Bar of what?

[cavers5]

Hi, if anybody has any idea what this is, I would appreciate it. It's heavy, soft (can dent with a fingernail) dug in soil near a river at a Civil War campsite, not oxidized white (like lead) and not rusty, although it has a couple of small rusty stains like it laid near something rusty, may have small nail drove into it. Silver testing on corner did leave a tiny, tiny red dot, so it must have at least a tiny amount of silver on interior. One corner has a melted-looking spur sticking up. 14 cm long, 8.5 cm wide, and approx. 1 cm thick. May have markings on one side, but can't make out what it is ( a "W" "M" or possibly a "V")

Thanks in advance
Cavers

 

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[tammahawk]

what color is it inside when you scratch it?
I would throw it in some CLR and gently clean it,tammahawk

 

[jeff of pa]

Lead

 

[tammahawk]

one thing i will say silver is not that easily scratched, but what is the under color, if its yellow wahoo if its silver colored probably lead if it is real soft,tammahawk

 

[Klaatu]

My guess is lead. Probably was intended for bullet making.

 

[tammahawk]

I was thinking, what about pewter? its very soft almost as soft as lead,pewter has some value

 

[birdman]

I found a large ball of lead when I was a kid ,it was the size of a grape fruit and cut in half. It looked very close in color to what you have.HH