GOOD DAY CELLAR HOLE HUNT WITH SILVER (SPOON)TURNED BAD

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

Roger(rebel) picked me up at 6am.headed to some sites.day was going good.snappin pics on site.get home unload everything out of his car.get in the house.NO CAMERA my case musta slipped off my belt when i unclipped on side of the road.didn't hear it hit the ground.so.. no site pics and no just dug pics sorry
but,other than that ..had a great day! a hallmarked sterling spoon,a silver monogrammed watch winder? i beleive thats what it is?
a nice 1864-L indian head penny.
and this piece of cast ingot? it's not lead! it's way harder than lead.i know how soft lead is.i could barely scrape it rubbing a screwdriver into it.could it be silver? i doubt it... but, what's this doing at a cellar hole?
had a blast Rog thanks!

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

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more pics

 

[KRAZYHORSES]

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nice hunt man those L are hard to see AWESOME!! Scott

 

[umrgolf]

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sweet finds! that winder is awesome

 

[KRAZYHORSES]

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sweet finds! that winder is awesome

me to best find

 

[Argentium]

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Man , get that ingot tested - if its silver it's $$$$$$ - at nearly thirty $ an ounce - that would be
a daymaker - keep us posted on that one ! Argentium.

 

[mainer]

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Nice digs HMN. That watch winder is awsome.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

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Love the watch / clock winder HMN!
That one looks like it could be early 19th century!
That pocket watch with the porcelain face is also very cool!

 

[pepperj]

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Great looking watch winder and IH, the silver spoon isn't bad either.

 

[phantomfinder]

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sweet finds , the photos came out great find us more . good luck hunting

 

[romeo-1]

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Great finds!!!

 

[gold fish]

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Go find out what that ingot is, because if it's silver, I would bet it's part of a hoard, I mean, who keeps random silver ingots Go forth and dig !!

 

[TL Missouri]

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Nice finds!

 

[bookfisher]

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Really great finds, especially the sterling spoon and silver watch winder. Not sure what the ingot could be, but the spoon which probably weighs around one troy ounce, would scrap out with my refiner here on Long Island at $24.38 as of Friday's silver close of $29.38. Not bad for on spoon!

 

[Erik in NJ]

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Hi HMN - really finds !!! I have an interesting Rev War site I could use a hand with if you're interested - drop me a PM .... These sites are a bit out my domain.....Regards, Erik

 

[sscindercoop]

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Killer finds, The Indian is beautiful

 

[chkn]

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Must have been left from a Civil War casualty with the coin date. Totally unbelievable find!!!

 

[Skelly607]

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Nice finds,,,Iam hoping that ingot is silver!

 

[JerV3]

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Nice finds for sure man.

The silver intial item is nice. Looks like a clock winder or something like that.

HH Jer

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

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Nice finds,,,Iam hoping that ingot is silver!

2 people now have said the ingot could be a metal called "Babbitt" that was some sort of test metal mix in the 1830's

Babbit metal
Soft, white metal, an alloy of tin, lead, copper, and antimony, used to reduce friction in bearings, developed by the US inventor Isaac Babbit in 1839.