Ingot of Something, Perhaps????

[Dirty Knees McGee]

Hey guys! I found this on a good md'ing day with my buddy Mike. He found his first mercury with his current rig and we collectively found over 100 coins.

I found this ingot? It registered in the silver range, but I have no clue what it is? It has the number "40" listed twice and a figure in the middle. The bottom of the"ingot" looks to be cut/trimmed/whatever. Any ideas?

 

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[texaspapa111]

I used to work for Nat'l Lead in St. Louis and we produced bars of this stuff called "babbit" used in making bearings for pillow block bearings.

 

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[Bigcypresshunter]

I find this quite interesting.
I do building and remodeling and quite often tear out old cast iron drain and waste pipes. They are well over 60 years old. The joints were sealed together with lead.
Would it be a hazard to dig or melt this lead out of the joints?
I also know some old timers who were plumbers and tinners. It is possible they may have some of this old lead tucked away in their barn or shop
If a bar is 40% tin does it have to be melted and separated some way?
Would a $13.00 per ounce mean for only the pure lead content?
There are old small abandoned lead mines in my area, would it be a good idea to check these out and find out about mining on a small scale?
I'm looking for anymore information or advice about this subject.
Thanks to a great and knowledgeable bunch of people in this forum. I enjoy reading it all the time. Clayton

don't know any of those answers. It is quiite interestiing. I only have the post from Jeff K. You might try e-maiiling him. If you get more iiinfo, please ppost. I need a new kkkeyboard. loll.