I have been looking over the other posts on silver ingots, as well as the UK's government site on treasures and specifically, silver ingots, because the man at the "we buy gold" place told me he did not know what my bar was made of. That said, he did not believe it was lead. After reading some of the posts, I realize it may just contain silver, as I watched him test the bar and it turned a dark reddish brown. The bar's patina and color does look very much like many of the "silver" ingot bars on the UK website. I also noticed that for some reason, folks on this site are really sceptical and I just cannot understand why. Is it because I am from the south or because I am just an honest person that I don't understand the point of making up stories and the skepticism of this forum? Why would people go to a lot of trouble to make up stories about what they found? I am really confused about that part of this forum. I am going to somehow take a photo and post it just to prove I did find what I found, but I do not have a camera, an iphone or internet at home, which makes it a pain in the neck. I also realize none of you can reasonably comment on what finds are if there are no photos. Too, I am sure my "huge Indian find" made you all doubt that I found the ingot. However, your quick to jump on my mistakes posts made me double and triple check before I posted I found the bar. I also have live in an "older" town and work part time at an old plantation/restaurant and have had exclusive access (I am the only person to have ever asked if I could metal detect the grounds) to the grounds, which are also on a river and so perhaps I am finding more than the average person. I am so currently hooked on metal detecting (due to some really cool finds) that I literally do it during lunch and after work almost every single day, which is wreaking havoc on my errand running and therefore my quickness in finding out the true content of the ingot and going to the trouble of posting a photo.
