small chunk of 1715 silver???

[jsturg]

I was beach hunting in the 1715 fleet area last week.? Due to a lot of beach work, it wasn't good hunting but I spent the better part of? 5 days out there anyway.? I found several modern coins fairly deep in the surf area that were nearly worn beyond recognition.? I also got a hit and dug, sifted, dug, sifted, dug, dug, dug, and found a small chunk of something.? It is far lighter than lead and is not magnetic.? Looks silver/pewter in color.? There was no corrosion on it but then again, everything else I found deep in the wet sand was practically polished raw.? Aluminum, pewter, silver....any thoughts.? Would love to think my vacation yielded my first piece of 1715 silver.?
Thanks,
Jeff

 

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[bakergeol]

My guess melted aluminium if it is extremely light. We see a lot of it where campers have been.? The 1715 silver finds I saw posted had a lot of corrosion on them as they had been out in the water almost 300 years
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George

 

[rasrandy]

Ive found alot of those melted things on long island sound.Most likely campfire leftovers of melted aluminum. H/H Randy

 

[Emperor Findus Cladius]

If it is far lighter than lead, then I would have to agree that it is probably melted aluminum.

 

[jsturg]

Given it's small size, "far lighter than" lead might be a stretch. Based on my experience with fishing sinkers, it's lighter than an equivalently sized piece of lead would be. I've never seen any other evidence of fires on the 1715 beaches so I don't know what to think about that. I won't say I couldn't subscribe to the melted aluminum theory though.

 

[THE BANKER]

I was beach hunting in the 1715 fleet area last week.? Due to a lot of beach work, it wasn't good hunting but I spent the better part of? 5 days out there anyway.? I found several modern coins fairly deep in the surf area that were nearly worn beyond recognition.? I also got a hit and dug, sifted, dug, sifted, dug, dug, dug, and found a small chunk of something.? It is far lighter than lead and is not magnetic.? Looks silver/pewter in color.? There was no corrosion on it but then again, everything else I found deep in the wet sand was practically polished raw.? Aluminum, pewter, silver....any thoughts.? Would love to think my vacation yielded my first piece of 1715 silver.?
Thanks,
Jeff

Hi
with comparison to the coins and size of the "item" there are no way it would pass as a coin either cob or dollar.
Although pieces of eight(cob) were odd sizes and shapes its by far to small , I am in posession of the original book by Kipp Wagner.
Silver tend to be black in sea water and are hard to clean.Aluminium show corrotion within a month.I DO NOT RULE OUT SILVER OR PEWTER.
Keep hunting ..after you found your first pice of shipwreck treasure you would be hooked..rgegards herman