Silver bullion picture thread

1jester · May 9, 2009 3:08AM

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Coming from you, I'm very pleased to hear that.

Now for another one I just picked up - it's awesome and now I can understand why some of us are going ape-doodoo over 3 ouncers! ...thanks Rick!

FistFullOfDollars · May 9, 2009 10:25AM

That is some nice silver however I prefer mine without any wood

mkman123 · May 9, 2009 6:06PM

Rick and 1Jester, you guys like this:

1jester · May 11, 2009 8:18AM

I can almost understand people's affinity for JM bars; they seem to be really high quality.

Cladiator · May 11, 2009 11:22AM

What is the top right bar in this photo? Can we get a description and closer photos of both sides?

cars · May 11, 2009 11:34AM

The top right bar is a Silverfarm 1 oz. Wonder where he got them?

mkman123 · May 11, 2009 11:36AM

yep a Silverfarm, got it from Cars

1jester · May 13, 2009 6:54AM

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That's a really neat coin! How much does it weigh? Would it be 100 grams?

Here's a similar coin from Belarus, weighing in at 1 kg, commemorating the Olympics. It's # 240 out of 1500 produced.

1jester · May 13, 2009 7:02AM

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Here's one to go with that:

1jester · May 14, 2009 10:54PM

Got another 100 gram bar, Raiffeisen Bank this time, produced by Valcambi, with Austria on the sides, in German and English:

And what's the deal with this Credit Suisse bar, with SRH Club engraved on the front? WTF is SRH Club? I cut this out of the original foil packaging, so it's official CS issue.

Here's another nice Englehard:

secondrepublic · May 15, 2009 6:08AM

I like the AUSTRIA edge lettering... very cool!

pmac · May 15, 2009 6:17AM

1jester, the grade would be "Scratched" Genuine. Isn't it great that PCGS now has plastic BBs?

1jester · July 23, 2009 7:51AM

Has anyone ever seen this type of bar before? I have no idea what it is or who made it or when:

Is this Englehard unusual?

Something from India:

...and from Poland:

Weiss · July 23, 2009 8:05AM

Holy cow! That Austrian bar and the Pamp Poland bar are 100% hardcore.

cars · July 23, 2009 10:34AM

Engelhard bar is nothing special. The pamp bar Rocks and I imagine would sell over $100 on eBay. I'd love to have those top 2 bars, 10 & 20G

I have the india bar in 5 & 10g. Cool stuff!

OPA · July 23, 2009 11:45AM

Pretty Please ... I want that Polish Pamp Bar...I'll trade it to you for a 5 oz Apmex Round.

Weiss · July 23, 2009 12:12PM

Sized for clarity

carew4me · July 25, 2009 6:24AM

Sweet Pamp bar! First time I have seen that type. Thanks!

1jester · July 25, 2009 4:27PM

Thanks for the compliments, guys! It's my pleasure to share with you.

Still no idea on what those two little bars are? I've never seen them before.

Nice hoard, carew!

1jester · August 6, 2009 6:36AM

I've got a few more of these in. First, a JM Statue of Liberty from 1982. Enjoy!

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OPA · August 7, 2009 6:12AM

As always, those bars a sight for tired old eyes...

1jester · August 14, 2009 7:10AM

Thank you, gracious sir!

I just hit the jackpot, being able to buy out a personal collection of an Italian gentleman. In this collection are a lot of Italian manufacturers which I have never heard of, and one that I have heard of - Metalli Preziosi - which incidentally contracted with Johnson Matthey. I have a very old pour half kilo bar by them, as well as a 100 gram bar and some ounce bars. Additionally, some of the other bars might have been produced by them, but I don't know. Also, there are a lot of PAMP bars from I'd say at least 30 years ago, featuring Italian cities and regions, in exquisitely done proof quality one ounce bars and also some 5 gram bars from the same series. Let me say how stunned I am by the unbelievable quality of workmanship on these bars. They are superb!! I can understand why people pay in excess of 800% melt for PAMP bars. I got some PAMP 100 gram wafers too, calenders. They are thin and as big as a normal kilo bar in width and length. There are also other 5, 10, 20, 25, 50 and 100 gram bars. If you have any information on these bars, as usual I'd greatly appreciate hearing about them. It sucks being an ignorant novice!! I'll take individual photos later, but here are the bigger pictures. Enjoy!

OPA · August 14, 2009 9:51AM

Now those are Art Bars ... you hit the jack pot. It's a shame that collecting them never really caught on in the States. My guess, less art bar collectors than medallion collectors.

Constantine · August 14, 2009 10:00AM

1jester · August 16, 2009 6:54AM

Thanks, and it's a pleasure to share with you.

Here are the promised individual shots of the bars I just got. But first, a picture of my cleaning operation, to which I subject every coin/bar that I get if I don't know for certain it's never been in touch with PVC. I give each bar/coin a little bath in acetone, first in the jar to the left, then each subsequent jar so all the contaminants are washed away. Notice the left-most jar is considerably dirtier than the others, because of all the residue that used to be on the bars/coins. This ensures that they won't be harmed by the PVC on them, and leaves them clean and undamaged for future preservation.

