Mother Lode

Afternoon everyone ….

It’s getting hot in here……

This weather here is insane. Just last weekend it was a high of sixty degrees. Now we have had back to back days in the nineties. Yesterday was beautiful, but today is extremely humid. Making it feel much hotter than it really is.

Anyway….

Today I'm showing off a sweet vintage bar from the Mother Lode Mint. This is a silver bar, which I don’t own many of, I prefer rounds. But it’s a really cool design and it’s “The Prospector” so I couldn’t resist. This one wasn’t cheap, from what i remember.

In researching this is what Numista had some info on it.

Here’s the info:
Features
Location United States
Type Bullion › Bar
Year 1972
Composition Silver (.999)
Weight 32.71 g
Size 50 × 29 mm
Thickness 2 mm
Shape Rectangular (Rounded corners)
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number N#221369Help
References Kidd# MLM-17
Obverse
Prospector on rocky riverbank with mountains in the background.

Script: Latin

Lettering: THE PROSPECTORS

Reverse
Reverse Type 4

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Mother ∼ Lode
MINT
ONE OUNCE
.999 FINE SILVER

Edge
Plain

Comments
Minted at - Mother Lode Mint Inc. - Jackson, California - USA
Dimensions 50,0 x 29,0 x 2 mm

In looking at listing on auction sites, they typically are selling between $45-$60. So I did ok on this at $37.

Here is the bar….