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    Posted 9 years ago

    ho2cultcha
    (5051 items)

    i bought this really heavy ingot of something yesterday at urban ore. it's a little less than 4.5" long by a little less than 3" wide and .75 inches deep. it weighs a lot for it's size! any ideas?

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    1. jscott0363 jscott0363, 9 years ago
      Could it be lead?
    2. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 9 years ago
      thank you jscotto363. i think it's way too hard for lead. it is soft, but a little harder than silver, i'd say.
    3. davekelejian, 9 years ago
      Do you have a test kit? Looks like a silver compound to me. You can get a test kit for around 20 bucks. I love mine
    4. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 9 years ago
      i don't davekelejian. i'll look around for one. thank you!
    5. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 9 years ago
      this never fails to shock people when they pick it up as it's extremely heavy for it's size. i'm terrible at estimating, but it weighs something between 5 and 10 pounds.
    6. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      Pewter???
    7. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 9 years ago
      maybe. kind of looks like it. why would they make pewter into an ingot though?

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