What a night for Arizona Assay Office Ingots!

I have been collecting and studying Arizona Assay Office ingots for roughly 3 years. It has been a great journey. After researching and understanding the history. I was drawn into them!

The crude old style pour makes them very attractive in my eyes. Now that the history and documentation is noted on www.allengelhard.com. It is clear the attention has spread to other collectors...

An AAO ingot was listed on EBay as an auction 5 days ago. It was an outstanding example. Great strike and patina. Matched with a unique .925 purity. On rare occasions AAO would stamp the 999 fine weight on the reverse side. This example demonstrated the 999 fine reverse stamp. Having all of those qualities on one bar makes this a real gem.

I had been watching the auction daily for the past 5 days. Two days in we were at 700.00. Around day 4 we got to 1400.00 By the time day 5 hit the auction was at 1900.00. The final 5 minutes of the auction is where the show took place. I put my max bid in of 2222.00 at 10 seconds left. That's when the vid jumped to 3300.00!!! Then it closed out at $3683.00!!!!!
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This is the highest recorded public sale for an AAO silver ingot to date. An excellent confirmation the vintage silver market is growing strong in the right direction. There were a total of 65 watchers on this listing.

I hope this article offered some insight into a market you may not be familar with. Always worth learning something new✌.

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I was watching that one too, but it got insane toward the end. Crazy.

It was nuts right ?!?! @methus

Although since I probably won't be Posting on Steemit again until November I just thought I would Show this Cute Little 5 0z Circle City that I picked Up at the LCS yesterday @silveringots

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Great find! Very popular bar's. Enjoy brother

Wow! Crazy to see it go that high...
The vintage silver ingot market looks great to get into.

Is there any room for someone just starting out with a lower budget?!

What would you recommend someone buy that wanted to get into that market but was on a lower budget... with say, $500.00 ?

Tons of room to invest at any level !

I would suggest buying Johnson Matthey and Engelhard 10oz poured ingots. Right now both refiners are at a low in value. Making this a great opportunity to buy! They are also the most popular. Prices always come back up. Usually higher then the previous high. Are you on Facebook?

Would he easier to have a direct convo about this. I can get you set up in a group where you can learn a ton. Just watching the sales and getting familar with the varieties..

Good to know! I have been keeping an eye on some Engelhard bars and will start to look for J & M now too! I'm not on facebook, but thanks anyway... I appreciate you giving me some place to start! 👍

Dang... only in my dreams, hehehe! Thanks for sharing, @silveringots!

Dreams come true..

I too enjoy the style and feel of these bars! My bank account disagrees with my love I them however lol. Truly believe that around 2025 there will be a huge surge in the precious metals markets including vintage bars and coinage. Just my view

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Couldn't agree more ! Have to stretch that bank account out .. lol never easy be broke but own a fair amount precious metals

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