Rare, Collectable and Old Fashion Silver Bar. II

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  1. danman49

    danman49 Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Yes mate on the back of 50 oz and larger bars you will see this stamp.
     
    danman49, Dec 16, 2015
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  2. whinfell

    whinfell Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    The WD with upward arrow is the marking for the War Department, hence most likely to be a British or Commonweatlh war relic (WWII?).

    Very unlikely to be silver.
     
    whinfell, Dec 19, 2015
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    Vintage kilo bar by Metaux Precieux of Switzerland (current day Metalor) that I acquired a little while back. Plain, but I like it :)

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    encik, Dec 21, 2015
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  4. SilverSiren

    SilverSiren Active Member

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    Most recent vintage bar pickups.
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    SilverSiren, Jan 17, 2016
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  5. Golden ChipMunk

    Golden ChipMunk Well-Known Member

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    ^^^ EBay photos???
     
    Golden ChipMunk, Jan 18, 2016
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  6. SilverSiren

    SilverSiren Active Member

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    LOL no, not on ebay, their fate is still undecided but we are leaning towards putting them into the PERMAstack.
     
    SilverSiren, Jan 18, 2016
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  7. Golden ChipMunk

    Golden ChipMunk Well-Known Member

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    Tell us more about ti bars....

    A bit of history perhaps....
     
    Golden ChipMunk, Jan 18, 2016
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  8. SilverSiren

    SilverSiren Active Member

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    The below links give some background on the refiners:

    Simmons Refining Co. (s) bar and Star Metals bars
    http://www.silveringot.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-s-box-part-iii.html
    http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/14-oz-simmons-silver-ingot-bar-999-206142972

    Deak & Co./Deak-Perrera/Bankhaus Deak Info
    http://www.nytimes.com/1984/12/10/business/collapse-of-deak-company.html

    Siilver Refining Corp Bar - unable to find any information, but very collectible and similar to other kitkat style bars produced by California Crown Mint, Crown Mint, TenTex
     
    SilverSiren, Jan 18, 2016
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  9. SilverSiren

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    I've been fortunate to find some old vintage bars at generic prices of late...
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    SilverSiren, Feb 5, 2016
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  10. SpacePete

    SpacePete Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    ^^^ Nice! I've never seen Abbott's bars before. Is that phone number still valid??
     
    SpacePete, Feb 5, 2016
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  11. SilverSiren

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    Yes, the business is still open with the same phone number (Birmingham Michigan) LOL
     
    SilverSiren, Feb 5, 2016
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    SpacePete Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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  13. SilverSiren

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    Recent pickups from before the recent spot spikes, thankfully.
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    SilverSiren, Feb 12, 2016
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    Are you interested in selling the 1kg Engelhard ?
     
    clear, Feb 18, 2016
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    greedy Kobold Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Have anyone tried Apmex' s "Engelhard" lottery? their recent price was lower than Gainesville's who ran out of stock fast.
     
    greedy Kobold, Feb 22, 2016
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    TD Bank bar produced by JM, Canada
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    NVU, Feb 22, 2016
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    What are the old Perth mint 1oz's worth? I have 2 of them.

    And I got an old 5 oz, that even came in a little beige velvet bag, worth anything extra?
     
    Carcosa, Feb 26, 2016
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  18. Golden ChipMunk

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    Why don't you pm Chip!!!

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    Golden ChipMunk, Feb 26, 2016
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  19. Braden84

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    Hi all

    I've recently come across a Harrington 5kg bar. It looks quite old, however I've researched for hours and can't find another like it or even a mention of it on any website or forum.

    I'd be very interested to know if anyone has ever come across these? I assume it's quite rare but would appreciate any information you may have.
     
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  20. danman49

    danman49 Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Hi Braden84,

    here is some info on Harringtons (pretty sure it is correct):

    Harringtons were an Australian Refinery based originally in Sydney Australia before expanding into Victoria Australia. The company was first registered in 1923 and ceased production before 1988 when it was taken over by Golden West Refining.

    Although a 5 kg bar by Harringtons would not be very common it would also not attract very much of a premium. Premiums "tend" to vary according to size with 1 oz collectible silver bars attracting a much greater premium (percentage wise) than larger bars. Having said this a collector of Harrington bars might pay substantially more for one than an investor in silver.

    Just my 2 cents :)
     
    danman49, Mar 3, 2016
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