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Im sorry, but I have to say something about fellow member Cars...

gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭
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He is currently selling an UNREAL collection of fractional silver bars right now on ebay. I am NOT exaggerating when I say that his current offerings are on par with some of the world's rarest coin auctions such as the Eliasberg collection for example. Some of you may snicker at that comment, but its absolutely true! He has for sale some bars that you see only a couple times a year, and some other bars that you are not likely to EVER see again! Its simply an amazing assortment of some of the rarest silver bullion available. I certainly hope the auction is successful for fellow member Cars. I know firsthand how aggressively and comprehensively he put the collection together. A part of me is actually saddened to see it all being liquidated, but one cannot hold on to a collection forever, no matter how impressive it may be.

Stunning compilation of fractional silver!

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  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,941 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Saw those on the BST and was floored. Crazy nice stuff.
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  • mkman123mkman123 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭✭
    yep! He has built quite a collection and is now selling them giving some people a glimpse of some super rare pieces.
    Nice guy to boot too image
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  • mkman123mkman123 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭✭
    PS. Look at his past auctions and you will see EVEN MORE! He has also sold some rare pieces privately as well!
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  • gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭
    His collection is simply SICK! I only wish he had written a book on fractionals before selling these wonderful rarities. Hopefully he has them all photographed and well described should he wish to undertake such a task.
  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,847 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I concur. He sold me some CRAZY bars prior to his EBAY listing. We got to meet in person and what a GREAT guy.....

    This is my fav in the lot he sold me..........MJ

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  • gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭
    That is an awesome Engelhard set, and one I never got to own. I have dealt on numerous occassions (through the mail) with Rick, and he is a class act all the way!
  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,941 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't mean to hijack the thread, but are those hallmark bars sterling or .999? They're awesome, but isn't the whole point of the English hallmark to specify the sterling standard?
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  • mkman123mkman123 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭✭
    the engelhard bars are 999 silver.
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  • renman95renman95 Posts: 7,037 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My exposure to art bars was back in the 1970's as a kid. I bought the Franklin Mint types and other rare pieces with production numbers less than 1,000. I remember Silver Town had their own series. It seems everyone was into art bars. It was nuts. Coin World should have changed their name to Silver Art-Bar World back then. But after I saw "Cars" collection, I had no idea the depth. I like the poured bars best.

    I'm eyeballing a few myself but have to say I have no clue to their worth...may get lucky.

    Thanks gecko for the heads up.

    R95
  • gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭
    Renman....even "experts" such as cars and myself really have no specific way to determine value on some of the most esoteric bars. Completed listings are pretty much worthless since alot of these things show up once a year IF THAT! On bars that I have never seen before, when I was a collector, it was common for me to bid up to 10x melt and still lose!!! There just is no standardized price guides for this type of material. Its that obscure. But there IS a strong market for these oddball bullion pieces. Watch what the hammer prices are on this stuff. My guess is that he will AVERAGE about 5x melt on most items with certain specimens going for well above 10x melt! Gonna be fun to see how it all shakes out.
  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,124 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I'm eyeballing a few myself but have to say I have no clue to their worth...may get lucky. >>



    That makes 2 of us. I think we are in "good company" with that statement. That may either help or hurt the auctions.
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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Great collection! I recognize quite a few of them myself.


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  • fcfc Posts: 12,793 ✭✭✭
    i see a lot of odds and ends bullion.

    the only thing i saw interesting when glancing at the first two pages
    of ebay auctions and this thread is the engelhard set shown in this thread.

    everything else, to me personally, is quirky stuff that just does not
    get me excited.
  • carew4mecarew4me Posts: 3,473 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>i see a lot of odds and ends bullion.

    the only thing i saw interesting when glancing at the first two pages
    of ebay auctions and this thread is the engelhard set shown in this thread.

    everything else, to me personally, is quirky stuff that just does not
    get me excited. >>



    Way to sh*t in the sandbox pal.

    Loves me some shiny!
  • rgCoinGuyrgCoinGuy Posts: 7,478 ✭
    Thanks for the heads-up gecko.

    imageQuid pro quo. Yes or no?
  • guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,266 ✭✭✭

    wow, that is just sick (sick as in the NEW meaning for sick). It probably won't matter a whole lot, but I hope the recent up in silver spot helps out a bunch in the final tick-tocks of the auctions.

    -wes

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  • mkman123mkman123 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭✭
    His engelhard 100 gram set is very nice indeed but my favorite from his collection are his 1/2 kilo old pour JM bars.

    I tried to find pics of it but they are gone, perhaps Cars can post them.

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  • carscars Posts: 1,904
    Gee thanks everyone image. Actually there aren't many of those bars I have listed on eBay that I really liked. Some are them are very hard to find however. Most(65%) of my best items were sold privately to 6-7 other collectors I've met through my hunts. Of course I kept the best items for myself image. There were 30-40 pieces I just couldn't let go of. I decided it was not a good idea to have a bunch of $50-$600/oz silver in these uncertain times. Unfortunately there isn't really a large market for these items. If some coins were rare as some of the bars I had they would be worth multi thousand dollars but there just isn't the market for them. I feel as one day more collectors will surface.

    I was toying with the idea of dedicating a website to bullion collecting. I even purchased a domain name. I actually started a website which also had a forum but it was mainly to sell the bars I had. The site was kinda cheesy so I shut it down after a week or so. I do plan on revisiting the idea as I Still own the Domain name.

    I will still be picking up items that really strike me. Problem was I was buying everything under 1 oz for my collection, if I liked it or not. That kinda made me lose interest. My goal was to sell all the stuff I didn't really care for. My goal was to turn 500-600oz in silver into a kilo of Pd & 10 oz Au or Pt. After this batch is sold I should be Very close to that goal assuming everything goes for what I've estimated. Still have a few more items to get rid of after this batch. Then I can wait (hope) for metals to drop so I can spend my take image
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  • carscars Posts: 1,904


    << <i>His engelhard 100 gram set is very nice indeed but my favorite from his collection are his 1/2 kilo old pour JM bars.

    I tried to find pics of it but they are gone, perhaps Cars can post them. >>



    I no longer have the pics, You got the bars, You post em image
    Its all relative
  • carscars Posts: 1,904


    << <i>i see a lot of odds and ends bullion.

    the only thing i saw interesting when glancing at the first two pages
    of ebay auctions and this thread is the engelhard set shown in this thread.

    everything else, to me personally, is quirky stuff that just does not
    get me excited. >>



    Most of that stuff didn't excite me much either, which is why I'm selling it.
    Its all relative
  • mkman123mkman123 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭✭
    Cars, your pic was really good, you know my camera skills are no good image

    I'll see what I can do.
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  • jsfjsf Posts: 1,889
    I saw his OP the other day and couldn't believe it. Imagine trying to log and track all that. Store that. Carry that!
  • mkman123mkman123 Posts: 6,849 ✭✭✭✭
    Found one of Cars pic saved on my computer. The two JM 1/2 kilos are the coolest!!!

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