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@@@@@As he and his friend got closer, they saw a steel pot sitting on top of the coals, with the toothpaste tubes being melted downIn those days, toothpaste did not come in plastic tubesThe tubes were made of leadSo once the paint was burned off, the tubes were dropped in the small steel pot, melted until they became liquid, and with my mom's pot holders we were pouring the lead through a small hole in the top of the milk cartonsThe milk cartons were filled with plaster-of-ParisThe white powder everywhere was the plaster before we mixed it with waterIn my haste, I had knocked the bag over, and the entire area look like it had been hit by a snowstormThe milk cartons were the outer containers for plaster-of-Paris moldsMy dad and his friend watched as we carefully poured the molten lead through a small hole in the top of the plaster-of-Paris cube"Careful," my dad saidI nodded without looking upFinally, once the pouring was through, I put the steel pot down and smiled at my dad"What are you boys doing?" he asked with a cautious smile"We're doing what you told me to doWe're going to be rich," I said"Yup," said Mike, grinning and nodding his head "And what is in those plaster molds?" dad asked"This should be a good batch With a small hammer, I tapped at the seal that divided the cube in halfCautiously, I pulled up the top half of the plaster mold and a lead nickel fell out "Oh, my God!" my dad said"You're casting nickels out of lead "That's right," Mike said"We doing as you told us to do My dad's friend turned and burst into laught