4/30/23 Report - Medieval Gold Coin Found by Detectorist Taking His Kids Detecting. A Couple Bottles.

 

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Medieval Gold Coin Found by Detectorist.

A metal detectorist who gave up his hobby when he started a family, only to return to it when his children were old enough to nag him into taking them out detecting with him, has been rewarded with one of the most extraordinary finds – a fine example of England’s oldest gold coin, which has sold for a record-breaking £648,000 at auction....

“One day my wife said to me: ‘You realise you promised you’d take the kids metal detecting.’ So, I said: ‘Right, kids, we’re going detecting.’ We found an Elizabethan coin, which they were so excited by. It really ignited my passion so I invested in a new detector.

“The day after it arrived, I went out into this field. It was a bright, sunny day and within 15 minutes I found the coin. I knew it was gold but I had no idea how important it was.”...

Here is the link for the rest of the article.

‘I owe it to the kids’: coin found by detectorist dad sold for £648,000 | Devon | The Guardian

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My Wife's Salad Dressing Bottle.

 Beside my usual duties, I spent a lot of time cutting up and moving a huge tree that blew down a few days ago and have been tired and not doing much other than watching the NFL draft.  A lot of others were at the cook0out yesterday, but I just noticed that the TreasureBeachesRedport.blogspot.com was getting a ton of views.  I don't know exactly the reason for the recent increase, but the old posts still get a lot of views. The site does have a huge archive and a long list of reference links so I often go back to find information I posted in years past myself.

Anyhow, I found the bottle shown above a long time ago and never paid much attention to it.  It seemed like a novelty or something.  I thought maybe people would put their own homemade dressing in it.  I just found out, though, there was a commercial salad dressing by that name.  Below is an advertisement for the salad dressing and another product by the same company.

The bottle shown in the ad isn't like the one I found, but it is probably the same product.  Here is what I found about the manufacturer.

Fred Fear & Company was, at one time, the largest seller of pure maple syrup, clam juice, and Easter Egg colors in the United States. It was founded in 1892, and once operated plants in St. Johnsbury, VT, Brooklyn, NY, and Lewes, DE. In 1954, the company was acquired by the Childs Company.

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Hyman Pickle Bottle From Lousiville Ky.

The bottle is embossed HYMAN PICKLES LOUISVILLE KY.

I haven't found much about this company or product other than what the bottle tells me.

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We've had flat tides lately.  I've been hoping for a good low tide, although it was probably good that it didn't happen this week because I was so busy otherwise.

With these storms and tornados coming through, I have no doubt there would be some localized erosion.  Haven't had a chance to go check anything though.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net

(102) Using a 1942 RES-Q-LITE! - YouTube

While on the subject of artifacts, Laura Strolia wrote the following concerning a photo of a candlestick base and Holy Water container I recently posted.  It was in one of the artifact resource that I posted recently.  

The object on the right definitely looks like a Catholic Holy Water container (called an Aspersorium) from the 16^th century. Priests sprinkled Holy Water over the faithful to bless them. The early Aspersoriums were brass with handles (I am assuming the handle broke off in the one shown). These religious vessels, which looked like pails, came in many sizes, as I have seen some half the size of the one in the picture. I am wondering, though, if the two objects were made in conjunction with each other so that the candlestick could easily be stored in the Aspersorium. Any priest on an expedition would appreciate that benefit!

Mistaking your present for the past.  

It is impossible to look at the world objectively.

4/28/23 Report - Maravillas Gold Bar Big Star of Auction. He Didn't Dig Deep Enough. Being Grateful.

 

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336 Gram Gold Bar From Maravillas Way Over Auction Estimate Already.
Source: Lot 60 in Current Sedwick Auction.

The auction estimate on this bar was $40,000 to $80,000, but it already has a bid of $120,000.  How high will it go?

Here is the lot description.