Here's the half kilo old pour bar from Metalli Preziosi, a contractor of Johnson Matthey:

Here's a PAMP 100 gr. calendar:

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Here's a one ounce PAMP calendar:

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Here's the series of PAMP one ounce bars commemorating famous Italian cities. The last three are in fact 5 grams each, and carry a smaller more simplified design on them. The images simply do not do these exquisite masterpieces justice:

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Rev. of this and the next one:

That's all for today, folks. I'll try to get the rest up tomorrow.

1jester · August 21, 2009 9:55AM

Rev:

Official one ounce bar from the 1980 Moscow Olympics:

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One of my favorites, from 1973:

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cars · August 21, 2009 10:02AM

Very nice Stuff. I always like those 100g Pamp calendars. They are So large & Thin I was always afraid I was going to snap em in half. I'm so Glad I'm not collecting small bars any longer. I would be all over you for some of the bars you just posted

1jester · August 21, 2009 10:05AM

Thanks, bud! Lucky you! LOL. You can still feel free to post pics of yours for our enlightenment!

goingbroke · August 21, 2009 10:49AM

This one is my favorite!

goingbroke · August 21, 2009 10:50AM

My favorite!

cars · August 21, 2009 10:57AM

<< Thanks, bud! Lucky you! LOL. You can still feel free to post pics of yours for our enlightenment!

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Little late for that. I've already liquidated $12k+ of the best bars. The rest will be listed on eBay this Saturday. Should be around 200 listings & I figure should put me over $20-$22k in sold silver items in the last month, Probably equaled around 500-600 oz. I've kept the best for myself though

, Can't give them all up.

cars · August 21, 2009 10:57AM

<< My favorite! >>

That's my Least favorite.

gecko109 · August 21, 2009 11:31AM

Awesome bars! The 2 most impressive images for me in the recent photos was the line of 20 gram Credit bars that Jester posted, and the complete 20 piece sheet of JM 1 gram bars posted by Carew. You could literally search for a full year before seeing a sheet like that for sale!

cars · August 21, 2009 11:38AM

I agree.

FYI, I've located a source for Credit Suisse Silver bars on the Cheap. 5g-100g bars. Not much over melt

I've yet to purchase from them. They are supposed to be coming to USA for some business trip of some sort and said they could meet up with me to sell to me in bulk if I wanted

1jester · August 21, 2009 3:13PM

<< I agree.

FYI, I've located a source for Credit Suisse Silver bars on the Cheap. 5g-100g bars. Not much over melt

I've yet to purchase from them. They are supposed to be coming to USA for some business trip of some sort and said they could meet up with me to sell to me in bulk if I wanted

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So you had to tell them you were no longer interested because you no longer collect such garbage, right?

PS: Are they numbered bars or earlier unnumbered ones?

1jester · August 28, 2009 5:47PM

Rev:

1jester · September 3, 2009 6:47AM

I guess nobody is interested in these bullion pieces, or wishes to share their own? If that's the case, I can stop TTTing it needlessly and let it die a natural death ...

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cars · September 3, 2009 9:23AM

Wow, Awesome bars. Love the JM Brussels & 3 oz bar in case. I don't know where you keep coming up with these.

OPA · September 3, 2009 9:32AM

I do not collect art bars, but looking at yours, it's like going to a Museum. I can't get enough. If you ever want to sell or trade the 1989 Berlin one, I'd be interested.

ajbauman · September 3, 2009 1:28PM

My newest addition 1lb (14.58 troy oz):

DNADave · September 4, 2009 2:57AM

All my silver bars equal only 22 oz

cars · September 4, 2009 3:45AM

One reason I don't like to open this thread is even with Broadband it takes forever for all the pics to load. If they were a bit smaller or grouped together it would be much nicer

. Awesome bars tho

Cladiator · September 4, 2009 5:50AM

1jester · September 5, 2009 4:21PM

Thanks for sharing, Dave and Clad. AJ, that is one super beautiful medal!!!

I'm sorry if these pictures load slowly for some; for me each whole page loads almost instantly, even with all the 40-50 pictures. OPA and Cars, thanks for the compliments. The 3 ounce Italian bar in the case is made by G, whoever that may be. I have some 1 ouncers exactly like them. Who is G?

1jester · September 7, 2009 11:49PM

Rev:

1jester · September 24, 2009 8:13PM

1jester · September 25, 2009 12:39AM

Got some more interesting bars in today. Here's a couple of group shots, and a close-up of a series of Biblical scenes produced by the Vatican. Individual shots to come. Enjoy!

OPA · September 25, 2009 12:50AM

Is anyone familiar with Intercoin & what the values are.

sample of their product that I'm looking at

15gram bar

1jester · September 25, 2009 6:55PM

OPA, I've heard of Intercoin but not seen any of their products. The Heidelberg castle bar you have is cool!! It looks similar in style to those made by Heraeus; perhaps Heraeus produced the bars for them? In my last post I showed 3 Heraeus bars with a city theme. What are you looking for exactly, other castle-themed bars in that size by Intercoin? I've never seen them for sale.

Justacommeman · September 25, 2009 11:17PM

100!

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