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Hong Kong Shanghai Special Office Silver Bar

taxmadtaxmad Posts: 978 ✭✭✭✭
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I bought this today from a local seller. I have found a few of these that indicate they are modern and others that they are period. It has the VR, which would be Queen Victoria. Anyone have any ideas???? The marks are hammered - the sides are quite distorted. The 999.9 look more like a inverted 6.666. I found a couple on eBay, APMEX and a lot on Heritage...


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If there is a thread that deals with these already, I apologize - I can't figure out the search feature to save my life...

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  • OldEastsideOldEastside Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thats pretty cool, I like it.

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  • PokermandudePokermandude Posts: 2,713 ✭✭✭
    I saw nearly that exact same bar a week or two ago on Ebay. I wasn't going to touch it with a 10' pole. Nice to know it's at least genuine!

    I highly doubt it's from the Victorian period, but I suppose it's possible.
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  • OldEastsideOldEastside Posts: 4,602 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I saw nearly that exact same bar a week or two ago on Ebay. I wasn't going to touch it with a 10' pole. Nice to know it's at least genuine!

    I highly doubt it's from the Victorian period, but I suppose it's possible. >>



    The British lease for Hong Kong came up in 1997 I believe, it was a hundred
    year lease and was'nt renewed and political power went back to China
    or somthing like that, so it's prior to 1997 I would suspect.

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,116 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I suspect modern.
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  • BigEBigE Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭
    From a lot that sold at Heritage-------A five-piece lot of Hong-Kong -Shanghai Specie Office silver bars, produced ca. 1970's, total weight 26.51 oz, all with three stamps and fineness (listed as 999.9?). Sold as is, no return.
    Sold for 2200.00, I suspect seller might have been a little lucky Steve, as this was back in 2008! A 5 oz one sold recently at Stacks for 299.00------------BigE
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  • BigEBigE Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭
    Oh, and the stamped chinese characters mean "fine silver"--------BigE
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  • taxmadtaxmad Posts: 978 ✭✭✭✭
    Thank you one and all for the information. While a modern piece out of China, at least it is not too modern - which is why it is made of silver and not pot metal!
  • DrBusterDrBuster Posts: 5,378 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Neat bar. What's the weight?
  • OnlyGoldIsMoneyOnlyGoldIsMoney Posts: 3,359 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Modern. Too many available. Put them in the fantasy category like the 1938 and 1939 Nazi "silber" bars.
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  • taxmadtaxmad Posts: 978 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Neat bar. What's the weight? >>



    156 grams 5.01 troy ounces
  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,111 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Modern. Too many available. Put them in the fantasy category like the 1938 and 1939 Nazi "silber" bars. >>



    Anyone have a pic of these Nazi silver bars? These are new to me.

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