US Assay office Silver Rounds.

Type2

I don't normally see them this nice so I bought the roll with some 10oz bars That are the US Assay office as well $2.00 over spot.. I'll put them in my Dansco round book they are to nice to toss around like junk silver.

BillDugan1959

I believe this was privately issued, thus the "foxy" wording of the inscription.

Unlikely to be a product of the U.S. Government.

coinsarefun

Those are super clean looking, usually I find them abused. Nice pickup.

coinsarefun

forgot to say. I have 2 of them.
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Type2

Very cool...

JBK

I have a few. Those are super nice.

As mentioned, these are private issues made with gov't silver that was auctioned off. I think the big CC initials are the maker, don't recall the name.

I think I also have a 1 ounce bar or two.

Zoins

They are minted by Continental Coin company of California. I'd like to know more of the history on these.

PerryHall

You may want to post this in the Precious Metals Forum where collectable bullion including silver rounds such as these are discussed.

jmski52

Those are indeed private mintage, but the silver did come from the US stockpile held at the Assay Office in San Francisco. I'm pretty sure that the Assay Office previous to 1981 sold off bars labeled "US Assay Office" but I don't recall them actually producing rounds or coins labeled that way. They also previously sold 1 oz packets of silver granules labeled as US Assay Office, I believe.

OPA

@JBK said:
I have a few. Those are super nice.

As mentioned, these ate private issues made with gov't silver that was auctioned off. I think the big CC initials are the maker, don't recall the name.

I think I also have a 1 ounce bar or two.

I believe they they were produced by the Continental Coin Co.

ricko

Nice silver rounds... why do they appear to have a 'brassy' rim? Is that the lighting?? Cheers, RickO

PerryHall

@ricko said:
Nice silver rounds... why do they appear to have a 'brassy' rim? Is that the lighting?? Cheers, RickO

It might be toning from storage in a paper roll.

ricko

@PerryHall ....Thanks, I did not think of that..... Cheers, RickO

RogerB

Silver electrical wire also came from government sources, as did all the pocket change through 1965, and a lot of the silver in photographic film.....

FredWeinberg

Continental Coin is in Van Nuys, Callif.,
about 6-7 miles from my office.

These were struck at their Mint in Calabasas,
I believe (or nearby) using silver redeemed by
dealers turning in their Silver Certificates to
the San Francisco Mint for raw silver bars.

Type2

Ricko yes it's toning from storage but the roll was plastic, I bought a roll of this type as well they are very nice with more toning from storage, I know you like bright white but nothing a dip cant fix but I'll keep them the way they are. Thanks for all the info.

JBK

@coinsarefun said:
forgot to say. I have 2 of them.
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I have a dramatically off-center silver round - I think it is one of these Strategic Silver Stockpile ones as well. I wonder if they made some on purpose or if they just had bad quality control.

RogerB

"I wonder if they made some on purpose or if they just had bad quality control."

Intentional 'errors?' Who would possibly do that?

coinsarefun

@JBK said:

@coinsarefun said:

I have a dramatically off-center silver round - I think it is one of these Strategic Silver Stockpile ones as well. I wonder if they made some on purpose or if they just had bad quality control.

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I would say they are made like our US mint
Some yes, some no