Metal Porn Friday!!
SilverBaron
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So I stop by my favorite dealer Wednesday ..... and at these prices I just had to ........
1oz Canadian Maples ... 10oz. Sunshine Silver bars & 1/4 oz. Platinium Eagles.
I know these are trying times buttttttt I still say more than ever....
KEEP ON STACK'N!!
1oz Canadian Maples ... 10oz. Sunshine Silver bars & 1/4 oz. Platinium Eagles.
I know these are trying times buttttttt I still say more than ever....
KEEP ON STACK'N!!
Silver Baron
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Silver is the mortar that binds the bricks of loyalty.
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Silver is the mortar that binds the bricks of loyalty.
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<< <i>So I stop by my favorite dealer Wednesday ... >>
In another thread a dealer said that his favorite customer stopped by on Wednesday!
Thanks for sharing SB, it's always a pleasure looking at your stash!
Thanks SB. I love it when you fly by.
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
I kneel before you.
--Severian the Lame
I knew it would happen.
<< <i>Holy cow, Baron. 400 ounces of Ag, 100 ounces of AU, and 20(?) ounces of Pt?
I kneel before you.
I see 500oz. of silver.......but who's counting?
Too many positive BST transactions with too many members to list.
<< <i>I already love this thread!! >>
We should stick it to the top!
Who would dare now posting his/her week's buy?! I have one Sovereign and an tenth ozer...
<< <i>So I stop by my favorite dealer Wednesday ..... and at these prices I just had to ........
1oz Canadian Maples ... 10oz. Sunshine Silver bars & 1/4 oz. Platinium Eagles.
I know these are trying times buttttttt I still say more than ever....
KEEP ON STACK'N!! >>
That does not suck! Not even going to post mine now. Actually only picked up a few Panda's and Kooks from a small coin and stamp show last weekend. I did meet a few nice dealers and will do ,ore business with them.
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Oh yeah! Those are my fav's!
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No. Its really not needed. If you tilt the bar just slighty ... you can see the VALID marking.
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Silver is the mortar that binds the bricks of loyalty.
I knew it would happen.
<< <i>Yup, there is something kinda appealing about those Onzas. The first bullion I ever bought was 100 of those in 1974. Or maybe it was 200, I really don't remember.
I think its the Thickness combined with the tactile heaviness of the metal.
I'd love to get my hands on the Gold version.
<< <i>[Did you by the decoder card to check the security mark on the back of the bar?]
No. Its really not needed. If you tilt the bar just slighty ... you can see the VALID marking. >>
I can understand not buying the decoder card which seems a bit expensive at $20 for a piece of plastic. Where' a good place to buy these Sunshine bars?
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'd love to get my hands on the Gold version. >>
Like your pile! Didn't remember the edge was engraved.
The gold one is cool as well!
I did pick up 2 JM 10oz bars at 25/oz.
I thought that was a fair price.
Beautiful stack SB.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
<< <i>Time to show off a bit: added another one of these to the stack, just a few more and I'll have a gram
There are 480 grains in a Troy ounce so that must be really small.
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>Time to show off a bit: added another one of these to the stack, just a few more and I'll have a gram
There are 480 grains in a Troy ounce so that must be really small. >>
Baley turned into a hoarder!!
The 1st silver art bar purchase of today:
It is a 1973 Colonial Mint "John Mitchell Exit" silver art bar. I paid $25.00 for it (4-19-2013 spot silver close = $23.29/oz). There is a serial number on the top edge of this bar. Serial # 2764.
The 2nd silver art bar purchase of today:
It is an "Ann Arbor, Michigan" silver art bar. It was minted in Switzerland in 1974. I paid $27.00 for it (4-19-2013 spot silver close = $23.29/oz).
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I'd love to get my hands on the Gold version. >>
Like your pile! Didn't remember the edge was engraved.
The gold one is cool as well!
lol, still have this 1 eh? seen her for a year still nobody wants her? too high maintenance...lol
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lol, still have this 1 eh? seen her for a year still nobody wants her? too high maintenance...lol >>
lol, yes, she's still with me! I don't mind keeping her...
<< <i>had some stuff to post but emailed the pics to piecesofme instead >>
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
Bar #1:
Bar #2:
Bar #1 is a "John F. Kennedy Half" sterling (.925 pure) silver art bar and bar #2 is a "Carson City Dollar" sterling silver art bar. Both of those bars were minted by Mini Mint. There is no mint year listed for those two bars but based on the mint years that are listed for the other Mini Mint bars in the 2007 5th edition Archie Kidd guidebook, it is either a 1973 or 1974 mint year for each of the two bars. Bar #1 weighs 0.30 troy oz and bar #2 weighs 0.31 troy oz. I paid a total amount of $7.00 for those two bars (average cost per bar = $3.50 per bar).
<< <i>I bought two silver art bars today on the 1st day of the 49th Annual Georgia Numismatic Association Coin & Currency show:
The 1st silver art bar purchase of today:
It is a 1973 Colonial Mint "John Mitchell Exit" silver art bar. I paid $25.00 for it (4-19-2013 spot silver close = $23.29/oz). There is a serial number on the top edge of this bar. Serial # 2764.
The 2nd silver art bar purchase of today:
It is an "Ann Arbor, Michigan" silver art bar. It was minted in Switzerland in 1974. I paid $27.00 for it (4-19-2013 spot silver close = $23.29/oz). >>
That second bar was manufactured by Credit Suisse. Not sure what the series was called, but they did make quite a few landmarks or famous places type bars.
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
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<< <i>I bought two silver art bars today on the 1st day of the 49th Annual Georgia Numismatic Association Coin & Currency show:
The 1st silver art bar purchase of today:
It is a 1973 Colonial Mint "John Mitchell Exit" silver art bar. I paid $25.00 for it (4-19-2013 spot silver close = $23.29/oz). There is a serial number on the top edge of this bar. Serial # 2764.
The 2nd silver art bar purchase of today:
It is an "Ann Arbor, Michigan" silver art bar. It was minted in Switzerland in 1974. I paid $27.00 for it (4-19-2013 spot silver close = $23.29/oz). >>
That second bar was manufactured by Credit Suisse. Not sure what the series was called, but they did make quite a few landmarks or famous places type bars. >>
I agree with this. The actual Credit Suisse mint was Valcambi SA. Even though it is not surrounded by a rectangle, the "CHI" symbol on the reverse side of that bar gave me a clue that it is a Valcambi SA silver art bar from the '70's. Here is an interesting article on that topic at Silver Art Collector:
http://www.silverartcollector.com/article1.php
As for those 1970's Valcambi-manufactured silver art bars with the various landmarks, the Archie Kidd 5th edition did not specify if it was a set or not. All of those "landmark" bars that you are referring to were listed under "Switzerland" in the Archie Kidd 5th edition book. I do not have all of the Valcambi minted "landmark" bars but I think that another collector here was able to find all of the "landmark" bars that are listed in the Archie Kidd guidebook.