Complete Colombian gold bar, 336.3 grams, marked with fineness XIX-dot (19-1/4K), foundry/assayer RIBERA / ZARAGOZA, and partial circular tax stamps, NGC Genuine / Maravillas, ex-Christie's (1992), ex-Elsen (2008). About 6-3/4" x 1" x 1/4", the slab itself 10-1/2" x 8-1/4" x 1-1/4" and 1532 grams total. The ultimate shipwreck bar: An extremely well-marked complete gold ingot from a highly desirable and well-known shipwreck, fittingly honored to be the first and only such item to be certified and encapsulated by NGC in what they call a "mega holder" #6706234-001. The top of the bar shows three clear fineness markings consisting of XIX inside a box next to a dot (the symbol for a quarter karat) inside a separate box, the fineness also lightly incised into the surface prior to stamping (an aspect we have seen on other gold bars); parts of four circular tax stamps showing different parts of a typical Philip IV legend (as on the coins); and--best of all--a complete foundry/assayer cartouche with RIBERA / ZARAGOZA inside one box, clearly referring to the Zaragoza municipality and gold-producing region in Colombia; with small piece broken off one end where the assay was done in the 1650s. All of the markings show at least some white-coral encrustation, as do parts of the back of the bar, which also shows curious raised lines that match up with the positions of the stamps on front (similar to what is seen on later countermarked coins). Among the many shipwreck gold bars we have sold over the years, this is the only one we have auctioned from the Maravillas (only 15 of which were originally sold by Christie's in 1992). From the Maravillas (1656), with Sedwick photo-certificate #000101, pedigreed to the original Christie's (London) Maravillas auction of May 1992 (lot 139), a copy of the catalog for which also accompanies this lot, also pedigreed to the Jean Elsen (Belgium) auction 97 of September 2008 (lot 1129).

There is a another gold bar of about the same size from another shipwreck in the auction that is going for less than 20% of the current bid on this one.

There are several things that make this one especially interesting.  It is a the first item to be NGC certified in what they call a "mega holder."  You might want to read the lot description to see if you can tell what else makes it so desirable.

Here is a  link for more about the Maravillas. 

Maravillas | Bahamas Maritime Museum

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Just over a hundred years ago, the archaeologist Haakon Shetelig was incredibly disappointed when he did not find a Viking ship during an excavation of the Salhushaugen gravemound in Karmøy in Western Norway.

Shetelig had previously excavated a rich Viking ship grave just nearby, where Grønhaugskipet was found, as well as excavated the famous Oseberg ship – the world’s largest and most well-preserved surviving Viking ship – in 1904. At Salshaugen he only found 15 wooden spades and some arrowheads.

“He was incredibly disappointed, and nothing more was done with this mound,” says Håkon Reiersen, an archaeologist at the Museum of Archaeology at the University of Stavanger.

It turns out, however, that Shetelig simply did not dig deep enough.

Here is the link to that story.

s the link.

New discovery of a Viking ship in Norway (sciencenorway.no)

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People think that when they retire they'll have lots of leisure time.  It hasn't turned out that way for me. There are things I need to do daily.  And then there are the occasional things that pop up more than I'd like.  I'm not whining, I'm trying to say something here - you just can't tell how things are going to turn out, and you won't necessarily have all the free time in the future that you plan to have.  You don't even know how many years you'll be around, or what your health will be like.  You will have to make choices depending upon your priorities.  You can't do everything and you might have to make some tough choices.  Still, I'm lucky.  I'm just saying that you never know what the future will bring, and if you have the opportunity to do things today, don't put it off.  One of the reasons I do this blog, is that I'm not in the field very much anymore, but I can do this in the middle of the night or whenever, and I enjoy thinking it through and it compensate a little for the fact that I'm not out there detecting very much anymore.  You have to decide what is important in life.  Make hay while the sun shines, and be grateful for what you have.

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The tides remain flat.  I'd sure like to see a good low tide.  I'm itching to get a quick bottle hunt in.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net

4/27/23 Report - Treasure Hunter's Cookout Coming This Weekend. Sedwick Treasure Auction To Go Live Soon.

 

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Above is the Sedwick schedule, which is available for online bidding and will go live May 3.

And this coming weekend will be the 13th Annual Treasure Hunter's Cookout.

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Yesterday we had a tornado in the Fort Pierce area that did more damage than many of the hurricanes that have passed through.  The amount of wind and rain was amazing and a little frightening.  Thankfully it didn't last as long as most of the hurricanes, but it did create a problem for me. A huge tree fell on a fence, so last night I spent a few hours working on removing that tree, but I still have more to do.

I'm sure there will be some rain erosion, which will open up some opportunities, and the waves on the intercoastal were pretty significant.  I usually get involved with fixing things or helping people when I'd like to run out and do some hunting,  Anyhow, extreme weather like that will generally open up some hunting opportunities, and I'm sure some interesting places eroded as a result of that storm.

