nuggetmaster Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 So I had a good day detecting yesterday and on top of the gold I found I found this little square. Stared at it for a sec then thru it in my pouch to look at it later. Knowing it was not magnetic it kept bugging me. I got home and looked closely in the light noticed it was stamped with a lion and 2 circles. I scratched a little on the back and it started to look yellow. Any idea what it is? How to clean it? Any info would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringmoney Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 The "Lion" hallmark is a traditional standard mark for sterling silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuggetmaster Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 Ya i found that and they look alike but I don't think this is silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringmoney Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Looks like a coin weight, maybe for a British silver coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brogansown Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Could be a scale weight for gold scales and would then probably be made of bronze. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caprock Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Brass Apothicary scale weight, also used to weigh gold Great gold rush find! Don't clean it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuggetmaster Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 That's kinda what I'm thinking it is. Just the lion stamp is odd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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