cTXAU
Active Member
Ahh!! That was a Gem
Rare, Collectable and Vintage Gold Bars.
- Thread starter Aurora et luna
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you're BRAVE! ya'!?
G'day Stackers, any idea of premium & numbers for the 88 World Expo PM 1/2 left facing round ingot in display case?
The back reads, "THE PERTH MINT"
1/2 oz FINE
THE PERTH MINT
AT
THE WORLD EXPO 88
The back reads, "THE PERTH MINT"
1/2 oz FINE
THE PERTH MINT
AT
THE WORLD EXPO 88
Maximum 6500 but i am sure no we’re near this we’re minted
Thanks Gov, I appreciate you sharing your wealth of knowledge.
IfUdonotholditUdonotownit
Active Member
996 is a curious fineness. I was not aware that Perth Mint produced other degrees of gold fineness.
Does anyone know why this might be? How does it work? Do they pour off a portion of the gold at 996, before they go on to refine the remainder to 99.99?
GOLD1
Well-Known Member
Read my earlier post in this thread. Miller process will give 995-997 fineness.
IfUdonotholditUdonotownit
Active Member
Thanks for this. A real piece of history then, making these 996 bars all the more desirable. And those pre-1927 bars even more so - they must be very rare indeed.
IfUdonotholditUdonotownit
Active Member
It doesn't surprise me that you have one of these, as you seem to be the new protege to Aurora et luna. I remember when he was an active dealer (in the old days) - he always had the premier collection of items, and it was a wonder to see all the incredible pictures (far from the norm). Cheers.
But... where is your pre-1927 bar?
Still on the hunt I suspect.
"Shelved"
In my not so humble opinion, the best 1oz Harrington around!
Bloody lovely mate.
Rare as hen's teeth!
Only managed to track down 3 examples in over 12 years
Wish I could have kept all of them!
Only managed to track down 3 examples in over 12 years
Wish I could have kept all of them!
Glorious!!
Righto Wonka, how much for the Harrington?
^^^
loooove that. ‘2 1/2 ozs’ mark..
loooove that. ‘2 1/2 ozs’ mark..