Digger the dectorist
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belive to be silver Unit coin/ ingot/ unit. But of a odd design to others. It weighs 40.86 grams ( forty point Eighty six grams) it looks to be chopped with like a chisel type tool As its a clean cut. I belive this was round and had a indentation on one side .From looking at how much has been cut and would estimate it weight was 2 troy ounces as it weighs 40.86 . And 4-5mm thick.I was not sure of what metal it was at first neither what it maybe so i check it with a magnetic and its not magnetic and i do not think it is lead. So done a water density test and got a reading of 10.82. I know this is a 100% method. But there is crystalized/dirt that has really stuck in what look like marking or score line. I have seen many hack silver but none of this shape .The coin/ingot/unit is black (tarnishing) in colour and upon looking under a scope u can make out the silver colour. I have a fair bit a knowledge on british coins and have been a metal detectorist for some time now and havent and cant find anything like this. The tarnishing looks to be very old i have seen many things come out the ground over my years and this seems so dark that maybe i very old find. I found it in bucks uk in a place that dates back to iron age.
