Any better art bars here ?
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That Tombstone bar is cool.
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Generally speaking, Holiday-themed silver art bars do not fetch much of a premium on ebay if it is a regular ebay auction format. Hamilton Mint silver art bars are also common-minted silver art bars (with some exceptions) with typical mintage numbers that range between 5000 to 10,000 per bar. Madison Mint silver art bars are also common-minted silver art bars (with some exceptions) with high mintage numbers.
The "Here lies Lester Moore" silver art bar does stand out to me but the reason that it stands out to me because this is the first time that I have seen The "Here lies Lester Moore" silver art bar. I looked in my 4th edition Archie Kidd silver art bar price to see what information I can find on this silver art bar and the guidebook mentions that this was minted by Rarieties Refining Co. but it does not list the mint year and it does not list a mintage number.
I also did a search on ebay and I found a similar "Here lies Lester Moore" silver art bar that sold for $75.00:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LESTER-MOORE-TOMBSTONE-1-OZ-999-FINE-SILVER-GOLD-11-/260752296220
That is a very good find on that particular silver art bar. Congrats.
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<< <i>I notice that one of the bars is painted. How does a paint job effect the value of a bar? >>
No premium for paint jobs, it's still bullion..different story for enameled bars.
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<< <i>I notice that one of the bars is painted. How does a paint job effect the value of a bar? >>
No premium for paint jobs, it's still bullion..different story for enameled bars. >>
I would think enameled bars would be worth slightly less due to the difficulty in removing the enamel.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
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<< <i>I notice that one of the bars is painted. How does a paint job effect the value of a bar? >>
No premium for paint jobs, it's still bullion..different story for enameled bars. >>
I would think enameled bars would be worth slightly less due to the difficulty in removing the enamel. >>
No need to remove the enameling, it makes them worth more, unlike colorized silver eagles----BigE
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<< <i>I notice that one of the bars is painted. How does a paint job effect the value of a bar? >>
No premium for paint jobs, it's still bullion..different story for enameled bars. >>
I would think enameled bars would be worth slightly less due to the difficulty in removing the enamel. >>
No need to remove the enameling, it makes them worth more, unlike colorized silver eagles----BigE >>
There are some enameled silver art bars that fetch a large premium on ebay. Those are the enameled version of the professional sport-themed (NFL, NBA, MLB, etc.) that were minted by a private mint called The Mint (TM). Those usually fetch a winning bid of between $60 to $100 based on past ebay auctions that I have observed. The TM "Sam the Olympic Mascot" by seems to fetch the largest premium on ebay among enameled TM silver art bars.
The Tombstone bar was neat too. I could see a couple of Arizona token collectors getting into a bidding war for something like that. If it was in a local shop for bullion, I would certainly buy one.
<< <i>I thought the YCI art bar with Santa stuck in the chimney was neat. It is only the second bar I have seen from Yorkville Coin Investment. I haven't figured out where they were located yet, but suspect it may have been Yorkville, Illinois.
The Tombstone bar was neat too. I could see a couple of Arizona token collectors getting into a bidding war for something like that. If it was in a local shop for bullion, I would certainly buy one. >>
That Lester Moore -Tombstone silver art bar is very hard to find IMO. I have yet to see one at the local dealers or at the coin shows that I have attended in the past.
<< <i>That Lester Moore -Tombstone silver art bar is very hard to find IMO. I have yet to see one at the local dealers or at the coin shows that I have attended in the past. >>
Do you see many of the YCI bars around?
I have only found one in the local B&M. It is the one with Santa & the reindeer flying over an old fashioned out house, and Santa is saying "I said the Schmidt house".
The only Arizona bar I have found locally was a 'round' for an Indian Pow Wow at Quartzsite, Az.
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<< <i>That Lester Moore -Tombstone silver art bar is very hard to find IMO. I have yet to see one at the local dealers or at the coin shows that I have attended in the past. >>
Do you see many of the YCI bars around?
I have only found one in the local B&M. It is the one with Santa & the reindeer flying over an old fashioned out house, and Santa is saying "I said the Schmidt house".
The only Arizona bar I have found locally was a 'round' for an Indian Pow Wow at Quartzsite, Az. >>
I have seen that one before online on ebay but I have not seen it in person at a local dealer or at a coin show. I would know it when I see a YCI bar because of the "Christmas themes.