Neat Numi Related Silver Bar.

PRECIOUSMENTAL · June 17, 2015 6:24AM

Were any Members at this show?
(sorry, I thought I had rotated the images.

FredWeinberg · June 17, 2015 7:46AM

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.......

PRECIOUSMENTAL · June 17, 2015 8:13AM

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?

CaptHenway · June 17, 2015 8:19AM

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.

PRECIOUSMENTAL · June 17, 2015 9:34AM

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.

asheland · June 18, 2015 1:25AM

Cool bar!

ricko · June 18, 2015 4:03AM

Very nice bar.... I was living in Barbados at the time, so missed a chance at going... Cheers, Rick

PRECIOUSMENTAL · June 18, 2015 4:04AM

Thank You, thought some members would enjoy it.
I'm still amazed that the first two members who replied were in attendance, in 1973!

FredWeinberg · June 18, 2015 5:00AM

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.

Neat Numi Related Silver Bar.

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