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Neat Numi Related Silver Bar.

PRECIOUSMENTALPRECIOUSMENTAL Posts: 961 ✭✭✭✭
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Were any Members at this show?
(sorry, I thought I had rotated the images.

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  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,859 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I was 23 years old when I attended
    that Boston ANA - my first one outside
    of Calif.

    Great memories, great stories, great Lobsters!

    Hard to believe it was 42 years ago.......
    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 50+ Year PNG Member.A full-time numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022.
  • PRECIOUSMENTALPRECIOUSMENTAL Posts: 961 ✭✭✭✭
    Mr. Weinberg, Thank you for the reply.
    Amazing that you were there.
    Do you recall these bars being for sale at the Convention?
    Door prizes perhaps?
  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,330 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I was there too, drove there from Detroit with my brother. Only spent a day at the show but we did a lot of touristy stuff on the trip.

    This was probably sold at the show by one of the dealers, possibly Harry Forman as he had a large art bar business.
    Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.
  • PRECIOUSMENTALPRECIOUSMENTAL Posts: 961 ✭✭✭✭

    CaptHenway, I Thank You for your reply.
    PCGS forums have made the world much smaller.
    Batting 1000 with 2 replies from members who were there, that is something.
  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,309 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cool bar! image

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice bar.... I was living in Barbados at the time, so missed a chance at going... Cheers, Rick
  • PRECIOUSMENTALPRECIOUSMENTAL Posts: 961 ✭✭✭✭
    Thank You, thought some members would enjoy it.
    I'm still amazed that the first two members who replied were in attendance, in 1973!
  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,859 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I can't remember who issued it, and if they
    sold them at the ANA itself, but probably so.

    Collecting "Art Bars" was pretty popular in the
    mid 70's thru mid-80's - some real cool designs
    were made, but ultimately any premium for
    scarcity evaporated by silver going over $15 or so.

    As Tom mentioned, Philadelphia dealer Harry Forman
    sold lots of art bars, and there was a company here
    in LA that made lots of them......they were just fun
    items to play with - a fun way to spec w/silver.
    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 50+ Year PNG Member.A full-time numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022.

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