Source: MagicSeaweed.com.

As you can see, the surf is predicted to be about three to five feet today.  The tides remain small.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net

4/26/23 Report- Mary and Christ Ring Found. Stuart Historic Bottle Finds. Mason Jar ID. Lead Objects Again.

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See the BBC News link below for more.

A metal detectorist has told of his "shock" after finding a gold ring engraved with baby Jesus which is believed to be more than 500 years old.

Matthew Hepworth, 48, found the rare oval ring which also features the Virgin Mary in a field in Lancaster.

The nurse, of Morecambe, Lancashire, said the "once in a lifetime" find was thought to date back to the 1400s.

An inquest will later rule whether it is treasure but Mr Hepworth hopes it will end up in a local museum.

The father-of-two told the BBC: "I am over the moon about it. I was so shocked to find it.

"I have been metal detecting for more than 30 years and this is a once in a lifetime find...

Here is the link for more of that story.

Metal detectorist's shock at 15th Century baby Jesus ring find - BBC News

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Several times I mentioned finding bottles embossed STUART BOTTLING WORKS.  See TreasureGuide's Bottle Barn: STUART BOTTLING WORKS Embossed Bottle. (tgbottlebarn..blogspot.com). I have found several of those but wasn't able to find much information on the Stuart Bottling Works.  I recently found some good information on the short-lived company and wanted to post it.  Here it is

In July 1913, James Elersly Weir, Jr., purchased a pitch pine wooden building owned by Joseph A. Lucas, a real estate developer, located on an isolated dirt road (Decker Street) south of Stuart; he had it converted into a bottling plant, Stuart Bottle Works. Soft drinks were bottled, sealed with large snap off caps and distributed in Stuart, Palm City, Jensen, Salerno, Hobe Sound, even to Fort Pierce and Jupiter. Weir only remained in Stuart a few years, joining family in West Palm Beach, in the plastering business and later, an auction house.

The bottling plant building was eventually owned by Ira L. Decker, who operated a concrete manufacturing business and was used primarily for storage. In the afternoon of Feb. 6, 1933, while Decker and local firemen were battling a brush fire nearby, the building caught fire. The wooden structure quickly went up in flames making it impossible for Ira to retrieve equipment, vehicles or machinery.

At least two bottles from the plant survive, clearly marked Stuart Bottling Works, one of which can be seen at the Stuart Heritage Museum...

And here is that source link.

Historical Vignettes: Some of Martin County's 'firsts' -- Part 2 (tcpalm.com)

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I've also found a good number of canning jars, including, but not limited to, Mason jars.

I'm not going to talk about canning jars in this post, but this is such a great site for identifying canning jars, I wanted to get the link posted.  I'm sure it will come in handy.

Antique Mason Jars: Types, Identification and Value Guide (txantiquemall.com)

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And on the lead items I've been talked about in recent and previous posts...

Lead styli(?) or Whatever.

I received some emails on these objects and wanted to provide a little more information on them anyhow.  If you can't tell from the photos, they are pretty cylindrical.  A cross-section view would show them as being basically round.

The longest one on the right is different than the others in multiple ways.  It is thinner and longer than the others.  It has very little patina and appears cleaner.  The mold seams are more distinct than the one other item that shows mold seams.  It doesn't look as old.  It has a more uniform width.  I wonder if that one fits in with the others.

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The surf is two to three feet and the surf is very flat.

I've been hoping for a good low tide.  Have to wait some more.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net

4/25/23 Report - Detectorists Find Viking Hoard . Fort Pierce: Buckets of Silver, Gold and Cash and WWII Bomb Found.

 

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Nordjyske Museer Viking coins

Nearly 300 silver coins believed to be more than 1,000 years old have been discovered near a Viking fortress site in northwestern Denmark, a museum said Thursday.

The rare trove -- lying in two spots not far apart -- was unearthed by a young girl who was metal detecting in a cornfield last autumn...  [Another article refers to three amateurs that made the find.  Different articles describe things differently, sometimes making you wander if they are talking about the same event.  See below.]

As well as the coins, the trove also included two pieces of jewelry originating from Scotland or Ireland, according to archaeologists.


"These are two ornately braided decorated balls on a small piece of cut silver rod, which was originally part of an unusually large ring pin," the museum's press release read. "Such ring pins were especially used by men at the top of society in Viking Age Ireland and on the neighboring islands."

