This is a Piece of ????

[Wannabe Treasure Hunter]

Howdy to all!

I recovered this piece on 12.15.2019 in Lamar County, Mississippi and I am hoping that some of y'all can help me to identify it and maybe even post a picture of a complete one. The Penny in the pic is for size reference only.

 

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[invent4hir]

Top = Same Price

Bottom = 48 Years

Closer

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Wow no inflation in 48 years!

 

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[Anduril]

I wonder why they cut it up? Is it silver? Doesn't make a lot of sense but what does I suppose.

Maybe it was a "60% Off Sale".

 

[broken_detector]

Maybe it was a "60% Off Sale".

Damn that's a good one almost spit out my coffee hahaha

 

[gunsil]

Pass it under the V3i, take a picture of the screen, and post it. That should help us ID what it is made of.

Metal detectors do not and cannot tell one what kind of metal they have. Metal detectors measure the conductivity of objects and make a guess as to the metal by the conductivity reading they get, they do not actually analyze the metal or assay it. This is why when you pass over a large piece of aluminum detectors scream out silver.

 

[civil_war22]

Metal detectors do not and cannot tell one what kind of metal they have. Metal detectors measure the conductivity of objects and make a guess as to the metal by the conductivity reading they get, they do not actually analyze the metal or assay it. This is why when you pass over a large piece of aluminum detectors scream out silver.

Or the F75+ overloads. Need someone with a metal detection device that can distinguish the % of what metals are in it.

 

[Wannabe Treasure Hunter]

I don't think you will find. Tins for baking powder and flour are just that, tin. Your piece looks diecast. Could have been more an advertisement piece for a general store.

Agreed, it is by no means a lid of any kind... I just wish I could locate a picture of a complete one to see what it looks like and just how old it is. As you can see on the lids, they put the number of years it has been the same price, which would be the bottom of my piece where it says "ears".

 

[BLK HOLE]

I don't know what it is but I'll take an order of them fritters

 

[desertexplorer]

Forgot to get back and give an ID.
This is a cast from a rarer Calumet tin can lid. The lid was used to cast lead or zinc die-cast. Some the old timers would use lids or tin cans for melting zinc or lead for bullets. I suppose the lid could of even been pressed into sand leaving an impression that was filled with bronze or even cast iron. I even heard of one of these cast “slugs” being found that was silver. It was speculated that some silver coins were stored in a can that somehow went through a fire, melting into a round slug with the surrounding can rusting away.

You see a lot of these Calumet lids at old mining sites but this is the first one I’ve seen that says:
“SAME PRICE FOR 48 YEARS”
Usually you find the lids like the one posted earlier that say:
“SAME PRICE TO DAY AS 48 YEARS AGO”

 

[cudamark]

I don't know what it is but I'll take an order of them fritters

Or at least post the recipe!

 

[rick67]

Or at least post the recipe!

Now you guys got me wanting to shred zucchini and taters.

 

[Machkin]

It probably had the restroom key attached to it.