Lead or silver?

[SeekerProB]

I found this a few weeks ago (item on right)and cleaned it up a little with a brush today. It does not appear to be lead. I have other lead that I have found and it just doesn't seem to be the same. The opposite side is hollow.

 

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[SeekerProB]

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[nsdq]

Air gun pellet ?

 

[SeekerProB]

possible , what material are they made of? I will have to look at what my husband has for ammo for his. it is heavy for the size.

 

[nsdq]

Depends on brand most are lead , they come in. .117 Cal - 22 Cal , what color was it before you cleaned it

 

[Indian Steve]

It looks like a lead cap off of a roofing nail for metal roofing to me.

 

[pistol-pete]

Watch battery?

 

[Duckshot]

Might be a contact for an electrical switch, in which case it is mostly silver.

Was it white or black when you located it? Does the other side look the same, and how thick is it?

 

[Icewing]

One simple test is to take a pocket knife and see if you can easily make a mark or indentation, if so it's lead. Silver is much harder and doesn't bend easily.

My first guess is that it's a fired .22 bullet that hit its mark.

 

[HuntinDog]

Yep
I would say Tin Roof lead Roofing Nail cover.

 

[cudamark]

You should be able to make a mark on lead with your fingernail. You won't be able to do that with silver.

 

[A2coins]

That's what I was going to say..

 

[Joe-Dirt]

It may not be pure lead, it could be melted/partial modern bullet in which case it won’t be that soft. It looks like construction scrap to me but you never know, it could be a silver doodad and it beats the hell out of finding a pull tab.

 

[SeekerProB]

Kind of whitish but not powdery. I will have to test it when I get back home. I have a lot of lead,this just seems different. Between the weight and the color I was thinking silver possibly.

 

[SeekerProB]

It looks like a lead cap off of a roofing nail for metal roofing to me.

I think I have found one of those nails. Was wondering what it was.

 

[Hawks88]

Looks like the bigger flat end of a used rivet.