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I remember going fishing with my father and tightening the lead sinkers onto the line with my teeth. Also a mate had a jar of mercury that we used to play with.... I thought it was the alcohol that was my issues....!!!! LOL LOL :argh: Things I wished I knew then.

Yep, gentlemen you've confirmed my thoughts. Thanks

I went to a new spot in a creek below a known gold area (well a long time ago) found this over 3 pans in some black sand at the bottom of a hole in the bed rock. I'm thinking lead. The silver bits are malleable and can be easily scratched the black bits less so for both. All up weight is 3.1g.

Thanks all, I think Goldierocks, Nightjar and others might be on the mark with the bronze like ID. I did the coin test and the nugget is quite hard. I'll wait and take it to Canberra next time I go that way and see if I can find a XRF gun just to make sure there is no gold in it. Thanks...

This was before I decided to play chemist :)) I just gave the side a light buff to see what was underneath

Nothing like being a newbie and 'muddying' the waters - LOL. I have a pic on my phone with it in its original condition, will try and upload. Might try the local pawn shop for an XRF. Will do more research re electrum and the area - thanks for all the info.

Thanks, my thoughts as well. Not worried if its valuable or not - just pondering the history :)

Any ideas on what this might be? Found with a detector in a known gold area. It was about 3 inches in the ground near the top of a large pile of dirt dug from a shaft. I polished the end with a soft buff on a grinder. The original colour was similar to the surrounding ground it was found in and...