5/24/25 Report - One Readers Finds and 'Comments. Motivations. 143 Milion Visitors to Florida. Final Penny Blanks.

 

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

Finds by Mark G.
Top box is last years finds.  Bottom box is this year YTD.

 

I received the above photos and following email message from Mark G.

I love seeing other peoples finds it lets me show off my own. I wish more local people would share their finds more, for me it’s inspiring. Part of what keeps me going out there is being able to see my collection of finds growing. But you're right in your posts of the emotions of the find. For me even an earring can produce a range of roller coaster emotions the wedding bands are the worse. Yeah, I start off thrilled I was able to find a men’s silver wedding band then as I take care to examine it later and clean it up, the rest of the story comes out. The silver wedding band tells the story of a young couple not much money that settle for less expensive silver to seal their vows. The scratches and wear tell me it was worn by a working man struggling to make a home and a family. Somebody went home that day and told the wife he lost his wedding band or maybe the wife notices before he does. I showed my married daughter the ring her words were “owe that’s going to be an argument”. But now it sits in my collection all polished up waiting for its big brother, Gold wedding band. I had planned to write a book about my finds when I retire here in 2 years but don’t know if I can take the emotional drain of all the loss.

Here are all my Silver and Gold finds with a few diamonds and a pearl, the top box is last years, the bottom box is this year. I am getting out there more and this year’s box is already doing better than last year and its only May.

 

Thank You

Mark Gallagher

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Thanks for sharing Mark.  Seeing metal detector finds does motivate people, and any treasure hunter needs to stay motivated.  

The economic motive is a big one for some people detectorists, but for many beginners that means giving up because it isn't as easy to strike it big as soon as they hoped. It takes a while to develop the necessary skills.  And even for the skilled detectorists, there can be long periods of few finds. For the hardcore detectorists, there are always important motivators other than the economic.  

Metal detecting involves considerable expense, and most detectorists are not going to cover their expenses which involves the cost of a good metal detector and other equipment. There are continuing expenses too.  There are travel expenses.  Gasoline isn't free.  Other forms of treasure hunting can involve even greater expense but the economic motive is seldom the primary motivation.  There is the thrill of the hunt, the joy of returning precious lost objects to the rightful owner, an interest in history, physical exercise, the social aspect and more.

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Florida welcomed 143 million visitors in 2024, setting a new tourism record for the state.

State officials said this is the most visitors in a single year in Florida's history.

The trend isn't slowing down, as more than 41 million people visited Florida in just the first three months of this year...

Here is the link.

Florida sets new tourism record with 143 million visit

More people means more lost items, so that means more things to be found.

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US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny.

The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed Thursday. This move comes as the cost of making pennies has increased markedly, by upward of 20% in 2024, according to the Treasury.

By stopping the penny's production, the Treasury expects an immediate annual savings of $56 million in reduced material costs, according to the official, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity to preview the news...

Here is that link.

Stop making cents: US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny

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Source: Surfguru.com.

Nothing new with the beach conditions.  More calm surf for several days.

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net