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Thursday, October 31, 2024

11/1/24 Report - A Bit of 16th Century Mexico History: Our Lady of Zapopan. Atocha Emerald Sifting. Ink Bottle With Label.


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

Our Lady of Zapopan.
Source: See link below.

It all began with the Franciscans. In 1524 the first group of twelve Franciscan missionaries from Spain landed on the coast of Veracruz in central Mexico. In 1525 the second group arrived, this time in the western part of the country in the area known as Nueva Galicia (the present-day state of Jalisco, of which Guadalajara is the capital). Among this group was Fray Antonio Segovia who was one of the first evangelizers of the area. The kindly and ascetic Fray Antonio (who loved the Indians as his sons) had a deep devotion to Our Lady and would always travel on his missionary journeys with her tiny statue around his neck. He claimed that it was she who was the evangelizer, not himself.

One of her titles is La Pacificadora, “the one who makes peace.” How she achieved this title occurred in a wondrous manner on one memorable day in 1540: While Fray Antonio was preaching “luminous rays issued from the statue.” It was declared by all present that “they were more beautiful than the light of the sun.” So impressed (and startled!) were the Indians with this divine manifestation that they laid down their arms (they had been warring with the Spanish) and begged to be baptized. Six thousand were brought into the Catholic faith at this time. Since the earliest days the indigenous peoples of Gaudalajara have been devoted to Our Lady. It has remained the most Catholic of Mexican states: during the years of persecution of the church in the 1920’s, statistics revealed that the most number of martyrs came from Jalisco. Not surprising perhaps because the headquarters for the Cristeros (“those who fought a war for Christ”) was located in Guadalajara.

The image is made of pasta de Michoacan a type of cornstalk which has been mixed with glue, a substance ideal for crafting durable and lightweight statues. The 13” statue represents the Virgin Mary under her title of the Immaculate Conception. It has the honour of being the first image of the Virgin Mary to be venerated in the state of Jalisco.


Here is the link for more about Our Lady of Zapopan and Mexican Madonnas.

https://mexicanmadonnas.com/2023/10/

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The Fisher organization believes there could be hundreds of pounds of emeralds still to be found.including some very valuable examples.

While dealing with bad weather and unable to go to the Atocha site, the Dare crew has put this time to good use! They have built a custom emerald sifting table. We look forward to having members out to the site to help sift on deck! Learn more about all the undiscovered emeralds still waiting to be found on the Atocha site in video below.

From personal email.

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Parker's Ink Bottle with Paper Label.

I found a bottle like the one shown above before, but it didn't have the top or paper label.  Most of the ink bottles I've found and kept don't have a screw top.  They are older. This one has a metal screw top.

Without the label or top, it is difficult to figure out the details.  Too bad I didn't get a better photo of the label.

Super Chrome Parker's Ink Bottle with Label.

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The high tides are still very high.


Source: Surfguru.com.

The surf will be decreasing, but remaining rougher than summer conditions.

Good hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net



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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

10/31/24 Report - Happy Halloween: Black Beard's Dog? Turning $20 Find Into Thousands. Bigger Surf Coming.

 

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


From the Queen Anne's Revenge: Black Beard's Dog?


I posted this dog skeleton from the site of the Queen Anne's Revenge before.  I like it as a Halloween image.

Looks like he could still be guarding the treasure.

For morer information on tet wreck and the salvage efforts, archaeology, artifacts and conservation, here is the link. It is a good site with a lot of good information.

Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge Project

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(CNN) — When a North Carolina man headed to a convenience store on Tuesday, he had no idea luck was on his side.


Jerry Hicks, a master carpenter from Banner Elk, found a $20 bill in the parking lot of the store, he said in a news release. He spent it on a scratch-off lottery ticket – and won $1 million...

Here is the link for more about that.

Man finds $20 on ground, wins $1 million after buying scratch-off lottery ticket

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We are getting a higher surf.  Here are some predictions and advisories.



Here is teh link for the daily advisories.  You can click on their map for information on more specific areas. 


 For example, here is the information for Vero Beach.



Source: Surfguru.com.

Here are the surf predictions from SurfGuru.com. The high tides are going to be very high.

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Good hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

10/30/24 Report - Miscellaneous Artifacts Including A Big Pane in the Wreck. Guadalupe and Tolosa Shipwrecks. Big Surf Wednesday.

 

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


"The time has come," the Walrus said,
   "To talk of many things:
Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax—
   Of cabbages—and kings—
And why the sea is boiling hot—
   And whether pigs have wings.

