10/7/26 Report - Hurricane to Hit Parts of Florida. Beach Observations and a Couple Handy Hints. Coin Facts.

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

After a very slow summer storm season, it looks like Florida will see a hurricane make landfall, but it will be the western panhandle area. Of course there is plenty of shipwrecks and beach detecting to do over there too, if you happen to be able to get over that way.

Windyty.com.  Friday Morning Projection.

Much of the Florida peninsula will be getting a south wind.

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I received this email beach report from Mark G. 

I was out on JB this morning, it's hard to tell from the cameras how deep or high the scallops are but I do know they are moving sand. It looks like all the sand that left the sloop during king's tide is coming back in. I know the low parts of the scallop is where to look, I was just skimming the tips of them along the towel line on JB when I came across this forgotten ten stake sticking out of the sand that no more than a few hours ago was underwater at high tide. I snapped a photo because I thought what a perfect way to demonstrate how much sand is pulled out from the water rushing out of the impression in one tide (Assuming the tent stake was under the sand before high tide).

There are various ways to get a read on sand movement. It is always good to have some landmark or object to help you judge. One thing I used to do is throw a coin in the surf where I was detecting as the  water came and went, watch the spot where it landed and then try to find it with the metal detector after a wave or two has gone by. It was surprising how far a coin would often move with a single wave. On a decent slope, it wasn't uncommon for the coin to move several yards. Also it was helpful to note the direction the coin moved too. If you accidentally dropped a coin out of your scoop or didn't get it entirely in the scoop on the first try, you'd then have a good idea of where you could find it.

Taking a look at the Jensen Beach web cam, you can see evidence of slight scalloping yet Wed. morning.

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The U.S. one cent coin seems to be on its way out.  The reason I most often hear is that the cost to make a penny is higher than the coin is worth.  But the same would also hold for the U.S. five cent coin.

For two decades, producing U.S. nickels has cost more than their face value. Rising prices for copper and nickel, along with labor and transport costs, have pushed expenses higher. In 2024, losses from nickel production fell to $17.7 million, down sharply from the previous year.

The cost to produce a nickel in 2025 was about 13.3 cents.

Personally, I don't see the relevance of the production cost relative to face value.  I must be missing something, but it seems to me that the face value to production cost isn't all that important.  The zinc pennies deteriorate rapidly and must have a much shorter useful lifespan than the copper cent. That seems like an important factor to me.  Anyhow....

In contrast, certain British coins have achieved remarkable premiums. The 2009 Kew Gardens 50p has a face value of 50p yet recent sales have reached £140–£180 for circulated examples and up to £700 for top slabbed grades. This dramatic premium stems from its limited mintage of 210,000 and the delayed public recognition of its scarcity until 2014. Once collectors realized its rarity, prices climbed rapidly, solidifying its status as one of Britain's most sought-after modern coins.

Here is that link.

Nickels cost more to make as rare British coins fetch high premiums

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You might find this interesting.  One proposed site of Noah's Ark is being studied and additional subsurface detail is being discovered.

Here is the link.

Radar Finds Right-Angled Anomalies Beneath Türkiye’s Famous ‘Noah’s Ark’ Formation | Arkeonews

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I have mentioned the Mel Fisher Artifact database in the past.  It can be a helpful resource, but was out of operation for a while.  I found that it is back again.

Here is the link.

melfisherartifacts.com

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One thing that occasionally aggravates me about the internet and technology in general is the frequent changes.

As you know, I refer to Surfguru.com a lot.  They recently changed their look and the new surf chart only shows three days.  I miss the seven-day prediction even it occasionally had to be changed.

Here is the most recent chart for the Fort Pierce jetty area.

Surfguru.com.

I guess there are some new things that you can like about this, but I still would like to have the seven day chart. 

Good hunting,

Treasureguide@comcast.net