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!

 

[Tnmountains]

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That was a great hunt and post. You did really well. I like that winder also. Lots of silver in that hole

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

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Great hunt Dave watch winder is a beauty !!

 

[EagleDown]

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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.

I believe that can be confirmed. At first glance, I thought "Babbit". It's been many years now, but I use to watch my foster father melt babbit and pour in in the hub of an old plow in lieu of bearings.

Incidently, great finds. I really like the IH.

Eagle

 

[CRUSADER]

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WOW - Massive silver watch winder

 

[spitfire55]

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[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.

I believe that can be confirmed. At first glance, I thought "Babbit". It's been many years now, but I use to watch my foster father melt babbit and pour in in the hub of an old plow in lieu of bearings.

Incidently, great finds. I really like the IH.

Eagle

thanks! cool story about your foster father

 

[steelheadwill]

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Got some really nice Silver There!
congrats on that Winder & the awesome '64
With all the leaves down, it's hard to find the lost items,
on a recent hunt, I lost my new phone, I got it for site shots (5.8 MP!, and waterproof), my own fault, had it in my hoody pocket.
went back twice & scanned everywhere for it, battery went dead so ringing it not an option, actually found someone elses old phone!
Hope you can recover your Camera

 

[lucky d]

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cool finds....i love the watch key, very cool.....i hope the ingot turns out to be silver, now that would be real cool...hh

 

[Yard Digger]

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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.



I believe that can be confirmed. At first glance, I thought "Babbit". It's been many years now, but I use to watch my foster father melt babbit and pour in in the hub of an old plow in lieu of bearings.

Nice finds! I wonder if Babbit Metal is still produced and used today? I don't belive I've ever heard of it before. Yard Digger

 

[Bum Luck]

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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.

I believe that can be confirmed. At first glance, I thought "Babbit". It's been many years now, but I use to watch my foster father melt babbit and pour in in the hub of an old plow in lieu of bearings.

Incidently, great finds. I really like the IH.

Eagle

I think so too. If it is so, don't scrap it out, there are folks (old engine types) that collect that stuff.

 

[Steve in PA]

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I love that watchwinder!

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

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cool finds....i love the watch key, very cool.....i hope the ingot turns out to be silver, now that would be real cool...hh

thanks! and i doubt it's silver.i'm leaning towards the babbitt theory

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

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sweet finds! that winder is awesome

thanks man! i think so too.too bad i may have dinged it with my lesche on back

 

[Woodland Detectors]

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Oh Man, I really like that watch winder key!

That is one I don't have anything like.

Congrats!

 

[Brian(upstateNY-Central Fla.)]

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WTG thats some good finds there and cool

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

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Very, VERY nice hunt.
As you stated Babbitt also quite soft, it also melts at a pretty low temperature around 450 F where silver is up around 1700 F point a propane torch at it for a second. You'll soon know.

I worked in an old machine shop for 20 years and poured some myself, it is easily fitted / scrapped by hand tools, because you said hard to scrape with a screwdriver, probably not babbitt either. Interesting for sure.

Funny thing, you appologizing for not having site pictures, when you lost your camera.

 

[AGCoinHunter]

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Nice finds. Those Indians with the "L" are hard to find.

 

[HEAVYMETALNUT]

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Nice finds. Those Indians with the "L" are hard to find.

thanks! yeah this is my 1st "L" indian head

 

[Wildcat]

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When I was a kid we had a block just like that and it was Zinc. Just a suggestion.
Love the spoon, all the ones I find are just plated.

Wildcat

 

[halfdime]

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Great finds!