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| Coin Found by John L. With New |
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A trove of artifacts — including cannonballs and coins — were recently found among the ruins of a centuries-old fort on a Caribbean island.
The discoveries were made during an archaeological excavation of Fort Gustav, a historic military outpost perched atop a hill on Saint Barthelemy.
Constructed during the late 18th century, the fort was occupied at various times by the French and Swedish militaries.
Among the artifacts unearthed were a collection of cast iron cannonballs, according to an April 18 news release from France’s National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP)...
The discoveries were made during an archaeological excavation of Fort Gustav, a historic military outpost perched atop a hill on Saint Barthelemy.
Constructed during the late 18th century, the fort was occupied at various times by the French and Swedish militaries.
Among the artifacts unearthed were a collection of cast iron cannonballs, according to an April 18 news release from France’s National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP)...
Here is the link for more about that.
At the top of the secton is an entire round of grapeshot found at the same site by metal detectors.
I've told before about finding grapeshot before. It was on a Carribean Island, and I didn't bring them home because there was a stiff fine for taking explosives on the plane and I didn't want to risk that, so I left them behind.
I left one at the foot of a tree and found it where I left it when I returned a year or two later. I thought that was pretty remarkable.
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A couple days ago I showed what could be a British groat that was found on the Treasure Coast by Tom.
As I mentioned yesterday, they are fairly common finds in England and there are thousands of them in the PAS finds database.
Knowing next to nothng about groats I started doing a little research and found a site with some basic information. Here is the link.
Here is a little information about groats I found on that site that could help date them when the date is not visible.
Over time, groats became lighter:
Edward III’s coinage (1351) weighed 72 grains (4.7 grams).
Henry IV’s coinage (1412) reduced it to 60 grains (3.9 grams).
Edward IV’s coinage (1464) further lowered it to 48 grains (3.1 grams).
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| Surf Chart From SurfGuru.com. |
Monday we had a nice north wind and some southerly longshore currents starting. I'd expect a few washed out spots Tuesday morning.
WHAT: A strong, southward flowing longshore current and a Moderate Risk of rip currents is expected.
WHERE: Coastal Volusia, Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint Lucie, Coastal Martin, Mainland Northern Brevard, Northern Brevard Barrier Islands, Mainland Southern Brevard and Southern Brevard Barrier Islands Counties.
WHEN: Through late tonight.
IMPACTS: Breezy north to northwest winds will produce a strong, southward flowing longshore current today, which can push swimmers into deeper water unexpectedly, making them more susceptible to dangerous rip currents.
Here is that link.
Good hunting,
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