Silver bullion picture thread

1jester · April 2, 2009 6:20AM

I've just recently become interested in silver bullion (been a coin collector for 35 years), and wanted to start this thread to get more information about silver in bullion form, such as bars or coins, etc. Really, I'm a novice in this field and would like to soak up as much knowledge as possible, so please feel free to chime in with information if possible. Please also post pictures of your (or others') interesting bars.

First off, I just picked up this 1 kg Credit Suisse bar with a serial number 94720. How easy to find are Credit Suisse bars, or how desirable are they? When was mine made? I assume this was not a poured bar, but rather forged (is "extruded" the right term here?) since it's so uniform looking. Am I on the right track? I've found a couple small (less than 1 oz.) bars as well, and some have serial numbers and some don't. Do the ones without serial numbers predate those with numbers?

PS: sorry for the large pictures; I don't know how to get imageshack to work with the software on this board, to allow thumbnails, so Mr. Moderator aka Otis, please feel free to downsize the pics!! Thanks.

dimples · April 2, 2009 6:42AM

Oh my God don't let that fall on you it will crush you!

SilverEagles92 · April 2, 2009 8:39AM

Wow, how about a courtesy resize!

Weiss · April 2, 2009 8:53AM

GTOster · April 2, 2009 9:03AM

Well the first pic's took awhile to up load

Cladiator · April 2, 2009 9:08AM

rgCoinGuy · April 2, 2009 9:34AM

Hey cladiator, where did you get those cool storage holders?

cinman14 · April 2, 2009 9:43AM

Hey Rob, your ONZA only has one nipple....

mkman123 · April 2, 2009 9:52AM

his is a rare error! submit it to pcgs now

cars · April 2, 2009 10:03AM

<< Hey Rob, your ONZA only has one nipple....

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Wonder if that's why its called an onza and not a twoza

rgCoinGuy · April 2, 2009 10:04AM

cars · April 2, 2009 10:18AM

Here's a poured credit suisse:

JeremyDie1 · April 2, 2009 10:22AM

Picture of some new silver purchases last month before it was scooped up and taken to the sdb.

gecko109 · April 2, 2009 10:27AM

Rick....stop posting photos of that Engelhard set! Your gonna make me get back into the hobby!!!!

Jeremy, thats all in one month's worth of buying??? Did you have a rich uncle pass away or something?

Weiss · April 2, 2009 12:10PM

Cladiator: Henceforth, these should be known as "sardine cans".

SpaceMonkey · April 2, 2009 1:25PM

TrustNo1 · April 2, 2009 5:58PM

my baby hoard

drwstr123 · April 3, 2009 1:43AM

All silver....do you remember that sound?

cars · April 3, 2009 1:58AM

Nice bandit. Now they just give you tickets, Takes the fun out of it.

guitarwes · April 3, 2009 2:13AM

<< All silver....do you remember that sound?

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My Dad has a Nickel Castlefront slot machine. Looks just like yours except it's blue. It was made in 1933 or 1938. Came from a hotel in Chicago. Still works. I filled it up full of circ Buffalo Nickels. Looks neat.

-wes

Waldo · April 3, 2009 10:26AM

Hopefully I have done this correctly. I've been toning this for years!

cars · April 3, 2009 11:47AM

Here you go

Waldo · April 3, 2009 10:08PM

DorkGirl · April 5, 2009 1:03AM

halfhunter · April 7, 2009 4:57AM

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Those are neat! I have one, bought as part of a larger deal. Have tried to get more but can't seem to find them on e-Bay. I was underbidder on a 5oz one awhile back. Wish now I'd bidded higher. Also wish I knew more about them.
They are so thick I can't find an airtite to fit, so for now It is just stuffed in a coinsafe flip.

Regards,

John

1jester · April 7, 2009 7:18AM

Here are some more:

Cladiator · April 7, 2009 10:19AM

Dude, cool silver but re-size your images already.

