Hand Poured Silver Bars

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  1. hem9

    hem9 Active Member Silver Stacker

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    I have seen buyers pay premiums for hand poured bars. Why the difference in premiums from the machine bars? What are the best brands to get hand poured bars? What premiums can I expect to pay?

    Any info on this subject is appreciated.
     
    hem9, Sep 22, 2012
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    Maggie is your go to person for hand pours and what the premiums on them. I see them going for "around" 15$ over spot.
     
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    Big A.D. Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Depends who made them. There is a whole subset of collectors for Engelhard bars and the rare 3oz and 4oz hand poured varieties trade for multiples of spot.
     
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    As A.D. said depends who makes them and I personally buy mostly Engelhards bars, as for premiums when it comes to

    Old Engelhard hand poured bars, I have seen 10oz bars go for over $1000 and 3oz $600 plus

    As far as other hand poured bars that do not have a hallmark and are made in a backyard unless they are known for their

    integrity and are honest, that you can count on .999 purity or more, then I would not buy them.
     
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    hem9 Active Member Silver Stacker

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    How about hand poured made from other "reputable" manufacturers such as academy, Scottsdale, ainslie etc
     
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    Maggie New Member Silver Stacker

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    There are " reputable manufacturers" that are also plagued by replicas using other metals
     
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    Maggie New Member Silver Stacker

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    I make no reference to your work Humbolt, you do lovely work, no offence intended.

    Just my personal opinion about hand poured bars.
     
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    hem9 Active Member Silver Stacker

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    Is there a premium for other bars aside from Engelhard made from other "reputable" manufacturers such as academy, Scottsdale, ainslie etc and what's the most desirable size?
     
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  10. Maggie

    Maggie New Member Silver Stacker

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    There several old poured bars that people pay a high premium for, I can list a few for you to google perhaps and find out
    more about

    We would have to say Perth Mint first
    Old pour Engelhards
    Johnson Matthey
    Johnson Matthey & Mallory
    Hauser & Miller
    Johnson Precious Metals
    Silver Argor Chiasso of Switzerland
    Nevada Coin Mart old pours
    Simon Bell silver Mining Company
    Market Harmony Old School ( round logo )
    Bell Mining Company
    E.D. Marshall Refiners
    Cincinnati
    Golden Eagle refineries Inc
    AGS (american gold & silver)
    E.P.M. ( empire precious metals )
    Carlino & Carlino C & C Mint
    Keiffer Ingots
    Dofman Bankers of london

    Doc Rodebaugh hand pours ( a must for all new collectors )

    I am sure I would have missed many other hand pours that are sought after, hopefully you can add to the list and correct my spelling please or errors I would have made.

    Regards Maggie
     
    Maggie, Sep 22, 2012
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