From: The Walrus and the Carpenter by Lewis Carroll - Poems | Academy of American Poets


That is the verse that came to mind when I looked at the last several lots of the concluding session (session 6) of the current Sedwick Treasure auction. The auction ends with quite a variety of artifacts, including Kang Ksi porcelain, an olive jar neck some conglomerates and even an encrusted spoon or two.  Below is an encrusted spoon.




Also included in the lots at the end of the sixth session of the Sedwick auction is an 18th century glass ship's window pane, megalodon tooth, brass crucifix. The window pane shown above is thought to be from one of the wrecks. I think that is the first shipwreck window pane I've ever seen. Below is the lot description for the pane of glass.

Square pane of clear glass, ex-Guadalupe and Tolosa (1724). 47 grams. 3¾" x 3¾". A rare shipwreck survivor: intact, lightweight glass square with rough edges, possibly from a window, very fragile. PICK UP IN PERSON RECOMMENDED. From Guadalupe and Tolosa (1724), with original certificate from Captain Tracy Bowden through his contract with the Dominican Republic and copy of the article "Graveyard of the Quicksilver Galleons" by Mendel Peterson from the December 1979 issue of National Geographic signed by Bowden.

It wasn't too long ago that I did a post on windows and window weights.  See Treasure Beaches Report: Pt. 2. (2020 and Beyond). : 10/1/24 Report - Windows, Weights and Glass: Finds and How to Estimate the Age. Higher Surf Coming Again.

The pane of glass shown at the top of this post is from the site of the Nuestra Senoroa de Guadalupe and Conde de Tolosa shipwrecks.

The Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe and Conde de Tolosa were carrying mercury from Cadiz to Veracruz and sunk during a hurricane in a bay of the Dominican Republic in 1724.  A private company located and salvaged the wrecks in 1976.

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The big news today though, is the higher surf that the Treasure Coast will see this week.  

Beow is the report from the National Weather Service for the Treasure Coast area.

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
325 PM EDT Tue Oct 29 2024

FLZ154-159-164-647-747-310800-
/O.NEW.KMLB.SU.Y.0012.241030T0800Z-241031T0800Z/
/O.CON.KMLB.RP.S.0034.000000T0000Z-241031T0800Z/
Coastal Indian River-Coastal Saint Lucie-Coastal Martin-
Mainland Southern Brevard-Southern Brevard Barrier Islands-
325 PM EDT Tue Oct 29 2024

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents.
  For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 8
  feet expected in the surf zone.

* WHERE...Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint Lucie, Coastal
  Martin, Mainland Southern Brevard and Southern Brevard Barrier
  Islands Counties.

* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through late Wednesday
  night. For the High Surf Advisory, from 4 AM Wednesday to 4 AM
  EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and
  localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best
  swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

High surf will affect the beaches in the advisory area, producing
localized beach erosion and dangerous swimming conditions.
Swimmers should remain out of the water due to large breaking
waves and dangerous surf conditions.

Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away
from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the
sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as jetties and
piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards, beach patrol flags and
signs.

Thanks to DJ for that lead.


Here is the Surfguru.com chart.

Source: SurfGuru.com.

On top of that, the high tides will be big.
Good hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net
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Monday, October 28, 2024

10/28/24 Report - Star of Lima Cobs Including Those From the San Miguel Arcángel or the Jupiter Wreck. Higher Surf Coming.


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



You've probably heard of "Star of Lima" cobs.  Above is an excellent example that is being offered as lot 263 in the current Sedwick auction (no.36).  It is from the Jupiter Wreck, otherwise known as the San Miguel Archangel.  You can clearly see the beautiful and bold eight-pointed star.

And here is the lengthy lot description.

PERU, Lima, "Star of Lima" type, cob 8 reales presentation strike, 1659 V, mintmark * above LIMA, V to left and 8 to right, rare, NGC AU details / saltwater damage, ex-Ullian. S-L5; KM-18.1; Cal-1243. 26.85 grams. As we have noted in several articles, the "Jupiter Wreck" is known for yielding an important group of very well-struck sample presentation pieces of the 1659 "Star of Lima" issue that was struck without authorization from the King, who was the intended recipient but obviously never saw these samples. Among these are a few very choice 8 reales like this lot, which we called finest known when we first sold it in 2009 from the unadvertised holdings of the famous Florida diver/collector and original Real Eight Co. member Lou Ullian. Later, this coin was a highlight in our first floor auction in 2014. With satin-smooth surfaces graced with lovely toning, this piece features a beautifully detailed full crown above pillars containing *-LIMA-1659 above pristine waves, •V• to left and •8• to right inside king's name PHILIPPVS in the legend, also with perfect lions and castles inside bold cross on other side whose legend shows curiously reversed N's, both sides slightly off-center and with just a hint of surface corrosion but otherwise superb, fully UNC (despite what NGC says), and truly one of the loveliest shipwreck 8 reales you will ever see. Pedigreed to the Lou Ullian Collection (Sedwick Auction 5, lot 260) and also Sedwick Auction 16 (lot 492). Recovered from: “Jupiter Wreck” (San Miguel Arcángel), sunk in 1659 off the east coast of Florida


The next cob (lot 264) in the same auction is also described as a "Star of Lima" type.

