Unknown Beach find

ARC

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If it's lightwieght it's aluminium prolly from a beer can in a bon fire... if it's heavy like lead than it's runoff from smelt of lead fish wieghts or such... even ammo. But really know whay to truly tell.
 

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AuSomeness

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Aug 12, 2014
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Thanks for the replies, guys. It is definitely heavy. It's an odd finding in my mind. I guess you never know what you'll find, eh?!
 

bootybandit

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Aug 17, 2014
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Maybe a melted, corroded sinker.
 

gallileo60

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Apr 30, 2007
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lead, find them all the time on the TC Dike..
 

RiverRat

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Jun 30, 2012
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I find a bunch of those in the coastal mountains of N. California...especially in campgrounds!
First one I found, in a riverbank, rang "silver" on my BH Pioneer...I was SOOO excited!...then, when did more research, found that it was melted ?....lead, aluminum, etc. Don't know why they'd be around campsites/grounds, but I'm always finding these...different shapes but around the same size as yours...have also found a few of them have very sharp edges (aluminum?), but most are smooth...
 

Diggin-N-Dumps

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maybe my eyes are wanting to see something...But I swear when i first look at that second picture, it looks like a Horse head with the mane
 

RobRieman

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Nov 12, 2012
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If you have to look so hard at a find that it forces you to make it look like something then it's probably not worth much. Kinda like taking the ink splotch test. ;)
 

dieselram94

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Jun 17, 2011
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How big is it? Looks like a bullet that impacted something. Would also explain the weight.

sent from a potato...
 

Auriemma

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Jul 24, 2014
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Honestly... It looks like lava.
 

RiverRat

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Jun 30, 2012
61
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Clearlake, N. California
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Bounty Hunter Pioneer 505, Garrett Pro Pointer,Bounty Hunter Tracker IV
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whatever it is, it's probably a metal that's been melted...I have found tons of these (that ring up as silver) in rivers and camp grounds...I once asked a ranger and he said melted aluminum cans...but could also be steel....they sure mess up your digging! first one I found in a river bed I totally believed was a silver nugget!...not...good luck!
 

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