Weight
Smaller bars offer divisibility; larger bars consolidate storage and may lower fabrication cost per ounce.
Account
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Method
Minted bars emphasize uniform detail. Cast and poured bars show more individual texture and variation.
Recognition
Maker familiarity, markings, provenance, and a realistic buyback market all matter at resale.
Featured archive records
Silver bars worth knowing.
VintageBar
Engelhard
100 oz Poured Bar
A massive vintage poured ingot whose hallmarks, serial ranges, and cooling lines vary by production run.
100 oz.999+ finePoured
1970s–1980s recordOpen record →
VintageBar
Johnson Matthey
100 oz Vintage Bar
100 oz Vintage Bar from Johnson Matthey, containing 100 oz of .999 fine silver.
100 oz.999 fineFabricated
Modern recordOpen record →
VintageBar
Engelhard
10 oz Waffle Back Bar
10 oz Waffle Back Bar from Engelhard, containing 10 oz of .999+ fine silver.
10 oz.999+ finePoured
Modern recordOpen record →
VintageBar
Johnson Matthey
50 oz Vintage Bar
50 oz Vintage Bar from Johnson Matthey, containing 50 oz of .999 fine silver.
50 oz.999 fineFabricated
Modern recordOpen record →
VintageBar
U.S. Assay Office
10 oz Strategic Stockpile Bar
A vintage bar marked as silver formerly stored at the U.S. Assay Office in San Francisco.
10 oz.999 fineFabricated
1981 recordOpen record →
VintageBar
Engelhard
10 oz P-Series Bar
A poured vintage bar recognized by its deep rectangular hallmark and serial-numbered face.
10 oz.999+ finePoured
1980s recordOpen record →
VintageBar
Academy
10 oz Poured Bar
A compact poured bar with bold block hallmarks and naturally irregular edges.
10 oz.999 finePoured
Vintage recordOpen record →
VintageBar
Johnson Matthey
10 oz Vintage Bar
10 oz Vintage Bar from Johnson Matthey, containing 10 oz of .999 fine silver.
10 oz.999 fineFabricated
Modern recordOpen record →
VintageBar
Johnson Matthey
1 oz Logo Back Bar
A compact vintage minted bar with repeating refinery logos across the reverse.
1 oz.999 fineMinted
1980s recordOpen record →
VintageBar
Johnson Matthey
5 oz Vintage Bar
5 oz Vintage Bar from Johnson Matthey, containing 5 oz of .999 fine silver.
5 oz.999 fineFabricated
Modern recordOpen record →
VintageBar
Engelhard
1 oz Landscape Bar
1 oz Landscape Bar from Engelhard, containing 1 oz of .999+ fine silver.
1 oz.999+ finePoured
Modern recordOpen record →
PouredBar
Asahi Refining
100 oz Cast Bar
A vault-sized cast bar with a simple oval refinery stamp and substantial poured texture.
100 oz.999 finePoured
Modern recordOpen record →
Field note
Choosing a silver bar size.
Understand the tradeoffs before you compare a premium or add a piece to your stack.