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

Slycer516 · Jul 29, 2016

25lbs each and looks real old..

relic lover · Jul 29, 2016

Kinda looks like lead

woodstock · Jul 30, 2016

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 · Jul 30, 2016

Well - going rate is approximately 1.30 $US/Lb ($32.50/LB) - you are rich! :laughing7:

relic lover · Jul 30, 2016

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

relic lover · Jul 30, 2016

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

Rustynailsandscrews · Jul 30, 2016

relic lover said:
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 · Jul 30, 2016

Rustynailsandscrews said:
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 · Jul 30, 2016

Rustynailsandscrews said:
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 · Jul 30, 2016

Cool find congrats

Doubter in MD · Jul 30, 2016

Rustynailsandscrews said:
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 · Jul 30, 2016

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 · Jul 30, 2016

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

Msbeepbeep · Jul 30, 2016

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

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

against the wind · Jul 30, 2016

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

ARC · Jul 30, 2016

Slycer516 said:
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 · Jul 30, 2016

Msbeepbeep said:
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 · Jul 30, 2016

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