12/15/23 Report - Some South Hutchinson Island Beaches Slightly Improved and a Few Modest Finds.

 

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

John Brooks Beach Thursday Afternoon.

I finally got out for a while to visit some of the beaches.  I had some things I had to do earlier, but got some time in the afternoon.

The slope of John Brooks beach was back closer to the dunes than previously but there were no cuts there.  The slope was pretty firm - more than I've found in most of visits this fall (which have been few).

John Brooks Beach Thursday Afternoon.

I took the next photo to show how close the berm was to the dunes now.  Of course, the dunes have been moving forward too.

John Brooks Beach Thursday Afternoon.

I then moved down to Frederick Douglass Beach.  There was one detectorists working the beach to the south.

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Frederick Douglass Beach Thursday Afternoon

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As usual, Frederick Douglass looked very much like John Brooks.

Frederick Douglass Beach Thursday Afternoon.

Walton Rocks Beach Thursday Afternoon.

Of the three beaches I visited, they were all very similar.  The slopes were farther back and a little steeper, perhaps.

Walton Rocks Beach Thursday Afternoon.

There were a few small cuts.

I noticed one area that I detected a little while and found some coins and a silver ring.

All the finds were at the top of a layer of older sand and shells under the several inches or more under the top layer.

Lighter Brown Sand From the Bottom of the Hole.

Most of the dug coins were heavily encrusted and at first glance looked older than they were.  

Some Dug Coins Along With a Dug Silver Ring.

Overall, conditions are somewhat improved, but not a lot yet.  

The wind was still blowing good and the surf was rough, but as expected, very little cutting - only a few very small cuts.

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Still not much of a low tide, but another early morning high tide.

So, the surf is not expected to be quite so high as predicted earlier.  Still seven to nine feet is pretty good.  Too bad the winds will be mostly easterly followed by some west winds.

I only had a little time and saw only three beaches but got in a little detecting.  I'm sure that there will be at least a few spots producing some older finds.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net