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Baxter1988 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 08/28/2012 08:22 am Trying to identify this item. I have gutted a rental home of mine and inside of an original wall I found this. The house is about 120 years old if that gives any clues. I believe it to be fools gold, but as I am not too experienced in identifying rocks or gold I thought I would ask some experts. Any help is much appreciated! Thanks in advance. Report this Post to the Staff

Windchild Pillar of the Community Canada 1411 Posts	Posted 08/28/2012 09:42 am From the photo I'm 99.9% sure it is pyrite. Pyrite is most commonly known as fools gold. Report this Post to the Staff
carmykle Pillar of the Community United States 2448 Posts	Posted 08/28/2012 11:16 am Ditto! Just my humble opinion though. Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 08/28/2012 11:28 am As a former rock hound it defiantly looks like Pyrite Report this Post to the Staff
Baxter1988 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 08/28/2012 11:44 am i thought so just found it odd that it was hidden in a wall in a rag. Report this Post to the Staff
fistfulladirt Pillar of the Community United States 4333 Posts	Posted 09/01/2012 9:39 pm Some fool stashed that thinking he'd found a real treasure. Cool find! I remember us kids hoarding pyrite. We had no internet back then either. When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors... Roll hunting since '77 Dirt fishing since '72 Report this Post to the Staff
allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 09/01/2012 10:27 pm Definitely pyrite. Probably could have been a kid that hid it. My brother and I used to get nuggets of pyrite like for a few cents at swap meets or the local kids museum. We got it because it looked like gold and would play pirates and bury treasure with it. I am sure some future metal detectorist will probably find some of our stashes. Report this Post to the Staff
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