✅ SOLVED Anyone have anything similar? And what might it be?

[Tarponhuntr]

I found this with my BH4 at about 10 inches in depth. To the best of all local memory , this ground had never been worked , nor developed. The first home built on this site was in 1948 , and prior to that , the area had been only woods. But , that is only in the recorded history. There is no mention of this property of any significance other than ownership recorded prior to '49.

I rechecked the item with my Fisher F2 today , and it reads in the 72-81 range , depending on angle and side exposed to the MD.

Does anyone have any suggestions , or perhaps you have found something similar. This is driving me crazy , and I am working on a meeting with a local historian and naturalist
sometime this week , so perhaps he may shed some light.


Thanks in advance,

 

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[jeff of pa]

Melted Lead or Solder

Heavy or Light ?

most likely lead

 

[Silver Searcher]

Jeff is right Lead, but finding lead can be a good sign....I like your user name, a fisherman I take it as well Welcome to TreasureNet.

SS

 

[mick56]

Or melted aluminum can.

 

[Tarponhuntr]

Definitely not lead. Density isnt even close. It has a weight that is similar to silver. Not soft enough to be aluminum , I dont believe. Also , where the material was located was on my parents property , and there have been no fires in that location since my mother moved in in 1954.

I tested the back edges to see if it bent easily , because my first guess was also melted aluminum , but it was very very stiff. Pictures do not accurately show the "shine" in the silver areas. Most places where the object appears white in the photos are actually silver in appearance. I compared the weight to a 2009 Walking Liberty Silver Dollar , and it is very similar. If this item were melted down , it would come out at about 1/2 the thickness of the Liberty if allowed to cover the samesurface area , and thus the weight reflects that.

I can't say that it isn't AL , but based on the afore mentioned observances , I'm beginning to lean toward a Nickel/Silver mix. Another noteworthy observance is in the 3rd photo , with the "blob" facing right. It appears that there is a piece or "streak" of oxidized iron in the middle of the "tail" section.

This is truly twisting my brain and my imagination , but perhaps half of the fun is not knowing !

 

[Tarponhuntr]

Thanks , definitely a fisherman. But , no to the lead. I found a 4 oz sinker the same day , and this thing has no density even close to lead. It is strange indeed.

 

[Tarponhuntr]

Not heavy enough for lead. Not as light as Aluminum either. As stated later on , it has a density similar to silver. But I dont have a scale accurate enough to make an exact claculation.

 

[Tarponhuntr]

Solder would be a great guess , if I had any iformation that would support why there would be melted solder in that location. You can see where the item "skinned" over as it solidified , which inicates it came into contact with much cooler air suddenly after liquifying ; similar to the way silver solder acts when allowed to puddle. But again , to the best of local memory this is "virgin ground" with no building having taken place in recorded history. It is a small patch just attached to the main yard , out of everyday foot traffic. Perhaps may have been farmed at one time , but the lay of the land suggests against this.

I was told that in 1949 , all it was was a footpath that connected the only two homes in the area . The next closest home was approx. 2 miles away. Gotta love mysteries !

 

[Tarponhuntr]

LOL ! It appears I need to learn how to use these forums properly as well ! Sorry for the multiple replies. They were intended to be for the individuals. Guess the mystery got the best of me !

 

[Bryanhashemi]

thats just some melted solder or melted cutlery.

 

[jeff of pa]

LOL ! It appears I need to learn how to use these forums properly as well ! Sorry for the multiple replies. They were intended to be for the individuals. Guess the mystery got the best of me !

LOL I'v done it once or Thrice

 

[DCMatt]

Don't beat yourself up too much trying to solve the unsolvable. Most of us who have detected for a few years have dug something that didn't belong where we found it. You shrug your shouilders and move on to the next target.

I can speculate about your shiny nugget, though. When I was a kid ('60's) we loved to play pirate. And that meant buried treasure. Broken glass became gems. Bottle caps became coins. Tin foil was gold. Any kind of shiny junk we buried deep then dug it up later. Or sometimes we didn't...

DCMatt

 

[Tarponhuntr]

Don't know how or when this happened but apparently this is a lump of melted silverware. The good news is ; I am the owner of a lump of sterling . A local jeweler checked it and said it was sterling , and explained the iron in the middle as the remnants of the base metal. At least I know what it is , but I wish I knew the "when , and how". Think I'll clean and polish her up now. I'll post pics once I get the crud out and polished up.