Cladiator · April 7, 2009 10:19AM

<< Hey cladiator, where did you get those cool storage holders? >>

Apmex

cars · April 7, 2009 11:06AM

Very cool. I sold a Argor 20G silver just like that one not long ago on eBay. If you are willing to part with one of those 20g degussa PM me

1jester · April 7, 2009 8:20PM

<< Dude, cool silver but re-size your images already. >>

Sorry to inconvenience you. In my first post I asked for help/advice on how to use imageshack with this board's software (which doesn't allow normal linking for some reason) and since nobody has been able to assist me in this matter, I provided direct links. That's the best I can do, since I haven't figured out how to use my new Mac's photo-editing software. So I simply deleted the pictures in my offending post.

secondrepublic · April 7, 2009 10:01PM

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<< Dude, cool silver but re-size your images already. >>

Sorry to inconvenience you. In my first post I asked for help/advice on how to use imageshack with this board's software (which doesn't allow normal linking for some reason) and since nobody has been able to assist me in this matter, I provided direct links. That's the best I can do, since I haven't figured out how to use my new Mac's photo-editing software. So I simply deleted the pictures in my offending post.

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Jester - best way to use Imageshack is to click the "resize image" to 640 x 480 size. Then, when it's uploaded the picture, scroll to the very BOTTOM of the screen. (Don't copy any of the four things at the top of the page). You will see two boxes with long links. Literally copy and paste ONE of them into the text of your message. (Don't click http or any other "buttons" here on the forums). Click preview to check that it looks OK. There will be some extraneous junk characters you can delete. Then you're all set.

1jester · April 8, 2009 5:36AM

Thanks, John!

PS: I've consigned some coins (including my current avatar coin) to WCN's next auction if you have time to make it over.

MIKFLO · April 10, 2009 11:56AM

Here are some different.

cars · April 10, 2009 1:08PM

Some poured bars:

secondrepublic · April 10, 2009 1:17PM

<< Thanks, John!

PS: I've consigned some coins (including my current avatar coin) to WCN's next auction if you have time to make it over.

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Great!! Can't wait to see them in the catalog :-) I won't make it over for this one, but I might bid remotely since the dollar has finally recovered, somewhat !

mkman123 · April 10, 2009 2:39PM

cars, stop already, not fair at all showing off that old pour stash!!!

adamlaneus · April 10, 2009 2:41PM

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Those are neat! I have one, bought as part of a larger deal. Have tried to get more but can't seem to find them on e-Bay. I was underbidder on a 5oz one awhile back. Wish now I'd bidded higher. Also wish I knew more about them.
They are so thick I can't find an airtite to fit, so for now It is just stuffed in a coinsafe flip.

Regards,

John >>

Those come in a 5 ounce size? *WANT*

Makarovii · April 11, 2009 11:58AM

1jester · April 18, 2009 9:33AM

cars · April 18, 2009 9:49AM

I need 3 of those :-)

Meltdown · April 18, 2009 1:44PM

1jester · April 18, 2009 3:01PM

<< I need 3 of those :-) >>

That's all, Rick?! LOL. The Degussa 20 g is a duplicate, so I'm sure we can work something out.

a039 · April 19, 2009 11:00PM

1jester · April 20, 2009 7:32AM

Rev:

I used to work as an engineer on this old sternwheeler, the Delta Queen. The bar must have been produced prior to the building of its sister boat the Mississippi Queen in 1974-5.

Rev:

1jester · April 23, 2009 7:57AM

For some reason the settings on my camera are different than recently, so I apologize for the poor quality of the pictures.

Rev:

Looks like Carter and Breshnev signing some kind of treaty:

Rev:

This view of Milano only weighs 21.4 grams:

Makarovii · April 25, 2009 9:52AM

1jester · May 9, 2009 1:08AM

Rev:

Produced in Switzerland by Valcambi S.A., Drover's National Bank of Chicago:

Rev:

Also produced by Valcambi, this one has unbelievably nice old patina, Chicago's First National:

Rev:

Another Swiss bar by Valcambi, this one for Sharps Pixley of London:

Silvertowne:

Rev:

Silvertowne, same reverse as above:

Silvertowne:

Rev:

Might this also be Silvertowne? It's an odd size, just like my 25th Anniversary of Israel's founding, posted earlier:

Rev:

mkman123 · May 9, 2009 1:26AM

collection looks great! Those 5000g bars are nice. Get more old poured bars!

mkman123 · May 9, 2009 1:33AM

Here is a piece that you might like

cars · May 9, 2009 1:43AM

Very nice

1jester · May 9, 2009 3:02AM

<< Here is a piece that you might like

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Thanks for the kind words, Mike. And yes, an old kilo bar....yummy!!! I'm sure it's out of my league, however, especially with S&H. Those 5 kilo "coins" are in fact almost too heavy to be toting around.

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