5/13/24 Report - Huge Hoard of Gold Coins Uncovered. Info on Lost Colony of Roanoke. Northern Lights in Florida.

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

“I initially found the 1856 Seated Liberty Half Dollar probably 20 to 30 feet from where the hoard was located,” KET says the farmer told “Kentucky Life.” “I would have never believed what came next. Things that only happen in dreams. When I continued walking and saw the glint of gold — a thick reeded edge.

“When I pulled the coin from the ground, I was astonished when I realized I was holding a $20 Double Eagle from the 1860s. After I flipped the first clump of dirt over the next 45 minutes to an hour, the coins kept coming. I knew it was hundreds.”...

Jeff Garrett, a Lexington-based expert on rare coins, worked with the man who found the treasure to help bring the Great Kentucky Hoard to retailer GovMint.com for sale. The trove included $1, $10 and $20 gold coins, including rare 1863 Double Eagles.

Polston said he initially reached out to Garrett, who granted an interview in which he told how the farmer first sent him a grainy photo of a coin, and how they arranged to fly with the multi-million-dollar collection to Florida, where the coins were prepared for sale last year...

Here is the link for more about the hoard.

‘Things that only happen in dreams.’ Ky. man who found trove of gold coins shares story on KET (yahoo.com)

Thanks to Norbert B. for that link.

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Today, the “lost” Roanoke colony has become something of a cultural force in itself. There are various explanations as to what happened to the settlers... Some believe the colonists attempted to return to England on smaller ships, some argue that the Spanish attacked them, while others contend that the local Indigenous communities killed them all.

However, the most likely answer is the only one that actually takes notice of the evidence at the site. It is likely the colonists simply joined the local Indigenous communities and eventually integrated with them...

Here is the link.

Archaeologists Shine New Light On The History Of The "Lost" Roanoke Colony | IFLScience

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‘Extreme’ solar storm triggers Northern Lights as far south as Florida Friday.

Skies across the U.S. lit in a spectacular colorful glow not seen in years to decades as massive solar flares slammed into Earth on Friday, triggering "extreme" levels of geomagnetic activity. And the show may not be over for a while...

Here is that link.

'Extreme' solar storm triggers Northern Lights as far south as Florida | Fox Weather

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DJ said what I thought was a trumpet mouthpiece looked more like a trombone or French horn mouthpiece.  

Could be. I didn't mean to specify trumpet as opposed to other brass instruments. Trumpet just came to mind first and I didn't think any farther than that. I wouldn't know the difference. Thanks DJ.

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Some people have been talking about south winds stirring things up.  They certainly do.  Any water movement will stir something.  The amount of force and characteristics of the objects determines what gets moved at various amounts of water force.  When sand moves so does other things of similar resistance.

The other day when I found the horn mouthpiece, I noticed where the south winds had caused some erosion to the north side of some obstacles.  Those cuts were partly refilled after the wind changed to be coming from the north.  The south wind cut it out and the north wind refilled it.  That is sand moving one direction then the other.  

When I saw it, I wished I had my camera along to take the photo.  It was obvious what happened.

Very often when the sand moves back up onto the beach, aluminum and other things will come in with it.

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The surf will remain small next week.  No remarkable tides either.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net