2/8/23 Report = Manatees Gathering in Warmer Water. New Shark Species Discovered. Local Tripson's Dairy Bottle. Coin Hobby Strong. Surf Decreasing.

 

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

About a thousand manatees gathers in the Blue Spring run during a cold spell.

Here is the link for more about that.

About 1,000 manatees piled together in a Florida park, setting a breathtaking record (msn.com)

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MAMMOTH CAVE, KY. – Two new-to-science species of ctenacanth shark fossils have been discovered through the ongoing Paleontological Resources Inventory (PRI) at Mammoth Cave National Park. The two sharks, Troglocladodus trimblei and Glikmanius careforum, were identified by fossils collected from Mammoth Cave in Kentucky and northern Alabama...

Here is that link.

Two new species of ancient sharks identified through research at Mammoth Cave National Park - Mammoth Cave National Park (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

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I found a quart bottle embossed TIPSONS Dairy.  I didn't remember seeing that one before, so I did some research.  Of course, like most of my bottle finds, it came from the Treasure Coast.

TRIPSONS Dairy Quart Milk Bottle.

The bottom has a 54 on it, which is probably the date.  That would make sense given the style of the bottle.

Below is what I learned.

Waldo Sexton started the Vero Beach dairy in 1924.  His grandson, Tipson, took over the Vero Beach dairy, which then became Tipson's. 

I'm sure I have Vero Beach dairy bottles, but don't know that I've posted any of them.

Bottom of TIPSON'S DAIRY Bottle
embassed witht the following.

VERO BEACH FLA 
Duraglass
54

Duraglas bottles were first introduced in the 1940s by Owens-Illinois Glass Company as a more durable alternative to traditional glass bottles.

I just posted this bottle in tgbottlebarn.blogspot.com too.

I have found a lot of dairy bottles but haven't posted many.

By the way, Vero Beach got its name on May 19, 1925.  That can tell you something about the date of items labeled Vero Beach.  

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There are various ways to judge the strength of the market for coins. When the market is doing well, those collectors holding individual or sets of truly rare coins become tempted to offer these items back into the market and take their profits. This was clearly seen in January during the auction and bourse at the Florida United Numismatists convention...

Auctions Tell Hobby Strength - Numismatic News

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Here is the latest chart from Surfguru.com.

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As you can see, the surf will be decreasing today, which isn't all bad.

Yesterday the high surf made difficult access to much of the beach.  I saw some areas where there were pockets of coins.  They seemed to be in areas where there was a steeper slope.  Where the beach fronts were wide and flat, I saw no such areas.  If you see rocks or larger shells deposited on the slope, check for coins there (usually modern).  Also check areas where previous erosion has reduced the layer of newer sand cover.

The treasure coins that will be found will probably come from the few areas that have produced during previous high surfs the past couple of years.

Good hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net