Beach renourishment affect

[BobbyO]

In my area, the SC east coast, beach renourishment is common. This is done by pumping huge amounts of sand from the water onto the beach then leveling out the sand using large bulldozers. This adds feet to the height of the beaches. Just wondering if these areas are better or worse for metal detecting. Seems like metal on the beach would be buried further but then something in the water may be pumped up on shore. Of course the pumped sand goes through pumps which may destroy objects. Comments?

 

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[Rookster]

First, welcome to the forum. Just remember that the beach gets replenished yearly with finds. I know my machine will find small coins up to 9-10 inches. Good luck.

 

[Jason in Enid]

In my area, the SC east coast, beach renourishment is common. This is done by pumping huge amounts of sand from the water onto the beach then leveling out the sand using large bulldozers. This adds feet to the height of the beaches. Just wondering if these areas are better or worse for metal detecting. Seems like metal on the beach would be buried further but then something in the water may be pumped up on shore. Of course the pumped sand goes through pumps which may destroy objects. Comments?

Seems like about 99.9% of the time, the sand pumped in is barren. Yes, all its doing is burying the gold and silver already there so that you can only hope to find fresh drops. The sand isnt going through the pump, that would shred the impellers. But I'm sure there is likely a screen to keep any larger "debris" from being pumped in. Id be more interested in diving the dredge spot after they move.

 

[Terry Soloman]

I have found OLD silver and gold after "renourishment's," dredged up from places I can't get to without SCUBA gear. It's a blessing, and a curse.

 

[A2coins]

Would be hard to tell but would be fun to see

 

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[smokeythecat]

It is a blessing and a curse. When they did the replenishment at Coin Beach, Delaware, for awhile they were lazy and just dumped buckets full of sinkers, reales, gold escudos, fish hooks, cell phones and everything right on the sand. Ever try to carry 15 pounds of sinkers off a beach a mile from the car? My daughter got 2 eight reales, a 1/2 escudo and several shipwreck coppers in one little pile, in 5 minutes no less, she whooped me real good that day - with the 15 pounds of sinkers and 500 miles of monofilament line!

 

[Bum Luck]

It is a blessing and a curse. When they did the replenishment at Coin Beach, Delaware, for awhile they were lazy and just dumped buckets full of sinkers, reales, gold escudos, fish hooks, cell phones and everything right on the sand. Ever try to carry 15 pounds of sinkers off a beach a mile from the car? My daughter got 2 eight reales, a 1/2 escudo and several shipwreck coppers in one little pile, in 5 minutes no less, she whooped me real good that day - with the 15 pounds of sinkers and 500 miles of monofilament line!

I hope she wasn't complaining..........

I have found OLD silver and gold after "renourishment's," dredged up from places I can't get to without SCUBA gear. It's a blessing, and a curse.

I can imagine. Any time there's disturbance, there's opportunity.

Just don't fall in a slush hole.

 

[LawrencetheMDer]

In Florida they often get the sand from near by shoals or bars and contain absolutely nothing. Got to avoid for a year while it gradually gets replenished and then it washes away again. I prefer the washed away beaches.