Golden spike?

[IronSpike]

Found this gold relic on quick hunt this morning. At first thought it was a piece of lead, but could this be a tip of a golden spike?

 

[Cappy Z.]

Would you mind elaborating a little? I'm not sure I understand what you have there.

Thanks for posting.

 

[shaun7]

Hmm, good luck with this one!

 

[IronSpike]

My bad on testing, color indicating not gold. I'll test the other solution test, but definately copper in piece.

Nickel/Silver/copper alloy.

 

[johnnyi]

Most likely it is a fragment off a ship's spike. I've found many fragments such as this, as well as whole spikes down here in S. Jersey, particularly on the location of the old barn. I've surmised that much of the lumber used by the settlers down here near the coast has been salvaged wood from the hundreds of wrecks, and as such would have spikes in it. When the wood's burned or eventually rots away, these spikes and fragments are all that you have left.

 

[IronSpike]

Most likely it is a fragment off a ship's spike. I've found many fragments such as this, as well as whole spikes down here in S. Jersey, particularly on the location of the old barn. I've surmised that much of the lumber used by the settlers down here near the coast has been salvaged wood from the hundreds of wrecks, and as such would have spikes in it. When the wood's burned or eventually rots away, these spikes and fragments are all that you have left.

Thanks johnnyi This fragment found on former old inland RR track. Spike it is then, but not gold