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Stamped Engelhard 10oz with P Serial Number

coinnerdcoinnerd Posts: 492 ✭✭✭
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I've had this stamped 10 oz Engelhard for some time now. I've noticed that all the stamped 5 and 10 oz bars shown on the forum have a C prefix in the serial number. This one has a P prefix. Is this unusual or have I just missed seeing one posted before? Thanks

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  • AboutAgAboutAg Posts: 201 ✭✭


    << <i>I've had this stamped 10 oz Engelhard for some time now. I've noticed that all the stamped 5 and 10 oz bars shown on the forum have a C prefix in the serial number. This one has a P prefix. Is this unusual or have I just missed seeing one posted before? Thanks

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    Engelhard generally uses 'P' for Poured, and 'C' for cast (stamped). But there are some stamped bars with 'P' on them (see http://about.ag/Engelhard-10oz.htm -- we hadn't seen that style with a 'P' before, though). If it were me, I would part with others before parting with that one, as they are likely rarer than the 'C's of the same style.
  • bstat1020bstat1020 Posts: 2,151 ✭✭
    The one I have is stamped with a C prefix. Have not seen the Big E with P prefix. Cool find.

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  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,941 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Don't know what it signifies, but all three of my "Big E" 10 oz bars have the C prefix. However, my 100 oz Engelhard has a P prefix.
    We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,128 ✭✭✭✭✭
    We have some 10 oz. poured with P serial numbers, an intermediate-sized 10 oz. struck with a C, a large 10 oz. eagle with a C and several 100 oz. extruded with P's.

    One might assume that "P" meant poured, except for the bar illustrated above, and the 100's. I don't consider extrudeds to be "poured."

    I don't know what "C" would stand for.
    TD
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  • BigEBigE Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭
    I must have some of these BigE bars---------BigE
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  • gsa1fangsa1fan Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I must have some of these BigE bars---------BigE >>



    image I thought that's how you got your nickname!
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  • BigEBigE Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭
    No, just tall and chubby!----------BigE
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