Any silver stackers on the board?

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by bnorth

That sucks, how much apiece are 1oz silver bars now?

Silver is right at $25. But the premiums are huge. I paid $31/bar - $310 total.

Silver is really hard to find right now. When I got there, there were no bars at all in the case (of any weight), but they did have a lot of silver eagles (which carry even more of a premium). I asked the salesman if he had any bars put away since I didn't see any in the case. He asked me what I was looking for and I told him either 2 5oz bars or 10 1oz bars. He brought out the 10 bars that I mentioned above.

They've got the digital machines that tells them real quick if it's silver or not. I'd love to have one, but I don't want to spend $5K (or more) for something that I'm good at detecting myself. I guess I'm mad because they didn't even test them. It only takes a second with one of those machines.

[Peter_Spaeth]

So what are the fake ones made of? And are you saying that the Mint sold fake bars, or someone sold the shop fake bars that looked like they were from the Mint?

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

So what are the fake ones made of? And are you saying that the Mint sold fake bars, or someone sold the shop fake bars that looked like they were from the Mint?

They're fakes coming in from China, not the mint. They're made of different metals, but I'm pretty sure these particular ones are made of brass. Each metal has a certain clang sound when you tap them together. These sound like brass. It possible that whoever sold them to the shop might not have known they were fake either. They could have bought them on eBay or elsewhere with the assumption that they were real.

[vintagetoppsguy]

So I went back to the coin store on my lunch hour not knowing what to expect, but they were very understanding and apologetic. He swapped them out for 5 more bars, and then gave me an extra one for my trouble. He put them them on the machine and shot them right in front of me, so there is no question about these.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

So I went back to the coin store on my lunch hour not knowing what to expect, but they were very understanding and apologetic. He swapped them out for 5 more bars, and then gave me an extra one for my trouble. He put them them on the machine and shot them right in front of me, so there is no question about these.

That seems like a great place to do business, too bad someone screwed them.

My 5 oz bar from 2015 total cost $95.82 the 2 oz bar from 2013 total cost $ 51.79

1622 Atocha Silver Cob by MoonLight Mint, Daniel Carr Struck on refined 999 silver hand-poured cobs, which contain some actual Atocha recovery silver.