Over the years I have moved around a lot. Mostly for a better paying job offers and I always have loved the adventure of being someplace new. It was fun discovering new places and what they had to offer. This interesting little item you see today didn't come from Alaska as you would assume, as a matter of fact Alaska is one of the few places I haven't been. I found this in a jewelry shop many long years ago in Tucson, Arizona of all places!
What I found intriguing was the toning and more specifically the weight of this silver bar. It is measured in grains, which at the time I had absolutely no idea what that meant. Silver for industrial use is often measured in grains rather than grams or ounces. This particular bar was made to be 1000 grains of sterling silver (a little over two troy ounces ) and was produced by the Franklin Mint in Pennsylvania. What's interesting is the front is embossed with the National Bank of Alaska. It was obviously meant as a collector's item so I'm not sure why they used grains instead of ounces or sterling silver as opposed to pure silver. Since it was such an oddity I picked it up because it was interesting.
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About this bar:
Composition 92.5% silver
Mint: The Franklin Mint
Year: 1972
Weight: 1000 grains (2.0833 Troy ounces)
The Franklin Mint was founded in 1964 selling collectible items, very successfully I might add. They expanded into bullion products in the 1970's up into 1980's. This was one of the items they produced in 1972. Although it isn't shiny and new like when it was originally sold I find the toning to be kind of a cool part of the bars history. It must have been kept somewhere humid for quite a period of time to pick it up. Silver bars are a great way to invest in precious metals and tend to have lower premiums to purchase than coins will. So if you're looking to invest you might keep that in mind.
Thanks for taking the time to stop by and read my post. I truly appreciate it! If you have any questions, suggestions, or comments please feel free to leave them below. Thanks again and have a great weekend!
And my disclaimer: Gold and silver stacking can be a fun hobby but isn't for everyone. You can lose money. I'm not a financial advisor and this isn't financial advice, please always do your own research before spending your hard earned money.
References:
https://www.buysilver.org/grain/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Franklin_Mint
http://coinapps.com/silver/grain/calculator/
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That is some amazing silver!
And you're doing some excellent work here! I totally have to go see if you are on my follow list because I got to keep checking this out.
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@freecompliments will love this and has a great community that I'm sure this would be very popular in.
Thanks! In #silvergoldstackers we tend to share interesting items!
I'm going to try the community out over there, I really like the purpose behind it. Sure, I'll add you to a tag list! I haven't started one but since you're asking why not?
Congrats @trumpman!
Cool to see you're also one that moved around a lot, so did we. Although we stayed within 3 countries in Europe @thebighigg. I like to see myself as a world citizen as I can totally see us leaving this continent in the future. Especially with the world as it is today, I hope that one day we can just pack our stuff and head over to the most appealing place without having to worry about money lol.
I'm going to give the reblog one more try for now, tomorrow I start posting again as I prepped a week's worth of content, which was my goal..
Have a good Sunday over there!
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Wow, a whole weeks worth of content! That's great! I have always like trying out new places, there are so many thing to see and experience. It's great to hear that you like it too. Unfortunately money is always a problem, hopefully you guys will get to the point that it's not. I understand retiring to Belize is popular these days as it's inexpensive and a gorgeous place to live. Thanks for the re-blog again!
I hope you're having a good day pain wise, I'm just getting my Sunday started. We shall see how it goes!
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Haha, it's down one day the content, have not been able to do much today thanks to an issue dealing with Amaz on customer service ..
I agree, exploring new places is nice, I really don't mind moving every few years until we found our forever home. As long as it's rented, it never turns out that great. Can't wait to have my own home lol.
Belize sounds great but for me, with the current state of the world, I don't know if I'm brave enough to move to the other side of the world...
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Renting places always turns out to be problematic in the end. When you can own your home it feels so much better (as long as nothing needs to be fixed...) I hope you resolved the situation with Amazon, they can be a pain!
I'm glad the pain isn't horrific, better is always better than the opposite! I've been limping around still, maybe one of these days the inflammation will subside. I'm focusing on anti-inflammatory diet items like fresh fruit, fish, green veggies, and whole grains. Hopefully it helps!
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This does make for an odd sized art bar yet it's still a nice vintage bar. Alaska does have a mint , I'm still waiting for a Raven coin made by the Alaskan Mint.
Cool, I didn't know that! I can't wait to see that raven coin. This one is a really odd size but that's part of why I bought it. I figured it might gain value over time since it's a rarity.
Apparently named as the State Bird too.
I always like unique silver bars!😊
Interesting that they weighed this as 1000 grains, and minted in Sterling as well!🤔
 I can see why you picked this one up,it’s a keeper!🤗
They are really cool, plus some of the less common bars can end up with really high premiums. The 1000 grains and sterling were really odd for sure.
Glad you found this Silver bar, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Sterling bar, or any bar with its weight measured in grains at my local coin shop very nice!🤗
That is a very interesting bar
Thanks! It's fun to pick up weird stuff every now and again!
They probably wanted to imitate a foundry style.
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I like that bar, @thebighigg ! I'll try to look for it!
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I've tried looking in the past for some others but the premiums have pretty high. Thanks for the re-blog! How is your Sunday going?
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Interesting bar. The portrait on it is a well worked craft.
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Great bar! I love all the old 70’s & 80’s bullion bars 😁👍👍
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