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Academy Brand Silver Bars

vibr0nicvibr0nic Posts: 614 ✭✭✭
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I recently made a purchase of "Our Choice" 50 oz silver bars from an online PM seller. They arrived yesterday as "Academy" branded bars.

Is this a (relatively) well known and easy to sell brand of bar? Does it compare at all with Engelhard?
I like large size currency and silver dollars.

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  • gsa1fangsa1fan Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭
    More on the line of NTR & Scotsdale bars. Compared to a recognizable silver round IMO. Peace, Tim
    Avid collector of GSA's.
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,113 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Academy bars and Engelhard bars of the same marked weight have the same exact weight and fineness of silver. Because of hype, Engelhard sells for a slightly higher premium. Put each bar in its own pot and then melt them---I challenge you to tell me which is which.

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  • secondrepublicsecondrepublic Posts: 2,619 ✭✭✭
    I prefer the appearance of Academy bars. Though for resale purposes, it's always easier to sell an Engelhard at a premium.
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  • OPAOPA Posts: 17,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Academy, along with Scottsdale bars, which are made by Academy, are very recognizable in the U.S. You should not have any issues when selling them. BTW, I like their stacker bars.
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  • RedHerringRedHerring Posts: 2,077 ✭
    If you bought it as "Our Choice", I'd be happy you got an Academy bar. Maybe not Engelhard or JM but Academy is a highly recognizable name nonetheless.
  • PutTogetherPutTogether Posts: 2,141 ✭✭✭
    At a shop near me, for a brief time, the Academy bars were selling for .10/oz higher than JM or Engelhard bars because they were so much easier to stack. They now sell at the same price. You should have no issues having anyone in the US accepting and recognizing Academy bars. You shouldn't suffer a discount vs JM/Engelhard either.
  • vibr0nicvibr0nic Posts: 614 ✭✭✭
    Thank you very much to everyone for the feedback. I now have zero concerns about these bars. image
    I like large size currency and silver dollars.
  • FullCameoFullCameo Posts: 492
    I'd be thrilled to get Academy stackers from an "our choice" option. They usually sell for a heavy premium too.
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