Antique
Artbars
This is a representative selection of the antique artbars
we currently stock. By antique, we mean silver artbars that pre-date
the big silver melt of the early eighties when millions of these
were melted for their silver value (almost $50 each). Since mintages
were often low in the first place, many of these old artbars
are extremely rare today. Most of the bars are identified using
the classification system developed by J. Archie Kidd and Steven
M. Rood in their book "An Indexed Guide Book of Silver Art
Bars" (Fifth Edition) published in 1991. All bars are one
troy ounce .999 fine silver unless otherwise noted. All bars
are in mint condition unless otherwise noted.
The value of these silver
bars is directly related to the current value of silver.
Due to extreme volatility in the silver
market, River City Coins reserves the right to limit the quantity
of these artbars that may be ordered or to reject and refund
any order at our discretion.
In most cases,
we only have one each of these bars in stock, so please order
only one of each .
We will be adding
more silver artbars as our web site is updated, so check back
often. If there is a particular bar you have been looking for,
we may have it. All email inquiries will be answered promptly.
Shipping and
insurance charges will be added on at checkout and are based
on the total amount of your order from our site (see chart at
bottom of this page).
All bars are
shipped in vinyl bar flips unless otherwise noted.
If you are at
all interested in collecting silver rounds and artbars, I encourage
you to join The International Association of Silver Art Collectors
(IASAC). Click
here for additional
information and membership application.
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If you are curious
about silver rounds and artbars, you might enjoy reading an article
written about them by Ian on the GoldWhy.com website.
Click here
to read Ian's article and feel free to
explore other interesting sections of his website. |
Click
on any artbar, or on the description line, to view selection
of artbars within the named category.
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