Ingots of brass or bronze.... Any idea how old found a bunch of them along River bank

[Slycer516]

25lbs each and looks real old..

 

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[relic lover]

Kinda looks like lead

 

[woodstock]

It's hard to tell buy the pic ... but it looks off white and maybe then it is lead . If you found a bunch try to cut or file it to expose the inside and the show us , Woodstock

 

[vpnavy]

Well - going rate is approximately 1.30 $US/Lb ($32.50/LB) - you are rich!

 

[relic lover]

Old lead has a special qualities make it very valuable to the circuit board industry

 

[relic lover]

Something like $45 a pound I think if it qualifies and passes the test

 

[Rustynailsandscrews]

Something like $45 a pound I think if it qualifies and passes the test

Ohm yeah, Lead is Lead. Wheel weights are not true lead but an alloy. There is no such thing as old lead. Lead is lead or lead mixed with an alloy. I cast my own bullets with 100% lead and 100% lead is not $45.00 a pound. I'm guessing you might have eaten too many paint chips with lead in them when you were a child. I could be mistaken but if I can sell lead at $45.00 a pound then I'm going into lead mining as a business !!!!

 

[ScubaDetector]

Ohm yeah, Lead is Lead. Wheel weights are not true lead but an alloy. There is no such thing as old lead. Lead is lead or lead mixed with an alloy. I cast my own bullets with 100% lead and 100% lead is not $45.00 a pound. I'm guessing you might have eaten too many paint chips with lead in them when you were a child. I could be mistaken but if I can sell lead at $45.00 a pound then I'm going into lead mining as a business !!!!

LOL, a little overboard but yes if you are lucky you can sell it for .50¢ a pound. I sell 2# fishing sinkers here for a dollar.

 

[CRUSADER]

Ohm yeah, Lead is Lead. Wheel weights are not true lead but an alloy. There is no such thing as old lead. Lead is lead or lead mixed with an alloy. I cast my own bullets with 100% lead and 100% lead is not $45.00 a pound. I'm guessing you might have eaten too many paint chips with lead in them when you were a child. I could be mistaken but if I can sell lead at $45.00 a pound then I'm going into lead mining as a business !!!!

Wrong, research Low Alpha Lead.

I think it needs to be at least 250+ years old. (Top of head response, might be a bit more or less)

 

[trapperart]

Cool find congrats

 

[Doubter in MD]

Ohm yeah, Lead is Lead. Wheel weights are not true lead but an alloy. There is no such thing as old lead. Lead is lead or lead mixed with an alloy. I cast my own bullets with 100% lead and 100% lead is not $45.00 a pound. I'm guessing you might have eaten too many paint chips with lead in them when you were a child. I could be mistaken but if I can sell lead at $45.00 a pound then I'm going into lead mining as a business !!!!

Crusader already posted about low alpha lead but I have to wonder who may have eaten too many lead paint chips at this point.

 

[david680]

How To Sell Scrap Lead | Scrap Metal Junkie

A little about low alpha lead near the bottom. Also, interestingly, the author refers someone with old ingots to treasurenet for ID. It's interesting how many google searches I run have this site as a top link for answers.

 

[CoilToTheSoil]

Brass, copper, lead, aluminum, heck any would be worth scrap value @25 lb ea cool finds!

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Too bad they weren't gold!
Nice odd find tho.

Ya i was checking buttons and Treasure Net among the listings.

 

[against the wind]

Cut one in half. I suspect that they are really lead plated gold bars. lol
Congratulations

 

[ARC]

View attachment 134168925lbs each and looks real old..

Any way I could get you to scrape a corner real good andtake a close up picture of "interior" from a couple of angles.

PS> This has no "qualities" in appearance for lead. IMO

 

[CRUSADER]

Too bad they weren't gold!
Nice odd find tho.

Ya i was checking buttons and Treasure Net among the listings.

There was a point when REFINED Low Alpha Lead was at Gold price.

 

[BARKER]

Hi Folks; Simple question here. When is the last time anyone here found a bunch of Ingots lead or not As a result I ask Slycer to Post a picture of the all in a pile upon which I think We here should Vote Banner. Lastly, Were they found using a metal detector ?? Answer and do these things Slycer and I believe every guy here would Vote Banner ok. A find like that could even take KING Banner. We await Slycer. Thanks. PEACE:RONB

 

[ARC]

Personally... ahem...

At the risk of sounding whatever...

This to me... looks like a sandcast gold ingot.

 

[Doubter in MD]

Personally... ahem...

At the risk of sounding whatever...

This to me... looks like a sandcast gold ingot.

Well if you're right I suspect that this will be the last post from slycer on these forums.