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Area Man
09-16-2016, 10:20 PM
Probably close to 50 pounds of 99.9% pure lead. One big ingot176784
Walks
09-16-2016, 10:31 PM
You found this by the side of the road ?
I've heard of streets paved with gold, but lead!?
Where do you live I ? Can I come by and ride around
With you ?
Mitch
09-17-2016, 12:33 PM
I am guessing the delivery person didnt go any farther than they had to lol
shredder
09-17-2016, 03:14 PM
Nice one! Dead soft from the sound of it.
mold maker
09-17-2016, 03:45 PM
That appears to be a factory ingot. Probably is as pure as it gets. Quick before someone claims it, MAKE BOOLITS.
The Governor
09-17-2016, 04:12 PM
I've got one like that. It says, "MIDCO", on it.
Budzilla 19
09-17-2016, 05:18 PM
Have it tested,please! Might be more than just pure! Ya never know! Good score!!
ghh3rd
09-17-2016, 05:57 PM
Found one like that in the road once... mmmm perhaps 30 years ago, but mine was only 33 lbs. It had a hole at one end... guessing it was a counterweight for a door on the back of a truck. My wife was driving me to work that day and I yelled pull over!

I don't know how I figured it was lead, but at that time I was collecting a few WW here and there from tire shop parking lots after they were closed. I was making fishing sinkers back then. If only I had known that the same shops would have loaded up my truck with free lead :-( I'd have a lifetime stash now for making boolits.

I missed the good ole days.
RogerDat
09-23-2016, 07:52 PM
That does look like a foundry bulk ingot, have seen those before. Dead soft plain lead if it is, nice score. Now you need to have a bucket or two of WW's fall out of a truck in front of you, with lids on would be nice.
leadbutt
09-25-2016, 02:05 AM
Yea... My guess is that its not pure. Do have it tested. You may have just hit strait pay. Doesn't look like just dirty ole lead.


L. Bottoms
Epd230
09-25-2016, 07:22 AM
I just bought one of those at an estate sale. I paid $5.00.

If you have it tested, post the results please.
leadman
09-25-2016, 11:55 AM
Someone probably got an empty box from the Post Office! LOL.
merlin101
09-30-2016, 08:48 PM
Someone probably got an empty box from the Post Office! LOL.
:) maybe the postman got tired of lugging it around and tossed it!
Kskybroom
10-08-2016, 12:45 AM
Melt it. It could be anything. I have 4 cast iron ingot molds just like that. On the other side there is a 2in circle?? My ingots weight 75 lbs.....
leadbutt
10-08-2016, 01:06 AM
Man! Where is the op to this thread? Im waiting on edge here for the test results of this!!
white eagle
10-08-2016, 09:30 AM
looks like a lead pig
nice score