Lump Of Silver Found 12ft Deep. Any Help On This Please

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Narrowboatbox New Member United Kingdom 49 Posts	Posted 06/11/2013 06:22 am Hi everyone , I have this item that was found 12ft down in a trench being dug for pipes. It was also with some kind of crystals and also fossils. This was found in Tewksbury England and I'm guessing it could be a hoard of melted coins hidden long long ago. Maybe roman ? Can anyone help or have a guess . It weighs 369g and has tested at between 820-1000 and 840-1000 on a XRF metal tester Report this Post to the Staff

Doug58s Pillar of the Community United States 899 Posts	Posted 06/11/2013 07:17 am It looks to me like an expired pellet from an early 1800's muzzle loader - you found it at 12 feet because they wanted to be double sure the werewolf was dead. The crystal and fossils are the known remains of these wolves... Either that or someone else has a theory... Edited by Doug58s 06/11/2013 07:19 am Report this Post to the Staff
Fat Freddy Pillar of the Community United States 1200 Posts	Posted 06/11/2013 07:48 am You need to bounce this one off of Tom Goodheart. Report this Post to the Staff
Tom Goodheart Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 856 Posts	Posted 06/11/2013 07:59 am Quote: You need to bounce this one off of Tom Goodheart. I wish I had as much confidence in my knowledge as you do FF! I have to say, it's a new one on me. The bowl shape does suggest molten metal that had been allowed to cool. I'm afraid the metal tester readings mean nothing to me. I presume they indicate it's decent silver? To be honest, I'd be inclined to refer it to the local Finds Officer who might have an idea, or they could refer it on to a museum. It's certainly an interesting piece and of historical (as well as financial) value! Edited by Tom Goodheart 06/11/2013 08:00 am Report this Post to the Staff
allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 06/11/2013 11:41 am I suspect what you probably have is some hack silver that was melted into bullion form. Report this Post to the Staff
Narrowboatbox New Member United Kingdom 49 Posts	Posted 06/14/2013 06:25 am I thought hack silver myself but I wonder if this is collected by anyone or just good for scrap. It would be criminal to melt it, is there any way of gauging age ? I would love to know more about it. A real mystery ! Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 06/14/2013 06:36 am Are you sure its silver? Is the other side flat flat - might mean that after other silver was melted down, this was left in bottom of the melting pot. Report this Post to the Staff
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