Rare Bache 50 oz .999 Silver Bar PF-18/Cr. 436 Old cleaning that is retoning

Old cleaning that is retoning

but I think I've seen maybe two of these in the past 10 years of OTC buying

1908-D Barber Dime - About Uncirculated

This beast is ridiculously cool

Sterling Silver Constolian pattern flatware pieces

Rare Bache 50 oz .999 Silver Bar PF-18/Cr. 436 Old cleaning that is retoningBache bars hearken directly back to the Hunt brothers attempt to corner the silver market. The Hunt's had invested heavily in silver futures, notably from the investment firm of Bache Halsey Stuart Shield. When Comex set the Silver Rule 7 limiting the purchase of commodities on margin, Bache (later Prudential Bache) issued a margin call for $100 million and the Hunts came up short. A consortium of banks bailed out the Hunts and Bache did end up