Here is the link for more of that story.

Hoard Of 1,000-year-old Viking Coins Unearthed In Denmark | Barron's (barrons.com)

Here is how another article (provided by William K.) describes the people who made the find.

The three people who discovered the treasure trove — Jane Foged-Mønster, Louise Stahlschmidt and Mette Norre Bækgaard — told TV2 Nord that they had been on a metal-detector holiday when they made their amzing discovery...

Denmark: Viking Coins Discovered by Amateurs on Metal-Detector Vacation (businessinsider.com)

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Drug suspect had $245,000 in cash and tool box of gold and silver coins, Florida cops say

A man suspected of drug trafficking had $245,476 in cash lying around his Florida home when sheriff’s deputies arrived, along with a tool box of gold and silver coins, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office.

The cash was in small and large bills, and was so plentiful that the suspect had it stored in cooking pots, plastic shopping bags and carry-on bags, photos show...

Here is that link.

Drug suspect had $245,000 in cash and tool box of gold and silver coins, Florida cops say (yahoo.com)

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FORT PIERCE — Gaylen Clore (a past contributor to this blog) was metal detecting Monday in the area of South Beach Park when his device made a signal.

Clore started digging.

“I thought I had a cannonball because I got the rounded end of it,” Clore said Monday, standing on the beach with a metal detector and small shovel. ”I didn't dig it out. I just pried up the round part and it started showing more and more … I backed off.”

Here is that link.

A possible WWII ordnance was found on Fort Pierce beach (tcpalm.com)

Here is an article about the detonation of the bomg.

FORT PIERCE ― An unexploded World War II aerial bomb was detonated off a beach in Fort Pierce on Saturday, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office.

A construction crew dredging sand on the beach discovered the bomb and called emergency responders to the scene shortly before 11 a.m., Sheriff Ken Mascara said. Fort Pierce police and the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office bomb squad responded to the scene in the 600 block of South Ocean Drive.

WWII bomb detonated off Fort Pierce beach (tcpalm.com)

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The tides are pretty flat now.

Here are the surf predictions.

Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.

Good hunting,

TreaureGuide@comcast.net

4/24/23 Report - Daytona Beach Shipwreck Appears. Record Breaking Tourist Season. Dr. Glover Bottle.

 

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Snipping From Video Posted on WESH.com.
See Shipwreck possibly uncovered by storms in Daytona Beach Shores (wesh.com)

Perdue, strolling with family Wednesday, was among the first to spot the dark shape under shallow water just north of the El Portal approach in Daytona Beach Shores.

He says others got into the water with metal detectors and collected several loose objects.

"Pieces of old copper and things that I guess predate nails, so it looks to be a very, very old ship," Perdue said...

This is well south of where another shipwreck was uncovered in November...

Here is the link for the rest of the story.

Shipwreck possibly uncovered by storms in Daytona Beach Shores (wesh.com)

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Record numbers of beach goers were reported at the Vero area beaches this year.

Here is the link for more about that

Big ‘Break’: Island lures record wave of tourists - Vero News

Even though there were more tourists this year, not all beach-goers are tourists.  Florida has also been attracting new residents and new condos are being built along the beach.    

Residents typically don't lose nearly as much jewelry as tourists and young people on Spring Break.  Those living along the beach might visit the beach daily and contribute a lot to the numbers but leave their good jewelry safely at home.  Residents and snowbirds will not lose nearly as much as rowdy spring breakers.  I once wrote about the cultural and socio-economic differences that affect how much jewelry you will find on beaches.  Below are some of my personal observations.  

First of all, people of some cultures wear more gold than people from other cultures.  And some cultures wear a higher purity of gold.  And people from norther climates do not generally wear as much expensive jewelry.  

When it comes to losing jewelry, young active people and drunk people lose more than older people.  And tourists, being not as familiar with the dangers of slippery-sun block and rough water, and not being eager to leave their fine jewelry in hotel rooms, will lose more than residents.

Going by the number of out-of-state licenses, there are still a lot of snowbirds in the Fort Pierde area.

On my few trips to the beach this year, I have done more hunting for modern jewelry due to beach conditions I found at the local beaches.

Thanks to DJ for both of the above links.

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Bottle Embossed H. CLAY GLOVER on One Side and NEW YORK on the Other.

