12/18/25 Report - A Look at a Recent Treasure Coast Beach Metal Detecting Find: One-Reale. Manticore Conductivity Numbers of Reales.

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

One-Reale Found on the Treasure Coast Tuesday.

This reale weighs 3.3 grams which puts it very close to the normal weight for a one-reale.  

Look to me like the design might be for a larger denomination cob.  That center device seems awfully large for a one reale.  I need to look into that.

It is kinda hard to get a great photo of cobs.  You have to play with the lighting.  Sorry, these photos aren't the best.  I had a better set, but due to computer problems lost the photos before getting them posted.

It was this clean when dug, unlike another that was found not long ago at a neighboring beach.  That one required a lot of cleaning to even see the design, and I still haven't finished cleaning it.  I got interrupted and haven't finished it yet.

It produced a good high tone, and if I correctly recall, a 60 conductivity number on the Manticore, which would be close to what you might expect on a Florida beach.  Various things can affect the number, but here are some ballpark numbers.

Here are the typical Manticore numbers for the various reale denominations.

1/2 reale     50 - 62

1 reale        60 - 72

2 reale       72 -  82

4 - 8 real    84 -95

  A number of things will affect the reading, such as the size, shape and orientation of the cob as well as the surrounding environment. 

It seems fishhooks on the beach ring up in the sixties too but produce a definite low ferrous tone.

I normally don't pay much attention to the numbers for making dig/no dig decisions, but many people do.  I've only spent a few hours with the Manticore so far, but it has produced good results.  So far, I like it a lot.  But again, take that with a grain of salt, I'm a virtual newbie with that detector and haven't spent a great deal of time hunting with it.

Back to the cob.  It looks like maybe a Mexico coin probably from the 1702 - 1710.  

A lot of  small denomination cobs have come from the same beach over the years.

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Yesterday my post was about finding a reale in what I called "an almost mystical" way.  I described the way I was drawn to the spot of the find.

I noticed that recently an older post dealing with subjects like intuition and remote viewing was getting renewed interest.  Since it is somewhat related to yesterday's post and is receiving a lot of interest, you might want to take a look.  

Here is the link.

Treasure Beaches Report: Pt. 2. (2020 and Beyond). : 3/29/25 Report - Remote Viewing: Research and Application from CIA and Other Research Institutions. Intuition and Metal Detecting.

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Fort Pierce South Jettty Surf Chart from Surfguru.com.

Not much exciting in that chart.

Some of the beach cams were off-line for a week or two on the Surfguru site.  I'm glad that they are bac on.

One day I watched a sweep (my word for a group of detectorists) of detectorists do the Drop and Kick.  It looked like the seniors try-out for the New York City Rockettes.

If you don't know what the Drop and Kick is, that is the name I gave to the recovery technique of dropping a scoop full of sand and kicking it around on the beach until the target appears.

I'd like to post the finds of others and beach condition photos from other beaches.  Just send them to 

TreasureGuide@comcast.net.

Good hunting!