A Hunk of Burning Love?

[ace250semo]

Hey all.... since there are so many of you scratching your heads over my civil war figure, let me add to your frustration, I found this piece of melted down hunk of Bright and shiny metal, it weighs 3.5 ounces, 2-3/4" in length and 1-1/2" across and 1/2" thick, in the same area where there were several older coins found, 1901 Indy, 1901 Barber, 1903 V-Nickel and a 1912 V, 1925 Standing quarter, this place evidently had several buildings, and burnings, most likely late 18's to early 19's in date. I showed this to another hunter and he swears it is a melted lump of silver coins, so let me have, but be nice........Jack.

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

I had a similar find near Matanzas Fort built by the Spaniards in FLorida during the 1500's. I was sure it had to be silver. It turns out most MD relic hunters said it is most likely melted cans from bonfires left by partying teenagers.

Here is the post:
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?30,267384,267384#msg-267384

 

[Danny TN]

an old zinc jar lid. I've dug similar around old farm houses. They use to burn the old zinc jar lids in the fire place to supposely cut the cresote off the chimmey walls.

 

[ghzcss]

Zinc jar lid is probably the answer. Not an aluminum can. Would take about 9 cans to weigh that much and they usually just burn up. Not melt. As mentioned by Danny TN. The Zinc lids were put in fire places to help remove the build up in chimneys. Now some people burn aluminum cans as well. But they are so thin. They burn like paper.

 

[KDBone]

A chunk of weapons grade uranium worth a couple million dollars to Osama. Your not growing a third eye are you. HA

 

[rob]

You can go to you local college and see the Industrial department head and ask them if they can test it for you. If it comes out to be .925% silver, you are probably right about it being melted down coins. If it is .999%, then it is probably just melted pure silver. They will pretty much be able to tell you what it is in about 30 seconds...

 

[Uncle Willy]

Looks to be melted pure silver. I'd have it tested.

Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

Is it soft or hard? looks to shiny to be zinc.

Bill

 

[ace250semo]

I have to say, there is a lot of information coming in from you all, and it is sure appreciated, I really think that it isn't a zinc lid, as the brightness is way beyond that, and the hardness is where you can't bend it, I've tried, that aluminum can weight issue is correct, it would have taken about 9.25 cans of that weight to make this, and most likely would have burned up before it could have made a hunk this size, so I am sticking with the silver issue, maybe not pure, but at least coin grade, we have all heard about those dimes and quarters hid in the walls or under floor boards, maybe this time I just got to them too late, thanks, Jack.

 

[Ken_in_MI]

Is that a cat burglar???


Ken

 

[ace250semo]

Thought someone would get a kick out of the pic...Jack