it is silver got it tested today. and the price they offered me for it was pathetic. they offered me $14 for it. ill throw it in my keepers box before they get it for that
If its lead a propane torch will melt it,give it a try.Me and my brother came across a good size chunk one time,50+ pounds out of an old quarry.We checked it with a torch.
Test kit mentioned above is a must for detectorists, 15 bucks, answers all your questions in 30 seconds, right at home.
(also helpful are a scale and set of calipers)
I test all my questionable items, and have saved a few silver and gold keepers only because
they were tested
TONY -what you might have is called a "silver splash" -- a bit of course refined silver ore *--often at or near mining sites -- silver ore was "rough refined" and made into bars so that it was easier to transport to the selling or mint areas -(when the purified liquid silver metal was poured into the bar type molds some of it would spill out of the molds in the process -- they are the "silver splashes"---often these little bits of silver were kept and traded acting as money in the wilds----if it is such a item --it is a a bit of a "historical silver mining" item and worth much more than its mere melt value of $14 they offered
Ivan have you seen "nugget" type in shape of pigs and boats with roman numerals like D or L or C with letters SI on them? I think Bermuda{SI} people were here on my island. See rings in avatar please. Mine are in 100s and look like his but people here say they are aluminum?
I've seen that type of nugget many times . If it's in an area of old oil wells . A 90 yr. old farmer informed me that it is Silver Solder . The old drillers used it to join sections of well pipe . Just like you also see joining the barrels of old double barrel shotguns . I'm sure it had other uses . In the well usage , it was strong enough to withstand the blast of Nitro that broke the rock during drilling . I did'nt realize it was worth more than a conversation piece . JMHO