Natural copper ingot or melted coins?

[thrillathahunt]

Another interesting dumpsite find. This object measures 1 1/4" X 7/8" and weighs 24.6 grams, being copper in color. Any Ideas? Comments?

 

[Da Sand Crab]

Probably melted metal of some sort. When digging for bottles we find similar items. Often I think they burned the trash over and over again as they dumped and sometimes these fires would burn at extremely high temperatures for extended periods of time. Just my thought.

 

[Montana Jim]

Depending on it's environment copper forms in many shapes, but you do have a natural copper nugget IMO.

See the below results of a simple google search.

http://images.google.com/images?q=copper+nugget&hl=en&rlz=1W1SKPB_en&um=1&sa=2&start=0




It would make a nice necklace pendant.

 

[IronSpike]

Depending on it's environment copper forms in many shapes, but you do have a natural copper nugget IMO.

See the below results of a simple google search.

http://images.google.com/images?q=copper+nugget&hl=en&rlz=1W1SKPB_en&um=1&sa=2&start=0




It would make a nice necklace pendant.

I agree, nice copper nugget

 

[thrillathahunt]

Cool, thanks guys!

 

[homefires]

Where did you find it?


What makes you think it's not part gold?

 

[thrillathahunt]

It was found in central Texas. I don't know if there is or isn't any gold in this nugget. However it does look like some of the specimens from the link that Montana Jim provided, and I am satisfied with the ID.