11/28/22 Report - More Post-Nicole Finds. Coins In Clumps From The Other Side of the World. Bigger Surf Predicted For Later This Week.

 

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

Dug Clump of Coins.
Photo submitted by Terry S.

I just received these photos and email message from Terry Shannon, a long-time reader and contributor to this blog.  Well he's back from Minnesota and once again metal detecting the Florida beaches, which are very much like Forrest Gump's box of chocolates - you never know what you will get.  

Anyhow, Terry and his friends had a great hunt.  The coins were coming up in clumps, and they were of an unexpected type. Below are more photos from the hunt, and the Terry's description of how it happened.  

I think that anyone that metal detects dreams of finding that one spot where there is treasure, and you find yourself recovering encrusted coins that are washing in from the surf. Well two close friends and I found ourselves in just that situation. The three of us were recovering these encrusted coins many of them stuck together and all so encrusted that we couldn’t tell what we were finding.

Coins Found in the Coin Hole.

Look at this clump of coins (above) all fused together, it was was one of those times where a bunch of treasure finding dreams comes together. I can’t speak for my buddies but I was excited.

Coin Hole Described in Terry's Email.
Photo submitted by Terry S.

At first the coins were found at the waters edge, but we later discovered that a lot of the coins had already washed in and there were coins all over. A lot of the coins were right at the top of the bowl and a bunch of half dollar or dollar size coins were up near the dunes. My God! this was fun, but what were we finding.

The area was washed out to the point that the tops of the coquina reefs were showing, What were we finding??? We knew we were not finding Spanish Reales or as they say pieces of eight but there were many shipwrecks along the Treasure Coast over the years and these coins appeared to have been lost a long-long time.

Clumps and Coins Found by Terry

I worked the middle ground, and the picture above are the coins I recovered that day. All the coins on the left of the picture are fused together in clumps of three or four. I recovered just over forty coins that day.

Jerry and Friends

A fellow walked by and we stopped what we were doing and asked him to take our picture. We wanted a record of this fantastic time. Things Like this are often referred to as once in a lifetime!!!

Very Interesting Silver Jubilee Coins.

Jerry left before Dwayne and I which was a wise move because bad weather was approaching. We hung in there and it was just starting to pour rain when Jerry called and said the coins are modern and all from Australia. They dated in the 1970’s and we discovered that some of the coins were silver. OK folks what did we find? how did that many coins from Australia end up on our shores. There Is a lot of questions that I believe will forever be unanswered but one fact that is certain is we had a hell of a great time!!

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Really cool finds and thanks for sharing that great story, Terry.

They mystery is where they came from and how they got there.

It is always great to find a productive spot like that, but to find such an unusual bunch of coins is doubly fun.  

You might want to read Terry's book.  

The high tides are still high, and we have some bigger surf predicted to go with it.

You never know what might be waiting for you.  This year we've had a number of people find their first Spanish treasure coins and experience some really great hunts.

  

Source: MagicSeaweed.com.

Good hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net