Hurricane Ian Unearths History on Daytona Beach

After Hurricane Ian, I was able to get on Daytona Beach on Saturday, October 1st. A great many stairwells and beach approaches were destroyed, which left access to the beach limited.

Almost immediately, I began finding US silver coins. The list of finds was incredible:

• Roosevelt Dimes
• Mercury Dimes
• 1 Barber Dime
• War Nickels
• Washington Quarters
• Standing Liberty Quarters
• Barber Quarters
• Franklin Half Dollars
• Walking Liberty Half Dollars

The best find was a stunning 1754 Mexico Pillar 2 Reale.
(Image 1: 1754 Mexico Pillar 2 Reale – DASH URL here)

We also discovered about 6 ship spikes in an area where no ship has been identified. Additionally, we uncovered:

• Hundreds of bullets and shell casings
• Lead toys
• Only one gold ring
• Almost no jewelry

Total after a year of hunting:

• Nearly 300 silver coins
• Well over 100 Wheat Cents

(Image 2: Group of silver coins – DASH URL here)

This machine soaked up the silver and I could not be more pleased. I used the large coil with a sensitivity of 25 to get faint signals. It was a great adventure!