Because of the top of the bottle I thought this would be another hair care bottle, but my research, showed that Dr. Glover was a veterinary surgeon who primarily produced remedies for dogs, but also for man.

Gover Ad
Source: HAIR RAISING STORIES

The H. Clay Glover Company, Inc. was founded in 1876 (incorporated June 19, 1916) by Henry C. Glover in New York City, New York. Its industry was veterinary medicines and its headquarters were in New York City, New York (1876-1949).

See H. Clay Glover Company | MyCompanies Wiki | Fandom.

Also H. Glover Mange Factory at 9 Robbins Street - Hidden History Trail - Toms River

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The tides aren't as big now and the surf is around three feet. Nothing exciting.

Good hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net

4/23/23 Report - South Hutchinson Island Treasure Coast Beaches This Morning and One Find.

 

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John Brooks Beach Sunday Morning.

I took a look at some beaches this morning.  As expected, the beaches in my neighborhood weren't looking very good.  There had been some erosion mid-beach some time in the not too long ago, but the beach fronts were mushy.

John Brooks Beach Sunday Morning.

You can see in this photo where the erosion had been. 

There were plenty of foot prints in the dry sand, indicating a lot of recent traffic.

John Books Beach Sunday Morning.

Frederick Douglass Beach Monday Morning.

As is often the case, Frederick Douglass Beach was much like John Brooks Beach.  

There were some shell piles.  I haven't seen many shell piles in recent years.

Frederick Douglass Beach Sunday Morning.

Even though that little cut is not where it would likely produce old shipwreck coins, at least it does concentrate modern recent drops to some extent.  Not a lot, but enough to possibly be helpful.  With the amount of traffic on these beaches recently, that can be productive.

10K Gold Bracelet Find.

Things, like the bracelet find shown above, can easily get buried under the loose sand in front of these cuts

Fort Pierce South Jetty Beach Sunday Morning.

They continue to dump sand along Fort Pierce Beach.  This is a huge amount of new sand.

Fort Pierce South Jetty Beach Sunday Morning.

The new sand stretched to the south as far as I could see.  That is a lot of new sand, which will affect the beaches to the south for a long time.

I didn't find conditions good for hunting old shipwreck items, but the amount of recent beach traffic and beach conditions suggested it was worth taking a look for modern items.

Nothing special in the surf predictions.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net

4/22/23 Report - Inca Ritual Offerings Found in Lake. Paul Revere Copper Kettle. Net Weights.

 

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Source: See LiveScience link below.

The Spanish recorded the Incan practice of placing offerings in water in the 16th century, and this offering — a stone box — is the first such object to be discovered in one piece. It holds a small gold bracelet and a shell carved to resemble an alpaca or llama. The box may have also contained human blood, according to a new study...

Stone Box.
Source: LiveScience link below.

The rectangular box was sculpted from a volcanic rock called andesite and measures 1.2 feet (0.4 meters) long, and 0.9 feet (0.3 m) wide. It was tightly sealed with a circular stone plug but was not watertight. Perforations and grooves on the short sides of the box likely once held ropes that were used to lower it into the water — a practice described in Spanish records, according to the study...

Here is the link.

1st intact evidence of Incas' underwater ritual offerings found in a lake in the Andes | Live Science

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REVERE Copper Kettle.

I haven't been out to the beach much this year, but have been spending time researching some old finds.  This copper kettle is an old find.

It is missing the top and handle.  I like the rivets that held the handle hooks, which are broken, and the reason the handle is missing.

REVERE Mark Beside Rivet on Kettle

The American Navy was born in 1792, copper and copper alloys were needed in the shipbuilding industry. Copper bolts, spikes, dovetails, and nails were used to make a ship seaworthy. Copper was also used to sheath the hulls of wooden boats, the sheathing prolonged the life of the vessel, enabled it to go faster and prevented the growth of barnacles. When iron bolts supplied for the USS Constitution were found defective due to rust, Paul Revere replaced the rusted iron bolts with copper bolts. Next, Revere supplied the US Navy with sheathing. Copper was in great demand by the Navy, and Paul Revere was there to meet the Navy's needs.

During the late 18th century, the domestic copper supply was very limited. The modern method of making brass, the direct fusion method, was invented in England in 1787 and the technology remained in England. Therefore all the copper sheet used to make the sheathing was imported from England. By 1800, Paul Revere had discovered the secrets to rolling copper, he was now 65 years old. On October 24, 1801, Paul Revere rolled the first copper sheets in the US. He was able to refine 1800 lbs. of copper at one time using only wood for fuel. He could supply the US Navy with quality copper sheathing that was rolled in the US...

