My son wants to know...What is it? Lead? Metallic composition?

[snyper77]

My son (age 12) found this a few days ago and he was wondering what it could be. He found it with his Ace 250 and it came up on the screen as a constant penny signal. I broke a small edge of it off (pic #3) and you can see how "silverish" it looks in the middle. He is anxiously waiting on your replies (checking this page every few minutes )

Thanks!

 

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[trikikiwi]

Is it heavy enough to be Lead?
If it is quite light, then it's possibly a melted Aluminum can. A common find where you might get a campfire, eg. beach or picnic spot.

Mike

 

[mojjax]

Is it heavy enough to be Lead?
If it is quite light, then it's possibly a melted Aluminum can. A common find where you might get a campfire, eg. beach or picnic spot.

Mike

If it's heavy , maybe it was spilled while some early settler was making lead musket balls ?

 

[traderoftreasures]

it appears to be melted zinc. probably modern... from a carburetor or something. that much aluminum would be like 2 or 3 cans worth

 

[snyper77]

It is heavy enough to be lead. We found it on the outside edge of an old cemetery (1830-1949).

 

[warsawdaddy]

Is it magnetic?

 

[snyper77]

No, The object isn't Magnetic. We tested it and it isn't magnetic

 

[turtlefoot13]

I have no idea as to what it is. I just wanted to let you know that I LOVE the avi!!!!

 

[ivan salis]

well the 250 "penny" icon is nornally modern "zinc" cents and zinc containing indain head cents --so zinc is a good guess -- lead is another good guess --spilled making bullets -- pewter is also a fair guess --many things were made of it long ago --it was a mixture of metals --mostly lead and tin

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Looks like lead to me.

 

[aaaaaaa]

If it was lead (or most metals, really..), wouldn't it bend and not just break?

 

[ivan salis]

lead tends to be soft and bends easily -- pewter less soft (since it a mixture its harder less soft)--melted aluminum is brittle and snaps often .

 

[CRUSADER]

Looks like lead to me, but to be safe lets call it Lead-alloy