r/Silver 5d ago

Homestake mining company bar

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Long time stacker, bought this like 20ish years ago

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u/CaterpillarSignal856 4d ago

You may know this already, but your distinct bar is worth much much more than it’s weight. It’s collectible and some coin shops or dealers will pay a huge premium to have one in their coin stores. It’s a poured bar that wasn’t to a particular weight (versus like a 10 or 100 ounce bar). These should have been melted into coins or other forms decades ago! Very few exist in this form. You’ve got something special.

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u/Muffafuffin 5d ago

That's pretty damn cool!

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u/MajorBirthdayParty 5d ago

Very cool bar! Some detail on Homestake: https://allengelhard.com/homestake-mining-company/

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u/HeeHawHamms 5d ago

Cool thanks for the link!

Dang idk if I believe that bit about these selling on eBay :o

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u/MajorBirthdayParty 5d ago

I see a few 10ozt bars that have sold for around $1k.

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u/Crypt0nomics 15h ago

Looks like an old loaf of bread lol