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WeissWeiss Posts: 9,941 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Two very minor pieces: 1870 Spanish 5 pesatas and a vintage HCJ Refiners bar.

What did you get? What did you sell? What did you see that made you wolf whistle?

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  • WildIdeaWildIdea Posts: 1,877 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 28, 2018 7:16AM

    I picked up this 10 Oz silver bar this week. QUATRE looks rolled and sheared. Maybe ground or trimmed to tune final weight. We couldn’t find anything online about it. Zilch. Paid 2.50 over just for something different factor. Anyone’s see this or one like it before?


  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 13,781 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not the same type but must be same company, I'll keep searching :smile:
    Could your bar be extruded?

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  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 13,781 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb

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  • WildIdeaWildIdea Posts: 1,877 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @1630Boston said:

    Could your bar be extruded?

    I suppose, not sure if a sheet of metal is technically exstruded or not. I think of sheet metal as rolled and extruded as more like a play dough factory. Lol. But I guess a roller would have sides to it keeping it a certain width while being rolled.

    I buy steel at the yard for my metal projects and there are big shears and presses that break the metal to size. Sometimes a PM bar comes along that has the same look, I assume its the same technique and tools. Would make since to me and the process would be efficient and costs effective

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,189 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @WildIdea said:
    I picked up this 10 Oz silver bar this week. QUATRE looks rolled and sheared. Maybe ground or trimmed to tune final weight. We couldn’t find anything online about it. Zilch. Paid 2.50 over just for something different factor. Anyone’s see this or one like it before?


    Very cool bar! Not sure about the maker, but I have a scarce Foster 1oz bar made similarly:
    It appears to be cut from sheet silver...

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  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,189 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not new, but very happy still with this semi-recent purchase:

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  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 13,781 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @WildIdea said:

    @1630Boston said:

    Could your bar be extruded?

    I suppose, not sure if a sheet of metal is technically exstruded or not. I think of sheet metal as rolled and extruded as more like a play dough factory. Lol. But I guess a roller would have sides to it keeping it a certain width while being rolled.

    **Cast vs. Poured vs. Pressed vs. Extruded **Silver Bars

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,137 ✭✭✭✭✭

    **Cast vs. Poured vs. Pressed vs. Extruded **Silver Bars

    Aren't cast and poured the same thing?

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  • KkathylKkathyl Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Krug Proof

    Best place to buy !
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  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,121 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Kkathyl said:
    Krug Proof

    Are those milk spots on the obv? ( 6 & 8 o'clock )

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  • KkathylKkathyl Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭✭✭

    yup but they are not the good ones. This is metal porn thread so posted mine here.

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  • CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,042 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Up to ten of these little dudes now. They're becoming addicting. :)

  • MeshMesh Posts: 86 ✭✭✭


    Picked up all 4 $20
    should I clean or no clean ?

  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,941 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Any idea what that weight represents, @cmanbb ?

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  • cmanbbcmanbb Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Weiss said:
    Any idea what that weight represents, @cmanbb ?

    500g or half kilo. Engelhard used all 3 weight classes when they were producing these bars

  • Downtown1974Downtown1974 Posts: 6,796 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Love that half kilo, cman!!

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  • cmanbbcmanbb Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Only 2 serial numbers away from a sequential pair I acquired a few months ago.

  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭✭✭

    New Queen's Beast arrived today.

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,189 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Newp from today:

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  • Downtown1974Downtown1974 Posts: 6,796 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice Perth mint silver! I have a roll of Kookaburras. Can’t remember if they’re 2015 or 2016.

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  • HallcoHallco Posts: 3,645 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Smudge said:
    New Queen's Beast arrived today.

    What is the newest one?

  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The Falcon. Not as fond of it as the others, but it is nice. Got it for my daughter, she wants them all.

  • HallcoHallco Posts: 3,645 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Smudge said:
    The Falcon. Not as fond of it as the others, but it is nice. Got it for my daughter, she wants them all.

    I just looked it up...was it supposed to be for 2019?

  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,524 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Apmex has them now. Mine is here.

  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,121 ✭✭✭✭✭

    received mine from APMEX on 9/26....Yes it's a 2019 dated coin...one more 2019 dated one coming out in March.

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  • kiyotekiyote Posts: 5,573 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nothing new but I did get a new macro lens.


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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,660 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Paid cash for two tons of steel, glass, leather, aluminum and rubber.

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  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,121 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Baley said:
    Paid cash for two tons of steel, glass, leather, aluminum and rubber.

    What model year was it? ;)

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  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,189 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Baley said:
    Paid cash for two tons of steel, glass, leather, aluminum and rubber.

    There might even be a fraction of a gram of Palladium in that package. :D

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  • BaleyBaley Posts: 22,660 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Right, didn't mention the minor amounts of precious metals or the more significant portions of plastics and other materials.

    Nothing spectacular, just a 2014 as a daily driver and possibly for the son to learn on in a few years..

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