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  1. 03-09-2017, 04:44 PM #1
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    I have to go the scrAp yard a few days every week for work and am always on the lookout for more lead. Stumbled upon a bucket of these a few days ago and put a claim on em until I can melt a few down and see if it's any good.
    Scratches easy and bends fairly easy.



    Any ever melt down anything like these?


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    What is it?

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    Not even sure what you have. Cook it down in a big pot and make ingots. It could have any number of alloys in it that you may not want for jigs. Sure looks good though.
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    Lead redeemable doubloons someone scrapped.
    Will melt one down, pour and compare to my X-ray lead.



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    Can't believe it is lead in the public. Maybe bismuth!
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    Be interesting to see how it comes out!
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    If you can bend it easy I don't think it will have much of anything else in it. The other alloys stiffen it pretty good, like in wheel weights, to help it hold it's shape. Good find.
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    Looks like you could have about $1 million in merchandise there........ If only they accepted them at Academy.
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    I will take it if you dont want it. LOL
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    29 coins at 75 cents makes a pound.
    Melted a bit above 600 per digital thermometer. Next to no shlag.




    Pours up nice



    Will borrow a grain scale tomor n compare weight



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