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| Beach Metal Detector Finds by Peter Hughes. |
Sedwick & Associates, LLC is pleased to announce that we will be attending the ANA World’s Fair of Money® from August 25 through 29, 2026, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
The World’s Fair of Money is one of the most important numismatic events of the year, bringing together collectors, dealers, researchers, auction houses, and institutions from around the world. We look forward to meeting with clients and friends, reviewing important material, and discussing consignments and bidding opportunities.
During the coming weeks, members of our team will also be traveling throughout Florida and other states to visit consignors. We will be traveling to South America as well. If you have coins, paper currency, medals, tokens, shipwreck artifacts, or other numismatic material that you would like to discuss with us in person, please contact us so that we can arrange a private visit.
Our next auction will take place at our offices in Maitland, Florida, on November 5 and 6, 2026. The quality, rarity, and historical importance of the material already consigned are making our 40th auction a particularly special event.
Whether you are considering consigning or planning to bid, this is an auction you will not want to miss. We are currently accepting additional consignments and welcome the opportunity to discuss how your collection or individual rarities may be presented to an international audience of serious buyers.
We look forward to seeing many of you in Pittsburgh at Booth 722 and during our upcoming travels throughout the United States and South America.
Sedwick & Associates, LLC
On December 1, 1963, archaeologist Jose Maria Soler discovered a set of 66 pieces ranging in metals and including bowls, bracelets, bottles, and gold ornaments. Some pieces mix metals—there are three silver bottles, an iron bracelet, another iron piece with gold ornaments, and an amber and gold button. In total, according to the Jose Maria Soler Archaeological Museum, the collection features nearly 22 pounds of gold and is “considered the most important prehistoric treasure in Europe.”
While iron isn’t as flashy as gold, the origin of the iron in the collection had puzzled experts for decades. That’s because the dating of the gold found on the Iberian Peninsula worked out to sometime between 1200 BC and possibly as far back as 1500 BC. But the Iron Age and terrestrial iron smelting wasn’t happening on the peninsula before 850 BC at the earliest. That means the iron-looking elements from the Treasure of Villena presented a dating problem...
The 2023 study analyzed the nickel content from the two pieces, showing that the high nickel content falls in line with iron originating from a meteor.
Here is the link for the rest of the story.
He discovered 22 pounds of ancient treasure from an impossible timeline—then things got even weirder
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| Jensen Beach Web Cam (Noth View) Jensen Beach Webcam |
Pretty boring stretch of unchanging weather and surf. We are still having a small surf.
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| Fort Pierce Surf Chart from SurfGuru.com. |
Just a little bump on the surf chart. It looks big in comparison, but really isn't much.