? for all experts on the beach

[GoldNRush]

Well i have some free time to visit a few beaches in Monte Negro with my new Vaquero Germania 2,but it's out of season 6 months already because of weather...I know that some of you guys do beach researches so i was wondering is it possible that water,you know washed away all the jewelery and pulled into the sea(for 6 months)?..Is it possible at all?..I know it could be a very stupid question but i belive you guys can help me...Thank you

Marko

 

[tvr]

I actually find it hard to believe there is a true expert on what you ask. Some people get very good at figuring out some beaches. I think all beaches are different. Most ocean beaches can change a lot from day to day. Some have deep sand and everything seems to sink quickly. Some beaches have rocky or clay or hard packed bottoms that hold more. A year ago while visiting Myrle Beach, I talked the a man who metal detected that beach frequently. He told me about salting the beach two years previously with 150 yellow and red pennies to try to see how they moved. Said he and his friend had only found about 15 or so. I found one a bit over 1/4 mile from where they had been thrown into the water. The 6 or 7 times I had been to that beach has me thinking that beach does not have a bottom that holds much so I would expect a lot of sinking, never to be found targets. But there, two years after the penny was thrown in the water, I found it in the wet sand not far from the high tide line.

I'd think heavy objects, like gold rings would tend to sink more where dropped and not move as much as light weight, thin chains and pendants that easily move with the waves. Some beaches turn up coins and rings that have been in the water for many decades. You may see some of the old finds posted in the beach water detecting forum if you search the forum enough.

My recommendation is to hunt different parts of the beach and see if you can find a pattern to where you find targets. Are they all in low spots, up high in the beach, near the water line, in a line part way between the water and the high part of the dry sand? And are they lighter or heavier targets. Try to figure out a pattern if you can find one and use that information to your advantage for that beach.
Good luck and enjoy your hunt.
Cheers,
tvr

 

[larryk56]

That is very interesting.
Thanks for sharing!

 

[comcat]

hiya guys,,just want to say that in the north east here in England i usually keep an eye on the tide tables,,i.e. high and low tide times,,obviously i go when the tide is low,,but more important ive found that watching the tide hight and frequency charts give you a better idea of how much sand has been pulled from that particular area,,the higher in metres the better for me ,,,it gets closer to the mud n bedrock where all the good stuff lies,,,try usin the 12 x 10 widescan,,,excellent for salt wet,,,keep yore tongue out,,rgds

 

[tvr]

Tide in Whitby is nominally about 4 meters difference between high and low tide. I vividly remember being on the other coast of England, at Blackpool, watching very long flat mud flats rapidly getting swallowed up by the advancing tide. It is an impressive sight and one you do not want to catch you off guard when you are out on the mud flats. Contrast that 4 meter change with about 2 meter change in coastal Maine, 1 meter change in the mid-Atlantic region and 1/2 meter change in southern Florida.
Many differences to be observed and considered on the beaches.
Cheers,
tvr

PS comcat, you ever ride the North Yorkshire Moors Railway? I enjoy the steam trains and that is a lovely ride.

 

[finnfoto]

Depends on allot of scenarios , > TIDES, FREEZ AND THAW, STORMS, storms being the biggest factor , Gold has been setting at the bottom of the ocean floors for over 3oo years and still washes up on the beach all along the East coast especially Florida.


So anything is possible. I think you need a pulse unit. Oh better yet. > goto amazon.com and grab the book. Metal Detecting The Beaches From Maine To Florida.

 

[GoldNRush]

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[John(Tx)]

but have found my share of old coins and jewelry from the beach. Gold tends to sink into the sand especially when the sand is wet and the waves move it around. When I hunt a beach I look for cuts. If I don't see any cuts I usually sink my scoop into the sand and see just how deep the sand is before hitting the black stuff or rocks and shell. If not too deep for my Excal I will hunt these areas since most jewelry will have a tendency to stop sinking around these leverls. Good luck. John

 

[GoldNRush]

Ok guys,thank you very much on your answers,you really helped me learn a lot of things about beach hunting.Thank you once again.

Marko

 

[GTzer]

Not much of a beach MDer. In one instance -after Nor easter I found all coins and metal in almost a straight line for a mile. After gridding two different sections the productive area was just above where the mid tide waves would reach.

Been a surface fossil & relic hunter for over 50 years. Many times the water will sort according to weight. Some times there are anomalies. It is rare to find surface coins (not talking about just dropped) but in maybe 10-15 times in all of those years there would be surface coins among the medium sized rocks & shells. I mean for an entire collecting day.

One time -when the wind reversed after a bad storm- coins,shells and rocks were all sitting on top of little sand pedestals everywhere I looked. Wish I was on a treasure beach that day.

Long way of saying-you can't tell until you go- it could be loaded or slim picken's.

 

[comcat]

Tide in Whitby is nominally about 4 meters difference between high and low tide. I vividly remember being on the other coast of England, at Blackpool, watching very long flat mud flats rapidly getting swallowed up by the advancing tide. It is an impressive sight and one you do not want to catch you off guard when you are out on the mud flats. Contrast that 4 meter change with about 2 meter change in coastal Maine, 1 meter change in the mid-Atlantic region and 1/2 meter change in southern Florida.
Many differences to be observed and considered on the beaches.
Cheers,
tvr

PS comcat, you ever ride the North Yorkshire Moors Railway? I enjoy the steam trains and that is a lovely ride.

,,,,,,,,,,,,yes,,i have ,,and it is,,,,enjoyed your post,,,rgds

 

[tvr]

Been a surface fossil & relic hunter for over 50 years.

Bet you have a lot of interesting stories to share. Looking forward to seeing some more and how those observations relate to finding good metal!


comcat,
If I ever get back to that neck of the woods, will have to lift a pint with you. Twas last there 14 years ago.