut down by Blind Creek one day years ao, but didn't pay any attention to it, thinking that it was just common stuff from someone's picnic or something.  When he learned that it could be very valuable, he went back, but couldn't find it again.

A single intact cup can be worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars.  Shards are often sold or made into jewelry.

NOTE: I originally posted some photos of a Kangxi cup that were sent to me by one reader, but I found out they were featured on another web site, so I removed those photos.

If you are interested in learning more about Treasure Coast beach-found Kangxi and how to identify it, search TreasureBeachesReport.blogspot.com.

Here is one post that provides some of that information.

The Treasure Beaches Report Direct From Florida's Treasure Coast.: 12/29/13 Report 1715 Fleet Kang Hsi Porcelain, European Pot Shard & Native American Shard

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Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.

Today's increased surf will be short-lived this morning - just two or three hours then decreasing again.  It will also be just before low tide, which won't be any help.  The good thing is that it looks like we'll get another increase in a week or so.

Looks like North Carolina will be the place to be on the beach this weekend.

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I'm extremely saddened by the Americans and other desperate people left behind in Afghanistan at the mercy of the Taliban (Atifa East).  The chaos at the border caused enough suffering, but now this.  The Build Back American to the Middle Ages strategy proceeds as we destroy the trust of our long time friends and allies.   Pray for the people and pray for America.

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Saturday Wind Prediction.
Source: Ventusky.com.

Another area that could develop is just leaving Africa.  

Happy hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net