Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.
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| Big Scoop Swallowing Shovel Added for Size Comparison. |
This is the scoop that I call T-Rex. I think you can see why. It is a big heavy-duty scoop with some big teeth.
I recently showed the vibrating sifter constructed by Mark G. and reported on his test of that system. I also recently mentioned the Merkitch sifter, which is a type of sifter that is pulled through the top layer of beach sand to pick up any kind of near-surface treasure.
And in the past, I reported on a sifting experiment conducted on a heavily detected lot. After the lot had been metal detected many times and the lot thought to be pretty much cleaned out, sifting resulted in MANY more silver coins being recovered - many more than had been detected. The sifter used in that case was a sifter very much like those used by archaeologists. Material is shoveled or dumped on a stationary sifter. Here is the link you can use to read more about that, and I do highly recommend reading that post. For me, it is the most important post for detectorists to read. It shows how much can be left in the ground after a site is thought to be cleaned out. That is important to know.
Here is that link.
I also posted two or three additional posts with additional comments on the experiment.
And there are some other types of sifters, such as the floating sifters commonly used in shallow water. They are commonly used for fossils as well as detecting in shallow water.
It takes little more than some chicken wire and a couple boards to create a portable sifter that you can roll up and keep handy for whenever it might come in handy. Floats, of course, can easily be added.
T-Rex, though, is made for another kind of sifting. You might have concluded that from the big teeth. T-Rex is primarily used to submerged sift mud, silt or sand from a dock or seawall or something like that. There are six sections of PVC that can be attached to lengthen the handle up to thirty feet or more. Using a sifter like the T-Rex is among the most strenuous types of sifting, but it can be well worth the effort. You might consider it a two-man operation.
There are many situations for which I highly recommend sifting. Sifting can help you be more thorough. You can go deeper and get many targets that would for one reason, or another be missed by a metal detector. I have found that sifting can be useful in very junky situations. It will pick up the junk, but the junk is easily separated from the good targets visually.
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Few structures are more fascinating than the Church and Convent of Santo Domingo del Cuzco on the Pope’s home turf of Peru.
This edifice was built on the foundations of the famous “Inti cancha” in 1534, an Inca Temple of the Sun that was the most sacred spot of the entire and vast Inca Empire.
That construction atop the Incan ruins represented the annulment of the ancient pagan cult.
Some time later the temple, known as the Place of Gold, was looted: almost completely stripped of the incredible walls and vessels of precious metals, mainly that gold, that decorated it...
An Amazing Church | Spirit Daily Blog
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From Sedwick Coins...
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July 10-12, 2025
Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida
Consignments Wanted:
Heading to Orlando, Florida for the Summer FUN Coin Show, July 10–11?
We’d love to see you there!
Stop by Booths 429 & 431 to explore our full inventory of shipwreck gold and silver coins, rare world and U.S. coins, paper money, and more—all available for viewing and purchase.
We’ll also be accepting consignments at the show for our next Treasure Auction. Let us help bring your rarities to top bidders around the world.
Now accepting consignments for Auction 38, including:
Spanish Colonial silver and gold coins
Shipwreck coins and ingots (Atocha, 1715 Fleet, Maravillas, etc.)
Rare and high-quality Latin American coins
Certified world gold and silver coins
U.S. coins and banknotes
World banknotes
Certified shipwreck artifacts
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The first Florida tropical development of the season.
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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov. |
That is not likely to affect the Treasure Coast significantly.
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| Fort Pierce Area Surf Forecast from Surfguru.com. |
So the Treasure Coast continues to have nothing but a very small surf. Easy shallow water hunting.
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Good hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net