A Chunk Of Silver?

[metaldetector101]

I was hunting an old park and I found what looks to be a chunk of silver. I tryed melting it thinking it was soter, it was NOT. I dont have a silver test kit. Any ideas?

 

[Iron Patch]

Melted aluminum looks that way too.

 

[Chug And Red]

I found on similar a few weeks ago, Was told it was Pewter slag!!!!

 

[Breezie]

Melted aluminum looks that way too.

Yep! Breezie

 

[metaldetector101]

I found on similar a few weeks ago, Was told it was Pewter slag!!!!

How could you tell? Mine is about one ounze.

 

[CRUSADER]

Melted aluminum looks that way too.

How could you tell? Mine is about one ounze.

logic

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Silver Searcher says you can test for silver with bleach. I dont know anything about it but here is where he mentions it.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,308902.0/topicseen.html

I agree with the others, most likely melted aluminum.

 

[jdsarasin8194]

Hope it's silver!

 

[Breezie]

Silver Searcher says you can test for silver with bleach. I dont know anything about it but here is where he mentions it.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,308902.0/topicseen.html

I agree with the others, most likely melted aluminum.

Bleach will turn aluminum black/dark too. Breezie

 

[Silver Searcher]

There's another way also :P.......tin foil, the type you cook your Turkey in at thanks giving take a small piece of foil, put the object in the foil and spit on it, it should react by getting very warm, and giving of the smell of rotten eggs, if it doesn't...then it's not Silver

SS

 

[Breezie]

There's another way also :P.......tin foil, the type you cook your Turkey in at thanks giving take a small piece of foil, put the object in the foil and spit on it, it should react by getting very warm, and giving of the smell of rotten eggs, if it doesn't...then it's not Silver

SS

Well, dang, I learn something new everyday! Way to go SS! Breezie

PS: I won't have to test that method on my hammered silver! Thank you again!

 

[Silver Searcher]

Silver Searcher says you can test for silver with bleach. I dont know anything about it but here is where he mentions it.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,308902.0/topicseen.html

I agree with the others, most likely melted aluminum.

http://www.geniimagazine.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=196512

Natural sunlight is also a good way of toning your Silver coins, although it takes more time

SS

 

[intimer]

take a small piece of foil, put the object in the foil and spit on it, it should react by getting very warm, and giving of the smell of rotten eggs, if it doesn't...then it's not Silver

SS

wow!

 

[Jay Plunder]

There's another way also :P.......tin foil, the type you cook your Turkey in at thanks giving take a small piece of foil, put the object in the foil and spit on it, it should react by getting very warm, and giving of the smell of rotten eggs, if it doesn't...then it's not Silver

SS

Hopefully this isn't a halitosis test . I can picture many dozens of people across the world now trying this and you waiting for them to comment that it works...then you laughing hysterically.

Also...tin foil or aluminum foil. This is an awesome piece of info and I want to get it right.

 

[jdsarasin8194]

Any news? Is it silver

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

There's another way also :P.......tin foil, the type you cook your Turkey in at thanks giving take a small piece of foil, put the object in the foil and spit on it, it should react by getting very warm, and giving of the smell of rotten eggs, if it doesn't...then it's not Silver

SS

Hopefully this isn't a halitosis test . I can picture many dozens of people across the world now trying this and you waiting for them to comment that it works...then you laughing hysterically.

Also...tin foil or aluminum foil. This is an awesome piece of info and I want to get it right.

Can anyone verify this works? I use a solution of Nitric Acid and Potassium Dichromate. One drop will change color for different metals. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,24080.0.html

 

[aaaaaaa]

I use a solution of Nitric Acid and Potassium Dichromate.

Your bottles look like antiques themselves..
And what a lot of typos in that chart.. :P
But still interesting... I wonder if that's one of the methods used in the testing kits you can get on ebay etc..

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I use a solution of Nitric Acid and Potassium Dichromate.

Your bottles look like antiques themselves..
And what a lot of typos in that chart.. :P
But still interesting... I wonder if that's one of the methods used in the testing kits you can get on ebay etc..

I used to coinshoot in the 70's and I guess the chemicals are that old lol. Yes lots of typos. I borrowed the chart from an ol TN friend Real de Tayope. . Heres my chart and I see some differences. . I doubt this chemical mix is the same as the one commonly sold. I cannot test the karat of gold.. You can test gold and silver with simple Nitric Acid. I know this solution works well on silver. I learned this mix from an old timer. Only drawback- Lead, Tin and Aluminium all test yellow on my chart. I guess Ill have some testing to do because it has been a while and now I dont remember...


To Test
File a notch in test piece, apply a drop of solution- watch for color reaction.
Brass--Dark Brown
Copper--Brown
Gold--None
Nickel--Blue
Lead--Yellow
Tin--Yellow
Silver(pure)--Bright Red
Silver .925--Dark Red
Silver .800--Brown
Silver .500--Green
Palladium--None
Aluminum--Yellow

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Im sorry that is NOT Realde's chart. Here is Realde de Tayopa's wipe off chart and it is the same as mine. I dont know where I got the misspelled chart. I should delete it but it may have some value. Sorry.

Its just as I remembered. Lead, Tin and Aluminum are all Yellow. Pure silver is bright beautiful Red.

apply a drop of solution- watch for color reaction.

A) Wait one minute, check the color of the soloution, wipe it off and check the color/mark on the metal for the following color.
`~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(start) ( after one minute )
Brass--Dark Brown --------------------------light brown
Copper--Brown--------------------------------cleaned copper
Gold--None-------------------------------------none
Nickel--Blue------------------------------------scarcely any
Lead--Yellow----------------------------------leaden
Tin--Yellow------------------------------------dark
Silver(pure)--Bright Red-------------------grayish white
Silver .925--Dark Red----------------------dark brown
Silver .800--Brown-------------------------dark brown
Silver .500--Green--------------------------dark brown
Palladium--None-----------------------------non
Platinum--Vandyke brown---------------none
Iorn --various -------------------------------black
Zinc --light chocolate---------------------steel grey
Auluminum---Yellow ---------------------no stain

A) then wipe the soloution off and look at he spot left on the metal.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

There are also other ways to test metals such as a spark tests and density tests but I dont think we need to get into that.