it does not look to be part of anything and looks to be nibbled to be cut does anyone have any thoughts on what it might be or the use. its weight is 2ozHack silver ?
Found this bit of silver this evening no hallmark but done the foil test and seems to be silver it does not look to be part of anything and looks to be nibbled to be cut does anyone have any thoughts on what it might be or the use. its weight is 2oz
it does not look to be part of anything and looks to be nibbled to be cut does anyone have any thoughts on what it might be or the use. its weight is 2oz- Attachments
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Ladybird66
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Looks like it was used to cut coins from. Big gap though but can’t think of anything else.
Maybe it’s melted down clippings used to cut coins from.
Interesting find.
Maybe it’s melted down clippings used to cut coins from.
Interesting find.
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alloverover
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Not hack silver I dont think, thats normally cut or chopped up fairly straightly
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Agree with EZ, with silver having a SG of 10.5, your block would have to be about 5 cubic CMs, and from your photo, it doesn't look like it. Blame the wife if it's wrong. 
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DaveP
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An easy weight reference is the modern 20p at 5g. Comes in handy for all sorts of odd things.
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Easylife
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I use both decimal and imperial measurements together as to what best fits, but keep decimals to decimals and fractions to imperial. It just seems so wrong to convert imperial to base 10!
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DaveP
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But the pound weight is defined in metric and not imperial - I'll let you argue with Paint's wife
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So it weighs 5-6g That sounds about right.
That sounds about right.Yes I really don’t like Roman coins, I’m not joking
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Since starting detecting, one of the handiest things I have bought is a small electronic scales off that well known auction site. If I recall correctly, they were well under a tenner, and a set of check weights...
Given the low price, I was worried the scales wouldn't be accurate or consistent, but the check weights confirm they are plenty good enough for what we do....
Given the low price, I was worried the scales wouldn't be accurate or consistent, but the check weights confirm they are plenty good enough for what we do....