I found some cool silver shavings today!
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I found this at an antique show this afternoon.
One dollar in Silver - 371- 1/4 grains .77oz.
The Garvin Bantel Corp.
"Paid on demand by United States Treasury in exchange for $1 Silver Certificate"
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One dollar in Silver - 371- 1/4 grains .77oz.
The Garvin Bantel Corp.
"Paid on demand by United States Treasury in exchange for $1 Silver Certificate"
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It's possible it was just sort of a novelty offered by the Garvin Bantel Corp. shortly after the silver exchange program ended?
I've got some googling around to do plus I was hoping for some more definitive information here.
It does weigh correctly.
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I don't know if the one in the pic is a Treasury-issued one. I don't recall a reference to Garvin Bantel Corp, but it's entirely possible that the Treasury eventually subcontracted additional packets after the first batches ran out.
I knew it would happen.
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until 1968." They put .7734ozt of silver shot in little viles. That were marked, IIR, as US Treasury silver
Having read the above and doing some research, I found no evidence of silver certificates being redeemed via silver shavings.
My preliminary guess is: The shavings in the photo appear to be privately issued "fantasy" items from Garvin Bantel, bullion dealer until 1982.
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