Engelhard Bars
Last modified: February 19, 2012
As widely as they are collected, there seems to be little specific information about the types of Engelhard 1 oz silver bullion bars. The archive below shows information for all known types, though it may certainly not be all inclusive. Catalog numbers are either from previously published sources or, in the case of uncatalogued types, made up to assign a name to otherwise untitled bars.
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Catalog: EI-01AV (Small Serial)
Orientation: Landscape Type: Commercial Bar Issued: 1980? Obverse Logo(s): Engelhard rectangle (large corners) Obverse Text: 1 Troy Oz .999+ Fine Silver Reverse: Blank, textured Serial: 5-digit, 2-letter prefix Assumed Serials: P xxxxx, PAxxxxx, PCxxxxx-PGxxxxx Approximate Mintage: 700,000 |
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Catalog: EI-01AV (Large Serial)
Orientation: Landscape Type: Commercial Bar Issued: 1980? Obverse Logo(s): Engelhard rectangle (large corners) Obverse Text: 1 Troy Oz .999+ Fine Silver Reverse: Blank, textured Serial: 6-digit, 2-letter prefix Assumed Serials: PBxxxxx Approximate Mintage:100,000 |
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Catalog: EI-09V
Orientation: Portrait Type: Commercial Bar Issued: 1981? Obverse Logo (Upper): Narrow, large E globe (centered), no MC Oberse Logo (Lower): Engelhard rectangle Obverse Text: 1 Troy Oz Fine Silver .999+ Reverse: Engelhard rectangle repeating diagonally (7 rows), top left to bottom right Serial: 5-digit, 2-letter prefix Assumed Serials: FG00001-FRXXXXX Approximate Mintage: 1,200,000 |
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Catalog: EI-10
Orientation: Portrait Type: Commercial Bar Issued: ? Obverse Logo (Upper): Wide, small E globe with MC Obverse Logo (Lower): Engelhard rectangle Obverse Text: 1 Troy Oz Fine Silver .999+ Reverse: Engelhard rectangle repeating diagonally (7 rows), top left to bottom right Serial: 5-digit, 2-letter prefix Assumed Serials: PRxxxxx-PWxxxxx Approximate Mintage: 600,000 |
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Catalog: EI-10V
Orientation: Portrait Type: Commercial Bar Issued: 1981 Obverse Logo (Upper): Wide, small E globe (aligned top), no MC Obverse Logo (Lower): Engelhard rectangle Obverse Text: 1 Troy Ounce Fine Silver .999+ Reverse: Engelhard rectangle repeating diagonally (7 rows) Serial: 5-digit, 2-letter prefix Assumed Serials: FBxxxxx-FFxxxxx Approximate Mintage: 500,000 |
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Catalog: EI-11
Orientation: Portrait Type: Commercial Bar Issued: 1981? Obverse Logo(s): Maple leaf logo Obverse Text: 1 Troy Ounce Fine Silver .999+ Reverse: None/blank Serial: 6-digit, no prefix Assumed Serials: 00001-3xxxxx Approximate Mintage: 400,000 |
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Catalog: EI-12
Orientation: Portrait Type: Commercial Bar Issued: 1986? Obverse Logo(s): Eagle logo with stylized Engelhard text Obverse Text: .999+ Fine Silver 1 Troy Ounce Reverse: Engelhard stylized text logo repeating diagonally (11 rows) Serial: 5-digit, 2-letter prefix Assumed Serials: FSxxxxx-FUxxxxx Approximate Mintage: 300,000 |
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Catalog: Uncatalogued Landscape Art Blank Back (UNC-LABB) Orientation: Landscape Type: Art Bar Issued: Unknown Obverse Logo(s): Engelhard rectangle (small corners) Obverse Text: 1 Troy Oz .999 Fine Silver Reverse: Blank/untextured Serial: None Assumed Serials: No serial numbers Approximate Mintage: Unknown Notes: Example shown was engraved |
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Catalog: Uncatalogued Landscape Art Textured Back (UNC-LATB) Orientation: Landscape Type: Art Bar Issued: Unknown Obverse Logo(s): Engelhard rectangle (small corners) Obverse Text: 1 Troy Oz .999 Fine Silver Reverse: Blank/textured Serial: None Assumed Serials: No serial numbers Approximate Mintage: Unknown |
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Catalog: Uncatalogued Landscape Canadian Type (UNC-LCAN) Orientation: Landscape Type: Commercial Bar Issued: 1970’s? Obverse Logo(s): Englehard Industries rectangle Obverse Text: 1oz. Troy Silver .999 Fine Reverse: Blank, untextured, no border Serial: 5-digit Assumed Serials: 00001-1xxxxx Approximate Mintage:150,000? |
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Catalog: Uncatalogued Landscape Logo Back (UNC-LLB) Orientation: Landscape Type: Commercial Bar Issued: ? Obverse Logo(s): Engelhard rectangle (large corners) Obverse Text: 1 Troy Oz .999+ Fine Silver Reverse: Engelhard rectangle repeating diagonally (7 rows) Serial: 5-digit, 2-letter prefix Assumed Serials: PHxxxxx-PMxxxxx Approximate Mintage: 600,000 |
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Catalog: Uncatalogued Portrait Large Centered E (UNC-PLCE) Orientation: Portrait Type: Commercial Bar Issued: Unknown Obverse Logo (Upper): Wide, large E globe (centered), no MC Obverse Logo (Lower): Engelhard rectangle (lower) Obverse Text: 1 Troy Oz Fine Silver .999+ Reverse: Engelhard rectangle repeating diagonally (7 rows), top left to bottom right Serial: 5-digit, 2-letter prefix Assumed Serials: FA00001-FBxxxxx, PX00001-PZxxxxx Approximate Mintage: 500,000 |
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Catalog: Uncatalogued (?) Liberty Trade Silver (UNC-LTS) Orientation: Portrait Type: Commercial Bar Issued: 1986 Obverse Logo(s): Liberty art Obverse Text: “Liberty” Reverse: Liberty Trade Silver .999+ Fine Silver One Troy Ounce Serial: 6-digit Assumed Serials: ? Approximate Mintage: ? Notes: Apparently minted by Engelhard for Manfra, Tordella & Brookes, Inc. (MTB) |
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Did Engelhard ever produce 100 OZ Platinum bars?
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