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| Gold Ring Found by John H. |
John H. sent these photos along with the following email message.
Dredge pipes have landed on Jensen Beach Just south of the Robert and Elsa Eustace mansion. I had not heard of any replenishment that far south happening, but it looks like it is. The parking lot on the N side is closed for the trucks and heavy equipment. But on a good note, I found my first gold of the year, I thought it was never going to happen, I was losing faith and venturing very far out in the surf getting blasted by waves before tomorrow when the very high waves are predicted. Good luck to all, see you on the beach. John H.
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| Renourishment Project at Jensen Beach. Photo by John H. |
Congratulations John, and thanks for sharing.
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| Found by Bill H. |
Regarding your note on the find of an 1879 Silver Dollar on the beach...I found one also, a 1906 Walking Liberty Dollar. After detecting I went home and googled the coin and found it to be a fake, there were no silver dollars minted that year and no Walking Liberties until 1946. I turned the coin over and saw the word "COPY" just under the eagle's feet. I talked to another person that found an 1883 Silver dollar and when checked out, it also said Copy on the reverse side under the eagle. Now who in the world would toss fake silver dollars on a beach. Surprising that it did show up very high in the silver range on my Minelab. See photos attached. (Shown above).
I don't know why there are so many fakes. There are a lot of fake reales out there too.
I've shown that several fake reales also produced high conductivity numbers. If you discriminate based upon conductivity numbers, you are likely to make a lot of mistakes. Large surface areas will generally read higher on the ID meter than small objects. The last gold ring I found, for example, was small and thin and showed a number of 13.
Fake reales are bought by tourists as souvenirs. I think some people put fake coins out to give their kids or friends a little thrill when they are found. Maybe some people use them for practice.
The COPY mark on fake coins can be clear and bery obvious but sometimes they are almost impossible to see. The copy mark can be intentionally obscure to deceive buyers. I've seen some pretty convincing fake coins. Sometimes the copy mark just gets worn off or corroded.
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From DJ...
Read in The Assembly NC: https://apple.news/A5C0NooOlSKWmYXkfn4mNxA
Thanks for sharing DJ.
| HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 2 AM EDT MONDAY | ||
| Instruction: 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. Entering the surf is strongly discouraged. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. | ||
| Description: * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 10 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...Coastal Indian River, Coastal Saint Lucie and Coastal Martin Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, from Saturday morning through late Sunday night. For the High Surf Advisory, from 8 PM Saturday to 2 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. ---
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