Here is the link for more about that.

Revere Copper brass ware Rome NY (oldcopper.org)

And here is another.

Revere Ware History - Revere Ware Parts

I've been trying to determine a date range for the kettle shown above, but despite the amount of information on the company, I have not yet found a way to date the kettle.

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I should have posted these lead net weights with my unidentified lead items the other day to show the difference.  You can see how these examples were rolled around the line or cord.  I've seen some found that look more like these, but mine are not like that.

Old Lead Net Weights.

Unfortunately I lost the original link to this photo and am not sure where it came from now.

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Nothing much new with the tides or surf.

4/21/23 Report - $20 Million Dollar Heist Include Boxes of Gold. Closer Study of Mystery Items.

 

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Six Lead Beach-Dug Objects (Styli)?

As you probably know, I've been trying to figure out what these things are.  I dug them one by one on beaches over a period of years.  I no longer remember which ones were found where because I didn't take them seriously enough as finds to record those details.  After all these years, and having studied them more intently in recent years, I still do not know for sure what they are, although there are a couple of good possibilities.  As I've said in the past, items like these are often referred to, and there are many of them listed in the PAS database, as styli, but there are also archaeologists that think objects like these are fishing net weights.  I don't know how they would be attached. I'm still uncertain and continue to study them in the hope of finding convincing evidence of their identity.  That might never happen.

Above are six that I've found.  I recently stumbled across two more.  I am trying to better organize finds better, which would have been easier if I took more pains to do that long ago.   I'm sure many of you have no interest in these mundane finds, and I didn't find them very interesting myself, but they have become more interesting to me lately.  

The first two shown above (on the left) are about 2.5 inches in length.  The next three are about 2.75 inches long.  And the last is about 3.25 inches long.

Some are more encrusted, or have a heavier patina, than others.  They all show some rusty colored spots - some more than others.  It seems they might have some association with iron.

Most have one end that is more pointed and one end that is more blunt.  Two show indentations on the blunt end, and one of those indentations seems to definitely be intentional.

Indentation on Blunt End of One Object.

And the one below appears to be worked or carved.

Apparently Carved or Modified End of One Object.

Two of the objects show what appears to be mold seams.  Others do not.  Mold seams in soft lead could easily disappear with wear and time.

Mold Seam on One Lead Object.

The object below is the cleanest of the six and shows the clearest evidence of being made in a mold.

End of Longest and Cleanest Object.

That one looks newer.  It has less patina and the mold seam is clear and sharp.

One and and only one has a smaller lump on the blunter end.  Could it be a sprue?

Knob on End of Lead Object.

I know I've talked a lot about these objects, and you might not find them interesting, but I am hoping to someday figure out what they are.  For me they are mystery items.  

Your thoughts would be appreciated.

Over the years you will accumulate finds.  If you find one of a kind, there is a very good possibility you will find at least one another.  Sometimes the first takes so long, it might seem like there will never be another, but then there is.

As I've said many times, labeling and organizing finds can be helpful.  You can find things that don't seem at all interesting until you learn more about them.  

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There are some finds that take so long that you think you'll never find another, and then you do.  There can be many years between finds like that.

At one time it seemed to me I'd never find my first Spanish reale, but after the years have passed, I look back, and the time it took me to find my first was not really very long at all.  Then I wanted to find the second.  

After finding several half reales, I wanted to find an eight reales.  Oddly, I found an escudo before my first reale.  When you find one example, it takes away some of the mystique.  When accomplish a goal, there is always another bigger one out there.  As they say, your goal must exceed your grasp.  That is what keeps you going.

There is something about firsts, though.  They can stick in your memory.  Not only does the first find of a particular type increase your confidence, but it also tells you something about the area or types of areas where you can find them.  It also tells you that you are doing some things right, even if not everything. 

Some finds will remain one of a kind for a long time.  I can think of several that took many years before I found the first and then it seemed like I'd never find the second, but after more years then I did find another, and in some cases, another and another.  It can be years between.

I only found on clay pipe - ever -, and that wasn't too many years ago.  And I found it in an area that I'd been over many, many times.  I didn't expect to find one, and the years seemed to confirm that I would not, so I was all the more amazed when I findally found one.

