Anybody collect "consumer brand" silver bars/rounds?

Gatito Bandito

Gatito Bandito

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I know there's a decent amount of stuff out there..

Examples: Hershey's, Coca-Cola, General Motors, Camel cigarettes, etc.


I've got a couple Coors Light (beer) bars. Made by Sunshine Mining Co., in the mid/late '70s.

Got a bit of interest in things of this nature, if the design, condition & price are right. Oftentimes, though, at least one of those latter two aren't all that acceptable.


Just wondering what else is out there.

Any Aussie brands?



Here's a cool little collection..

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I don't think I have personally seen these 1 oz art bar with Australian brand/theme/design. I think this is an American thing that Australia never catch up on.
 
I have a 'House of Hawke" round

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But no one seems to have heard of the company or even knows what they did.

Other than that I haven't come across anything like them.
 
bloomst said:
I don't think I have personally seen these 1 oz art bar with Australian brand/theme/design. I think this is an American thing that Australia never catch up on.
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What, no Vegemite Ag?? ;)


From what I've seen, US-based companies used to do it more in the 1960s, 70s & 80s.

The most recent that I'm aware of is Camel (cigarettes), from back in the 90s, featuring Joe Camel. 1-oz 999 proof.

Originally came inside a clam-shell with COA -- which I'm sure many probably reek of stale cig smoke, heh..


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Samples of Coors Light bars..


They come in 1-oz, 5-oz & 10-oz versions.

Two different mints produced them, one in the 70s, and the other in the 80s.

(Mine are in better condition.. ;))


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Omg I want a 10oz silver Jim beam and cola stubbie replica


Who can make it happen???
 
It looks like these bars were limited to the major American candy brands the back of each bar reads "Another fine product from Chocolate Town USA!" (which is located in Hershey, Pennsylvania)

Perhaps these silver bars were sold in the local gift shops.

I would like to know if the brand logos were produced for industries other than chocolate factories.
 
Ouija said:
It looks like these bars were limited to the major American candy brands the back of each bar reads "Another fine product from Chocolate Town USA!" (which is located in Hershey, Pennsylvania)

Perhaps these silver bars were sold in the local gift shops.

I would like to know if the brand logos were produced for industries other than chocolate factories.
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Not sure I understand your question exactly..


There are other examples out there aside from Hershey, which owns all those brands in the 1st post. Typically 1-oz bars & rounds.. though also 1/2, 5 & 10..

Camel (cigarettes), Coors Light (beer), General Motors (Chevy brand models, like Corvette, some pick-up truck, etc.)

For chocolate, there's also a round for M&M's (which is Mars, not Hershey).. some 50th anniversary.

Coca-Cola has a bunch, as does Disney (which has its own "brands" like Snow White, Mickey Mouse, etc.).


I'm not heavily into these, so I'm sure there are others. Have to dig around. Which is what I'm sort of trying to do. :D
 
Jislizard said:
I have a 'House of Hawke" round

http://i46.tinypic.com/2wfu81h.jpg

But no one seems to have heard of the company or even knows what they did.

Other than that I haven't come across anything like them.
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There are a few results when you search for "The House of Hawke" though.
http://www.jewelleryworld.net.au/2009/12/23/old-gold-stuarts-master-jewellers/
After more than 50 years in the Australian jewellery industry, 80-year-old Stuart Ferguson still has no plans to retire from the business he loves.

Stuart, the owner of upmarket jewellery retail store Stuart's Master Jewellers in Armadale Victoria, began his sparkling career selling wholesale jewellery for The House of Hawke in 1954.
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https://www.danel.ch/graham_k_daniels.html
Graham had developed a friendship with Bob Romeo a fellow horseman he had met at the local church. Bob was 20 years Graham's senior and had been appointed as CEO of the national jewelry firm "The House of Hawke".
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This appealed to Graham and as "The House of Hawke" was in the midst of a takeover
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http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/themes/1944/emil-hafner-engraver-circa-1920s
Emil Hafner, Engraver (circa 1920s- )
He continued his work in Australia with K.G. Luke and later with the House of Hawke,
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http://www.abrecht.com/images/2011_7_high.pdf
Having a family background in the jewellery industry going
back through to my great grandfather owning the large
manufacturing jewellery company 'The House of Hawke'
and the ties between my family and the Abrecht family,
I feel proud to be a part of this trade and welcomed
into the Abrecht Bird company and family. I've enjoyed
meeting our clients and suppliers over the last 6 months
and look forward to helping you at Abrecht Bird into
the future.
Eleanor Hawke
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http://www.galaxycoins.com.au/index...acturer_id=111&sort=p.model&order=ASC&page=50
Thirty Grams encased Bullion medallion. The House of Hawke - 50th year celebration 1930-1980. Minted.
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an old newspaper page on news.google.com (but you need a subscription to read it), this is the quoted part of the text:
and jewellery after cutting safes at the House- of Hawke in April. The team which
cut the safes at service stations is believed to have taken more than 200,000 ...
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The picture is hardly readable, even the date of the paper, but it looks like 27 december 1980 and an article at the bottom references january 1981

Then on this forum:
RX47 Registered: 2012-10-23 Last Visit: 2012-12-14
http://forums.silverstackers.com/message-426819.html
This is a fairly new game to me (silver stacking) but I do have an interesting coin purchased by my father from The House Of Hawke in Brisbane in the early '80s and I was wondering if anyone on here might be able to shed some light on them, their bullion (values etc) / Jewlery and what happened to the company. So far, my attempts to find documentation on them has born no fruit.
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The picture there is like the very same as yours here, the same hair on it haha. Did you buy it from him or did you just use the pic for yours?

Aside: that 1930-1980 50 years celebration "investment ingot", well, the average silver price was $16.393 in 1980 (and the year peak $50). We're now 35 year later and todays price is $16.52. Considering the rest shot up in price, the silver of that round was a pretty poor "investment" by his father. Although, the question was asked on 2012-11-02 when the silver price was over $30. So if he sold then, he got the double $ value his father paid. The buyer must atm be less happy. Yet, things can change, once again, in another temp price upspike in some future, where the previous generation suckers forward the loss to a next generation suckers. As long as there is a last sucker within the own investment/life horizon ofc.
 
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