Written by the Treasureguide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.
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| Foreign Coins Found by Mark G. |
These foreign coin photos and the following email message was received from Mark G.
Finds come in all shapes and sizes and I am constantly amazed at what I find at the beach. After a few years at this hobby I noticed I keep finding similar items almost predictable and how they were lost has a lot of common traits as well. Earrings that are found clipped together or a necklace obviously broken or pendants without the chains all tell a story. My favorite story is the foreign coin. I love finding a foreign coin because it offers more clues than just a piece of jewelry. Like the 2 Netherlands coins I found in the same area during 2 different hunts. These coins were dated in the mid 90’s however the Netherlands went on the Ero in 2001 so you can guess relatively how long they have been there. Then there is who brought them? You can get a good read on who visits our beautiful Florida from where the coins are from. As you would guess I found a lot of coins from Europe however lately I have noticed a trend in coins from South America. I think we probably know why.
Here are some statistics I put together to illustrate this.
Thank You
Mark G.
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| Source: See link below. |
A new study, published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, highlights the importance of the megalodon's human-hand-sized teeth once again. Thanks to extracting and analyzing the traces of zinc left in the fossilized teeth, researchers now know that the megalodon's diet was much broader than scientists once believed.
"Megalodon was by all means flexible enough to feed on marine mammals and large fish, from the top of the food pyramid as well as lower levels – depending on availability,"...
Here is that link.
18-Million-Year-Old Megalodon Teeth Reveal the Predator's Surprising Diet
Shark teeth can be found on the Treasure Coast beaches. That is one of the many types of treasures you can find here. And unlike other fossils, you don't need a permit or anything to hunt them on a large scale.
I've posted some shark teeth finds before, as well as a chart that shows a variety of types of shark teeth so that they can be identified.
There are many such charts available now. Here is one.
I did a lot of posts on shark teeth in the past. Here are two of my favorite shark teeth finds.
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| Great White and Meg Tooth. |
And here is that link.
They aren't the biggest or the best you can find, but they are nice finds picked up while hunting for other things.
You can find many more posts on shark teeth if you search the Treasure Beaches blogs.
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One of the things I don't like about my treasure bogs is that it is difficult to find old posts. I wanted to find the post I did which showed a nice chart for identifying shark teeth. That is no biggy, but I wish it was easier to find old posts.
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There will be a high high tide tonight, but the surf remains small.
Good hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net5/2