I was pleased to find my first stoneware master ink,  It was not really a goal, but I was happy to get it.  And then it was years before finding another.  But then I found more, and they went from being unexpected surprises to commonplace finds.

One of the more addicting things about treasure hunting is the element of surprise.  You never know what you will find, and you can't control the timing.

Another thing about it is that as you have success, your goals will change.  In gamer terminology, I think they would say you level-up.  With success, you increase your goals, and with those new goals, the difficulty level increases, as does the rewards.

As you go to the next level of the hobby, hopefully you develop as a person as well.

With all the talk about our political leaders being too old, it really isn't about age.  It is about the processes that take place with aging.  You will lose some capabilities but hopefully gain compensatory experience and perspective.  Some call it wisdom.

Time takes its toll and begrudgingly gives its rewards.  Your body parts wear out, no matter how proud you are of your strength and endurance.  The sun damages your skin, and the wear and tear on your bones and joints won't be apparent until they reach a certain point. 

One benefit of experience is the changing perspective.  Elon Musk described the explosion of his recent "heavy" rocket as being a "rapid unscheduled disassembly."  Genius is a matter of being able to take a different perspective.  That is one thing that frightens the political elite, who want you to mindlessly take their perspective and follow them when they are among the least inspiring of all.  That is why they have to resort to trickery and force.

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Canada gold heist: police investigating $20m of ‘high-value’ cargo stolen from Toronto airport...

 During that heist, six wooden boxes of gold were taken from a steel cage from the airport’s cargo area before they were loaded on a plane bound for Montreal...

According to the report, there were items of value other than gold included.

 Canada gold heist: police investigating $20m of ‘high-value’ cargo stolen from Toronto airport | Canada | The Guardian

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The tides are good, but the surf predictions not so good.

Fort Pierce Surf Predictions.

Good hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net

4/20/23 Report - Source of Coins Found On Island Unknown. 1000-Year-Old Canoe Found ijn Lake by Teenagers. Good Tides.

 

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

Archaeologists are baffled but excited by the discovery of two silver coins from the Roman Empire on a remote island in the Baltic Sea, halfway between Sweden and Estonia. 

No clues reveal how the coins got there, but they may have been left by Norse traders, lost in a shipwreck or brought there on a Roman ship that voyaged to the far north...

Johann Ronnby, an archaeologist at Södertörn University in Stockholm, was part of the team that found the coins with metal detectors in March, at a beach site marked by old fireplaces on the island of Gotska Sandön...

Here is the link for more about that.

Mystery of Roman coins discovered on shipwreck island has archaeologists baffled | Live Science

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1,000-Year-Old Canoe Found.
Source: See link below.

A piece of Native American history buried beneath Lake Waccamaw for hundreds of years was brought to the surface Wednesday. A team of archaeologists, neighbors, and members of the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe worked to bring a nearly 1,000-year-old canoe out of the lake...

The discovery, however, was unexpected. Eli Hill, Jackson Holcomb, and Creek Hyatt are three teenagers who discovered the canoe while swimming in the lake during the summer of 2021.

“I stepped on it and I thought it was a log,” said Hill. “I tried to pick it up and it never came up. So, we kept digging at it and it just kept going. And then the next day, we came back and we started digging some more and it just kept going.”

Hill’s family reached out to the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology about the canoe. A team then worked to move it closer to the family’s pier. The canoe sat there for nearly two years until it was finally brought to the surface Wednesday...

Here is that link.

Ancient Native American canoe brought to surface from beneath Lake Waccamaw (wral.com)

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Washington — The FBI arrested two defendants on charges that they set up and operated an illegal Chinese police station in the middle of New York City in order to influence and intimidate dissidents critical of the Chinese government in the U.S., the Justice Department announced Monday...

U.S. arrests 2 over alleged secret Chinese police outpost in New York (msn.com)

Why, after all this time, did they decide to do something about it?  That is not hard to figure out.

Here is more of the story.

Top New York Democrats, including Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams, received thousands of dollars in campaign donations from people alleged to have set up a Chinese police station in Lower Manhattan...

New York Dems Received Thousands from Alleged Chinese Police Station Operatives | National Review

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Fort Pierce Tide Prediction for Today.
Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.

Source: MagicSeaWeed.com.

Too bad the surf isn't as good as the tides.

I haven't had a chance to get out for a few days.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net