silver

[nsdq]

i beleave i found a 6-8 oz chunk of silver slag from a old mill in penn state

 

[nsdq]

did some looking and is comfirmed that iron gold and silver were processed at this site there is also good trout fishing there too

 

[jeff of pa]

sweet

 

[nsdq]

it has traces of gold mixed in seen that after i washed it in warm water and tooth brush

 

[ohiograndpa]

wow

 

[rocknrolldad]

Trout fishing, ball field, old mill. I think i know where that is!!! Good luck. I hope you find lots more there.

 

[wyattrr]

AAARRRRRR!

 

[Burdie]

Super find. Hope you find more. HH

Burdie

 

[nsdq]

Super find. Hope you find more. HH

Burdie

thanks need to find older coin in my yard also house was built in 1843

 

[nsdq]

hey everyone found more turns out 95% pure with some gold and copper mixed

 

[CoilFisher]

I find lots of slag (but I am sure not precious). I wonder where does it come from? Anyone know?

 

[nsdq]

I find lots of slag (but I am sure not precious). I wonder where does it come from? Anyone know?

where do you find yours at ? as some places are not what they use to be and my info came from a good friend who worked there in late 1920s-1950s he passed last year at age of 98 yrs young

 

[Tuberale]

Six to 8 ounces silver, plus bits of gold and copper. Hmm. Sounds like someone was doing a little melting, not smelting. Maybe coinage that shouldn't have been minted?

Any counterfeiting in that area?

BTW, I think this probably deserves a vote for banner, so will be nominating as such. Thanks for sharing!

 

[nsdq]

Six to 8 ounces silver, plus bits of gold and copper. Hmm. Sounds like someone was doing a little melting, not smelting. Maybe coinage that shouldn't have been minted?

Any counterfeiting in that area?

BTW, I think this probably deserves a vote for banner, so will be nominating as such. Thanks for sharing!


cool thanks, i think it was just refining operation to extract iron silver gold copper and what i am finding is what hit the dirt floor

 

[CoilFisher]

I find lots of slag (but I am sure not precious). I wonder where does it come from? Anyone know?

where do you find yours at ?

I find a chunk of slag everytime (practically) I go out detecting. A nice size chunk of gobbed metal that is down in the ground.
I have no idea how that gets there? Is it from campfires...fires..old buildings??

Always comes up a high silver on my detector--but not silver. No way.

Once I found a piece that was shaped into an arrowhead along a stream with my detector. I have no assumption or presumption how or what it was used for. Could be kids messing around.