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PennySaved
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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 Posted - 09/24/2009 : 17:27:28
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Hi,
I bought a rather large metal pot at a thrift store for $1.
My magnet does not stick to it. However, I cannot tell what kind of metal it is.
The marking on the bottom says:
Ruhtonjee Jehangir & Co Bombay Made in Austria
Ive googled it and looked on ebay.
It is silver in color but I know sometimes copper pots can have a silver appearance vs the regular copper color.
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country_bumpkin
Penny Sorter Member
USA
86 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2009 : 17:32:08
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Possibly stainless steel.
Touch a grinder on it. If it sparks red, it's stainless.
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PennySaved
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1720 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2009 : 17:34:28
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| I dont have one. Any other way? There is some green petina on the bottom which made me hope it was copper. |
SELLING COPPER PENNIES 1.4X FACE SHIPPED......“I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principles of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale” Thomas Jefferson |
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hobo finds
Penny Hoarding Member
838 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2009 : 17:39:07
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| cut it and see if it is indeed copper |
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country_bumpkin
Penny Sorter Member
USA
86 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2009 : 17:41:39
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Actually some types of stainless spark red, others orange.
Maybe it's plated. File it to see if copper or brass shows through.
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PennySaved
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1720 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2009 : 17:49:37
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I guess I need to get the tools of the trade; I dont have a file either.
Besides a magnet what do you guys recommend that someone has when they are dealing with scrapping? |
SELLING COPPER PENNIES 1.4X FACE SHIPPED......“I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principles of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale” Thomas Jefferson |
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country_bumpkin
Penny Sorter Member
USA
86 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2009 : 17:56:03
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Screwdriver with regular and Phillips tips.
Channelock.
Cutting pliers.
Big file. (Or sandpaper)
Adjustable wrench.
Cheap 2lb hammer.
Hacksaw.
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“He who goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.”
- Benjamin Franklin |
Edited by - country_bumpkin on 09/24/2009 18:03:27 |
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maoguinn
Penny Pincher Member
USA
118 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2009 : 20:55:00
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| Probably silver plated copper |
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PennySaved
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1720 Posts |
Posted - 09/24/2009 : 21:26:15
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| If it is silver plated copper, will the recycling places accept that as pure copper or would you have to get thesilver plating off? |
SELLING COPPER PENNIES 1.4X FACE SHIPPED......“I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principles of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale” Thomas Jefferson |
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PennySaved
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1720 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2009 : 11:04:11
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| Is there an easy way to get rid of the silver plating? |
SELLING COPPER PENNIES 1.4X FACE SHIPPED......“I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principles of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale” Thomas Jefferson |
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hobo finds
Penny Hoarding Member
838 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2009 : 13:59:14
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| call your scrap yard. I am sure they will take it. See what the difference would be plated or not... |
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maoguinn
Penny Pincher Member
USA
118 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2009 : 21:18:32
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| I don't know a way to get the plating off. Just call your scrap like hobo said, and see what they tell you. |
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Computer Jones
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1112 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2009 : 23:25:14
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How big is it?
Maybe it could be "modified" so you could use it to distill various compounds from fermented products? |
There's profit if you melt things!!
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