"Very Interesting SF Mint Ingot"

#1459 San Francisco Mint Ingot Round Logo 1959 18.66ozs 999.75 Fine

$7500

Issue:

1959

Denomination:

18.66 ozs

Grade:

N/A

Certification #:

N/A

This is a San Francisco Mint ingot (also known as an "assay bar") that was made by the mint in 1959. The purpose was likely just as a mean to use some leftover silver from coin production and to sell these to the public for commercial purposes. This bar is unique by the presence of the assay chip on the upper right corner. This was a practice by assay offices for testing their own production for purity, dating back to the mid 19th century. The bar weighs exactly 18.66oz as stamped.