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pennyman
Penny Pincher Member
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 Posted - 08/31/2010 : 10:37:05
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I asked awhile back, and got a few responses. I have a family member that has a few hundred pounds of Pure Tin most of it in ingot form. Each ingot weighs roughly 14 pounds or so, and is roughly 9 inches by 5 inches by an inch and a half. On the top it reads PURE-TIN. What does pure tin usually go for a pound? He wants to sell it, and i can fit 4 nicely in a medium flat rate box(55-60 lbs) for shipping.
I will get pictures up here today.
Thanks!
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Delawhere Jack
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 08/31/2010 : 17:20:51
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CASH 9.7069/lb 27 Aug 10
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I won't vouch for the accuracy, I just found the site.
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Ardent Listener
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Posted - 08/31/2010 : 17:54:43
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| If he want to sell it though you let us know and we can move this to the market place. |
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Flbandit
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 08/31/2010 : 18:27:38
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| There's an outfit called RotoMetals, that sells it for $13.99 a lb. Of course that's a retail price. |
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pennyman
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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Posted - 08/31/2010 : 18:30:00
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| Ardent... He plans to sell it( i will eventually list it in the market place) but he wants to have an idea of what its going for per pound. Thanks. |
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Ardent Listener
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Posted - 08/31/2010 : 18:42:18
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9.6842 cash
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rodebaugh
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 08/31/2010 : 20:13:21
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Ardent .....checked out the link.
Wow when did lead get so darn expensive? not trying to hijack the thread here. just curious?
Pennyman, I would think it would be a tough sale @ anything above $9/lb. Now @ $5 or less per pound you might get some looks.
Don't take these comments the wrong way...
-Thing is, I think of it as kinda of a "pig in a poke" deal. Sure it's marked pure tin, but I have a nice CZ ring marked 14k that has failed my acid test 3 times. I have personally seen a 100 ounce bar cut in half with 3 tubs of lead in drill out spaces occupying the center like a tootsie roll in a tootsie pop. (minus the joy of tootsie of course)
-Who made these things....someone/some company needs to be accountable for the product. This is why people love ASE’s, Pennies, Engelhard, Market Harmony, ect
-If you could get some more info that strengthened the claim of solid tin, these puppies would go well and quick very close to spot.
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pennyman
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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Posted - 09/01/2010 : 07:36:10
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Thank you for the information, Sorry to hear about that 100 oz bar...
Is there any way to test that they are solid tin? Is there a place you can send a piece out to? Thanks! |
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rodebaugh
Penny Collector Member
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Posted - 09/01/2010 : 08:50:43
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Market Harmony or some other member may know a guy.
Run a sample through Mass spectrometry......check with your local Chem department at the University.
Also pure tin melts at around 450 deg F. Try to melt some with a controlled heat source you can measure temp on.
Just a few ideas that come to mind.
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rodebaugh
Penny Collector Member
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Posted - 09/01/2010 : 08:58:32
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Originally posted by rodebaugh
Also pure tin melts at around 450 deg F. Try to melt some with a controlled heat source you can measure temp on.
No worries about melting pure tin its fumes are pretty inert/non-toxic to tissues.
However, watch out for the tin salts used to make plating on cans and such. That stuff will make your toenails grow hair.
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IdahoCopper
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pennyman
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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Posted - 09/03/2010 : 18:24:08
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| Im almost positive its pure tin, it was used for Tin Plating. Im going to look into possibly having a company test it... |
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Pure Tin, Ingot Form, Whats it worth?
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