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Why tide clocks are useful when When your tide clock reads one hour to low tide or one hour to high tide, these are the best times to go beachcombing. A lot of people think that the best time to go beachcombing is at low tide. Well, what I tell people is if you go at low tide, you’ll be the last one there to find what has washed up at high tide! Of course you can metal detect and beachcomb at the same time. If you are beachcombing for sea shells, beach glass, shipwreck artifacts or just want to see what has washed ashore, be at the beach at least one hour before the high tide. This way you will see what has already washed ashore and see what else the waves are bringing in. If there is no surf, per se, then not much will be washing ashore. When the winds are 20 knots plus, blowing from the northeast, east or southeast, there should be debris washing onto the beach. If there is a two to three day nor’easter, then get ready to bring a bucket because there will be more than you can carry. If you come across any live marine animals such as a seal or sea turtle, keep your distance and let them do their business. You can report the “stranding” to the local marine mammal stranding division of the department of natural resources or the park ranger if you can find one. The park ranger office is at the Indian River Inlet on the north side. It is a federal offense to remove any pieces of dead sea turtles, i.e. their skulls, so keep that in mind. Metal detecting can be fun at both just before the high tide and just before the low tide. It’s a lot of work to be there for both events, so choose one or the other, you won’t be able to do both and not be exhausted. I usually go metal detecting from one to three hours at a time. I find mostly modern change, modern jewelry, and occasionally shipwreck coins from the late 1700’s to early 1800’s. I have found British and Irish halfpennies, Portuguese coins, Spanish pieces of eight and American early 1800’s coins. I do not sell the shipwreck coins that I find, I display them in my store, TreasureQuest in Ocean View, Delaware, for my customers to dream of finding one themselves. And, it is a dream. It is one of the most exciting things you will ever encounter on this planet when you, yourself, find a shipwreck coin on the beach. Most of the shipwreck coins that I find, I find with my metal detector, but occasionally, I do find them just laying on the top of the sand. Who would believe this? In estimating, 95% are found with a metal detector and 5 % are found on the surface. So, you can purchase a metal detector at my shop or rent on for the day, up to you, but, you’ll see how much fun your family can have metal detecting.
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