Lot 264 in Current Sedwick Auction.

This half reale is described as a "Star of Lima" type cob, but I do not see any star.

Here is the lot description for this one.

PERU, Lima, "Star of Lima" type, cob ½ real, Philip IV, (1659) (V), very rare. S-L5; KM-unl; Cal-545. 1.14 grams. Bold monogram with crown above on one side and full cross on other, date in legend not visible but with distinctive details, contrastingly toned and a bit thin but not overly corroded, already rare as a shipwreck ½R but this type particularly rare. Pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 5, with original lot-tag 263 and Sedwick photo-certificate. Recovered from: “Jupiter Wreck” (San Miguel Arcángel), sunk in 1659 off the east coast of Florida.


That leads to a question I've had for several years.

I found the half reale shown below several years ago.  I've described that find before.


Jupiter Beach Half Reale Find.

After I found this half reale I sent a picture to Sedwick Coins and asked something about it.  I forget the question I asked, but I remember that Augie called it a "Star of Lima" and I didn't know why because I did not see any star.  

This is one of my favorite cob finds for several reasons.  One reason is the sharpness of the design.  The details are the best I've ever found on a dug cob, even though this side of the cob was completely encrusted and invisible when found.  When I cleaned up I found the surface of the coin in great shape, as you see in the photo above.

The half in the auction and the one I found seem to be the same design.  I still don't know why they are "Star of Lima" cobs even though there is no star.  I should have asked Augie.   

That find consisted of a series of discoveries.  It washed out of the dunes.  I was working in thigh-high water, which was bouncing off the dune face.  It was difficult just standing up, not to mention the additional difficulty of recovering any targets in the water that was nearly knocking off my feet.  When I dug this target, I put the scoop out towards my wife, and she removed it from the scoop.  It was just one of those days when I got the feeling that I should drive down to Jupiter.

After finally getting the hard sand encrustation removed, I was delighted to see the remarkable condition of the monogram. The question about it being a "Star of Lima" and why continued to linger in my mind for years and was reawaked when I saw the "Star of Lima" cobs in the auction listings.


Below is an excerpt from a great article on Star of Lima cobs, including half-reales as well as the larger denominations that do show the star.

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Other issues: Half reales and gold

sedwick_star_other_a“Star of Lima” coins of the half-real denomination are known, both from the San Miguel and later, but do not bear any attributes that would assign them to any particular series, for their design is the usual (but distinctive) monogram and cross-lions-castles. At least one is known with a 1659 date in the legend on the cross side. I have also heard of a ½ real with a design like the higher denominations, but I have not seen it to confirm its design or authenticity. Intriguingly, mint records show that quarter reales were struck as well, but nothing attributable to this issue has come to light.

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So it seems that half-reale Star of Lima cobs do not show the star.

The same article also talks in detail about the larger denominations, including a variety of types of Star of Lima reales.

Here is the link.


And here is a link to Augie's article on Star of Lima cobs.


My conclusion at this point, is that my half-reale find is a Star of Lima, as Augie said, but I still do not know why it is called that since the star is not visible

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Source: Surfguru.com.

So the surf chart is little changed since yesterday  We still have a peak surf predicted for Wednesday.

The high tides remain high too.

Good hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net
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Saturday, October 26, 2024

10/27/24 Report - Treasure Auction Schedule. Highlighted Lots. Previous Post on Heart-Shaped Cobs. High Surf Predicted.

 

Written by the TreasureGuide for the Exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Repot.



Auction Schedule

Highlighted Lots

Part 1

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I've posted about the Sacred Heart image and heart-shaped cobs a number of times, including original research on the heart-shaped cobs by author and researcher Laura Strolia.  Below are some links.

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According to this recent chart, it looks like the high surf could begin a day earlier than suggested by the previous chart.


Source: nhc.noaa.gov.

It also looks like the high surf could quicker.  Before it looked like after it reached a peak, it sustaiined for a while.  Still to early to say too much about that.

The tides are still pretty high.

Good hunting,

TreasureGuide@comcast.net



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