Shipwreck Spike/Nail???

[billlybob]

I just got my metal detector for my birthday in early December from my lovely wife. I used it the other day on a beach in Florida’s SE coast and found what I think is a bronze nail or spike. I am very interested if anyone could help me ID it and some information regarding the age. - Thanks

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

yep thats what it is. Nice find. one question: How did you find an old shipwreck spike on a modern trash filled SE Florida beach? Were you hunting the Treasure Coast?

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I would love to here the story of how and where you found this, depth and detector used.

 

[billlybob]

Why do you say that the SE beaches are trashed filled?

Thanks for the help indentifying the item. I am pretty excited (I guess beginner’s luck) and I think the metal detecting “bug” has bitten me good.

I found it at low tide in a trough between the beach and a sand bar. I actually went surf fishing and decided to take the detector with me (since there usually is some “down time”). The spot was a little north of Sebastian. It was <6 inches deep but it is tough to tell due to the wave action (every time I dug the sand filled in again). I was using a Beach Hunter ID that my wife bought. On a side note I was hoping to catch a few blue fish but only caught a few Jack’s.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Why do you say that the SE beaches are trashed filled?

Thanks for the help indentifying the item. I am pretty excited (I guess beginner’s luck) and I think the metal detecting “bug” has bitten me good.

I found it at low tide in a trough between the beach and a sand bar. I actually went surf fishing and decided to take the detector with me (since there usually is some “down time”). The spot was a little north of Sebastian. It was <6 inches deep but it is tough to tell due to the wave action (every time I dug the sand filled in again). I was using a Beach Hunter ID that my wife bought. On a side note I was hoping to catch a few blue fish but only caught a few Jack’s.

The beaches here in SE florida have so much modern trash that it is rare to find anything old.

But like I guessed, you were a bit north of SE Florida. The Treasure Coast has little modern trash and many old shipwrecks. Sebastian has the cleanest beaches in the world perhaps from all the treasure hunters. Congratulations on a very nice find. Possibly from one of the missing 1715 fleet disaster ships. If you get a chance, bring it by the McClarty museum and they will tell you more about it. Thanks for sharing.

BTW be careful, you cannot use a metal detector in the water without a lease and can be arrested for doing that. Just a little heads up. On the beach at lo tide between the waves is OK, but not in the surf.

 

[billlybob]

Thanks for the information. I moved to the area a little over a year ago and still getting used to the area (i.e. I guess this area is not SE Florida). Good call on the location. I will try to make it to the McClarty museum.

My bad on the “rules” on where to metal detect. I just glad I found out now before I took the detector scuba diving with me.