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| Silver Commemorative Beach Find. |
Above is a 1977 Isle of Man Silver Jubilee coin that I found years ago on Hollywood Beach. You've probably also found cons bearing the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II - perhaps including Canadian coins. Coins and notes in circulation bearing the queen's portrait will replaced over time, making them less common, but in most cases I don't think it will affect values.
See Here's What's Happening To All The Coins, Banknotes, And Stamps Featuring The Queen (msn.com)
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Here are just a couple observations from John Brooks beach yesterday.
I mentioned yesterday finding a coin line or hole on John Brooks beach. It was in the wet sand and the coins were not easy to recover due to the rushing water. One reason I bother with modern coin holes is that you can often find something else mixed in with the coins, as illustrated by the little heart charm found yesterday. The Equinox does well on small items like that.
I know I left some finds behind yesterday. They might be easier to get some other time.
Where I found the coin line, I could see the swells hitting at a sharper angle than on most of the same beach. It was by a bend in the shoreline, but I think the sand at the beach front was deflecting the waves there.
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| Coins and Heart Charm Found On Beach Yesterday. |
You might have noticed from my photos that the erosion along that beach was spotty. There were some cuts that ran maybe ten or twenty yards separated by dips or scallops. I think scallops are partly created by wind changes. If the angle of the waves was like that along more of the beach, I believe there would have been more erosion.
When erosion begins on John Brooks beach, I expect, more often than not, to find some modern coins on the slope near the beach access. When that happens, the coins sometimes are right in front of the beach access, but sometimes a little to the south or to the north. The spot changes, but often remain in roughly the same area for a few years. There have been years when you could find coins regularly at one of those spots. The modern coins show up after some erosion, but when you get more erosion, it is not uncommon for reales to show up in the same areas. Some very good things have been found in those areas in the past.
It seems like one spot will catch things for a few years, but things change and then another spot is the go-to spot.
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| Source: MagicSeaWeed.com. |
As you can see the surf is supposed to decrease now.
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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov. |
It looks like Ian could mostly miss the Treasure Coast - at least if it stays to the west or north like they are showing. We'll get mostly west winds if that is what happens, even if it is a hurricane.
I'll be watching Ian.
I'd like to see how the Turtle shaped up yesterday.
Good hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net