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Gold Prospecting
Metal Detecting for Gold
How to tell difference between lead and silver?
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<blockquote data-quote="Metamorphic" data-source="post: 118947" data-attributes="member: 3682"><p>You could take a sheet of white paper, lead will mark it and silver will not.</p><p></p><p>Also you could test with a hot soldering iron (not always practical) or heated rod of metal from the campfire.....lead will melt when touched, silver wont!</p><p></p><p> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Metamorphic, post: 118947, member: 3682"] You could take a sheet of white paper, lead will mark it and silver will not. Also you could test with a hot soldering iron (not always practical) or heated rod of metal from the campfire.....lead will melt when touched, silver wont! ;) [/QUOTE]
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How to tell difference between lead and silver?
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