I think what you meant to say is do you realize how rare it is to find platinum on most beaches? Yes, of course, I do. I am not hunting any ordinary beach and I'm certainly not going to tell you where it is. So far WE have found three pieces of platinum with the exact same pattern clearly coming from a common source. When we find the big piece and identify it then we will know more. Do you realize that the Spanish threw platinum back into the water so it could mature into gold? Do you realize I am hunting a site where Indians traded with Spanish? So yes, platinum blobs in the middle of Ft. Lauderdale beach are down right unheard of. However, where I am at it makes sense. You can't generalize when you don't know where I am hunting.
As for osmium, do some research. It is commonly used as a material in connecting battery terminals. I find a ton of modern stuff in my spot, including some car stuff. That also makes a lot of sense.
You may be an expert on identifying relics and antiques but your expertise with unknown metals is childish at best. Stick to what you know and stay away from the stuff you don't. I am an expert chemist, have extensive experience in chemistry labs, and highly intelligent. Do you see me commenting on Civil war artifacts? NO! Because I don't know anything about them. It doesn't make me stupid, it doesn't discount my opinions on metals, it means I don't know much about Civil War Artifacts.
I am not letting this go. Back off people posting blobs of metal unless you are offering scientific advice. By the way, "Take it a pawn shop," is not scientific advice. They are mostly minimum wage employees using hydrochloric acid to test for gold and silver, they don't even know how to test for platinum.
