The piece looks so pure that a specific gravity measurement should be
easy and perhaps diagnostic. The shape is curious. It looks
stream-rounded, and yet the stamp marks have not worn off. Perhaps they
survived because of having been deeply incised.
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From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
Tim Young
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:40 AM
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Subject: Re: Silver
I see this find is already pictured on the internet at:
http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?p=475325
and has already been reported to the authorities.
I assume it has been correctly identified - I've seen waterworn blocks
of aluminium that look
quite like this (quite common where joy riders dump cars into
streams!!).
Tim
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