My 2oz silver nugget

hellhoot · Mar 23, 2011

First off im pretty new to the forum and hi everyone :hello:

This is my 1st find of any value since i started MD this year i found this today a 2 oz silver nugget :icon_thumright:

Mr Tuff · Mar 23, 2011

hope it is real!!!! MR TUFF

Felinepeachy · Mar 23, 2011

I hope it's real too but be prepared for it to be slag, just in case :hello:

hellhoot · Mar 23, 2011

yeah i really dont know how to test it other then take it to maybe the jewlery store or pawn shop tommorow but i tested serveral different signals from similar metals that it could be and a 2oz lead sinker shows up as junk on my MD and i tested pewter as well as solder. they all show up in the junk/foil range and this chunk shows up as a 25 cent - 50 cent area on my MD wont know till i have it checked i guess. Thanks though just the same

Felinepeachy · Mar 23, 2011

If you want to test it now, take a piece of aluminum foil and spit on the item and rub it with the foil. If you can smell a stinky sulfur type smell then it is silver.

hellhoot · Mar 23, 2011

There is some black rock material stuck in the crevaces of the silver looking material that reminds me of flint is this typical in slag? i knocked out some of it with a small hammer but some of its still in there.

Felinepeachy · Mar 23, 2011

Well I don't really know but I imagine if melted metal landed on some kinds of rock it could stick and then later break off in the slag :dontknow:

NHBandit · Mar 24, 2011

Your profile dosn't say where you live (witness protection program ?) :thumbsup:

Do you live in a part of the country where silver has been found in the past ?

hellhoot · Mar 24, 2011

No lol, I dont see a place in the profile thing that asks what state your from but im from southern Ohio along the Ohio river.

hellhoot · Mar 25, 2011

Wanted to give u guys an update! I had this chunk checked out and it is indeed native silver. An i noticed Mike steeleys silver arrowhead 1 oz piece from kentucky looks a whole lot like my nugget his even has a bit of the black flint chips in it still as does mine i only mention this cause im not sure of any ohio silver mines but i do live on the ohio river and it doesnt seem to hard to believe maybe an indian or something brought it back up my way? :dontknow: