Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.
Here is a really interesting hoard. It isn't the biggest or most valuable but is one of the oldest hoards found in the United States and has in my opinion one of the most interesting stories. As none of the coins bore date subsequent to 1688, it was probably between that year and the Peace of Ryswick, in 1698, that they were lost. The treasure therefore remained undisturbed for nearly a century and a half. (All the quotes on this piece are from the Wilson Museum Bulleting. You'll find the link below.)
... Many conjectures and opinions have been raised to account for the deposit of these coins in the place where Capt. Grindle found them, but the most satisfactory conclusion which can be arrived at, is that they originally belonged to the Baron St. Castin. This is rendered probable from the location where they were discovered, from their age, and from the fact that a great proportion of them were of French manufacture. Johnson’s Narrows are exactly in the route which it is reasonable to suppose Castin would have taken to escape from the English when his residence was attacked by them...
The coins in this hoard are described in the article. Included are coins from France, Spain, Holland, Belgium and others.The Wilson Museum Bulletin - Summer 2003 - Castine and the Old Coins Found There
This is an interesting hoard and the story is both interesting and informative.
Take a look.
You will also find additional references at the end of the article.
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Space Balls on the Beach.
Earlier this month, a crab fisherman found a peculiar spherical object shaped suspiciously like a Looney Tunes-esque bomb. With an abundance of caution, fire and hazmat teams descended onto the beach this weekend.and eventually recovered six of these metallic spheres in total.
Here is the link for more about that.
Residents Found Mysterious ‘Space Balls’ Washed Up on Their Local Beach
As you might recall, I did some old posts on space debrs along with some tests to help you tell the difference between titanium pieces and regular melted aluminum space junk.
Here is one link.
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When artificial intelligence is applied to crop circle analysis, it often identifies the formations as exhibiting advanced Euclidean geometry. Some systems classify them as highly advanced human art utilizing “cymatics” (the study of acoustic sounds), while others flag them as completely unclassifiable foreign data.+
Here is the article on the mystery of crop circles
Stranger Than Science: When A.I. Analyzes Crop Circles | Spirit Daily Blog
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I just finished watching the end of the England versus Argentina match. That was a good match - at least the ending. I didn't care who won, but I enjoyed it.
The one thing I learned is The Prevent Defense doesn't work in any kind of football. At about the 80-minute mark it looked like England was playing too defensively and Argentina was desperate and excited enough to generate a lot of offensive pressure. I told my wife that it reminded me of the Prevent Defense. Anyhow, I enjoyed watching a little soccer just out of curiosity.
I do wonder why adults have so much emotional investment in the outcome of sports games. I can understand it for children and youth, but not full adults. But a lot of life is like that.
Life is short. What are your priorities? I always say, I don't think St. Peter will comment me on my lawn at the pearly gates. There is no danger of that.
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No big changes with beach conditions or the forecast.
There are now a few minor developments on the NHC Atlantic tropical map.
The one front will be working south and affect the Treasure Coast area before long.
Good hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net
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