Plumbata
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Yesterday I had an appetite for finding me some treasure, and after investigating an old claim I came home with some promising samples of coin-ore, as well as some loose alluvial specimens of a promising age and composition and associated anthropogenic baubles; good indicators for worthwhile deposits.
A fine specimen of coin-bearing lode material, with a 1925 silver quarter on the left above my thumb and 1919 wheat on the right. Incidentally, upon crushing and assay, a 1941-S Jefferson Nickel was also revealed.
![102_0036.JPG 102_0036.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1484/1484089-2e2497aee642fdc535e4d6d60be8f3a4.jpg)
After an obnoxious cleaning and refining process, I was left with:
2x 1919, 1934-D, 1945, and 1947-S wheats
1912-D V-Nickel
1926 Buffalo in relatively decent shape
1941-S Jefferson
1925 Standing Liberty
And an amusing old "Home Sweet Home" Indian in a teepee figurine
![102_0038.JPG 102_0038.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1484/1484097-268c58f1a6e4a35826dfe9902d24d6c8.jpg)
![102_0040.JPG 102_0040.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1484/1484102-d1dd2269c0d08808730c1e31dce374b5.jpg)
Not the best values I've ever seen but you'll hear no complaints from this miner!![Cool 8-) 8-)](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/cool.gif)
Also, a bit earlier yesterday I had hit the goodwill and found some pewter and a nice ugly piece of weighted Sterling for 50 cents:
![102_0044.JPG 102_0044.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1484/1484119-90000dab5da063ba210f3ca19fb7199b.jpg)
After putting the poor thing out of its misery it yielded 79.76g, which represents 2.37 Ozt of pure silver. I've got a metal furnace and am collecting scrap to cast into "Sterling knuckles" much like the pedestrian Brass variety, but crafted for those who desire to impart a refined and lustrous flavor to their knuckle sandwiches![tongue3 :tongue3: :tongue3:](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/tongue3.gif)
![102_0034.JPG 102_0034.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1484/1484054-bd1cd0a9bd80a07e5e46205badfc55e5.jpg)
A fine specimen of coin-bearing lode material, with a 1925 silver quarter on the left above my thumb and 1919 wheat on the right. Incidentally, upon crushing and assay, a 1941-S Jefferson Nickel was also revealed.
![102_0036.JPG 102_0036.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1484/1484089-2e2497aee642fdc535e4d6d60be8f3a4.jpg)
After an obnoxious cleaning and refining process, I was left with:
2x 1919, 1934-D, 1945, and 1947-S wheats
1912-D V-Nickel
1926 Buffalo in relatively decent shape
1941-S Jefferson
1925 Standing Liberty
And an amusing old "Home Sweet Home" Indian in a teepee figurine
![102_0038.JPG 102_0038.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1484/1484097-268c58f1a6e4a35826dfe9902d24d6c8.jpg)
![102_0040.JPG 102_0040.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1484/1484102-d1dd2269c0d08808730c1e31dce374b5.jpg)
Not the best values I've ever seen but you'll hear no complaints from this miner!
![Cool 8-) 8-)](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/cool.gif)
Also, a bit earlier yesterday I had hit the goodwill and found some pewter and a nice ugly piece of weighted Sterling for 50 cents:
![102_0044.JPG 102_0044.JPG](https://www.treasurenet.com/data/attachments/1484/1484119-90000dab5da063ba210f3ca19fb7199b.jpg)
After putting the poor thing out of its misery it yielded 79.76g, which represents 2.37 Ozt of pure silver. I've got a metal furnace and am collecting scrap to cast into "Sterling knuckles" much like the pedestrian Brass variety, but crafted for those who desire to impart a refined and lustrous flavor to their knuckle sandwiches
![tongue3 :tongue3: :tongue3:](https://www.treasurenet.com/smilies/tongue3.gif)
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