Whats better than finding a 16 pound solid copper bar?

[Idprospector]

Finding 3 of them. I got permission from a realtor to detect the yard of a house that was going to be torn down. I found a Susan B Anthony dollar in the front yard and the back yard was full of junk. There was little parts of cars and bikes and little things everywhere. I tried detecting the garden and it was pretty clean. I got an overload signal at the end of a row and decided to dig it up to see what it was. It was a heavy metal bar. I took a closer look and it was Copper with holes down one edge of it. I found two more. all three gave an overload tone. I took some pics after I dug them up then some more at home. I tried polishing one of them up but it still looks crusty. The two without holes weigh 16 pounds each and the one with holes is 14.6 pounds. Not the usual finds but I will take them anyday. Idigid

 

[The_Machine]

Looks like a trip to the recyclers, is in your near future.

 

[Idprospector]

I have to get them all shiny and pink like a new penny before they will take them, Any ideas, Idigid

 

[Casull]

A couple of minutes with a fine sanding block should do the trick. Nice score.

 

[Ray-Mo.]

n/t

 

[Kevin_Fayette_Pa.]

n/t

 

[cladkiller]

Like ray-mo said 3.00 dollars a pound looks like about 140.00 smackers that'll buy u some batteries
nice find

 

[imi_wakaranai]

Why do you suppose these were buried? Anyone?

 

[minimac]

Nice find! That's money in the bank! Geez, now besides all the junk I usually dig, I'll have to start digging my overloads too.

 

[TerraDigger]

That's some serious scrap money Got to be be one of the most unusual finds I have seen here on the Mall. Congrats!!!!

Only in Idaho....lol

I wonder if Nampa has any of these......naaahhhh

 

[Ken in Georgia]

Great find but what is better than find that in Gold !!!!!

 

[nge]

Could have been used where flammable substances were being produced. I know that my dad used to bring stuff like that home all the time when he was working, he was a tool & die maker, for G.M. Heck at one time we had over 200 lbs. of copper odds and ends, dad put them all in a canvas sack and buried them in the field next to our old house. They are not there anymore, they got craned up into a dump truck when they built houses on that lot......NGE

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

That's a unique find for sure - congrats !