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Today's coin reveal post features the 5oz silver cast bar struck by Scottsdale Mint. This is my third post about coins, bars and rounds produced by Scottsdale Mint. Scottsdale is a precious metals mint located in Scottsdale, Arizona in the USA. They manufacture and distribute amazing precious metals coins, bars and rounds direct to the consumer via their online website. Every product that I have seen produced by Scottsdale Mint is of exceptional quality and design, the company states that they have 'a strict quality policy and only create products that exceed the highest standards of purity, weight, quality, and craftsmanship'.
1. Coin Story
The 5oz Silver cast bar is a good honest lump of beautiful silver. There is not fancy new technology on display with this bar, it is just nice pure silver in a bar. This cast bar is very similar in shape and design to the more well known and larger Scottsdale 10oz cast bar, affectionately known as the Chunky bar.
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2. Coin Packaging
Each cast bar comes in protective packaging. If you are purchase a bulk amount of bars, they will be shipping in a rigid cardboard box.
Cast bars are meant to be held and enjoyed, that is why I love owning them because you actually get to feel the metal instead of having a plastic capsule in the way. That being said silver cast bars do tarnish over time if they are held or kept in a storage area exposed to moisture. If you want to keep your cast bars pristine, then storing them near a drying agent like a silica pack will help to prevent moisture and reduce the risk of tarnishing the bar.
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3. Coin Details
a. Purity
The purity of each of the bars is .999 fine silver.
b. Details
| Mint/Brand: | Scottsdale Mint |
|---|---|
| Silver Content: | 5oz |
| Purity: | .999 Fine Silver |
| Denomination: | N/A |
| Year of Issue: | N/A |
4. Coin Design
a. Reverse Design
The reverse of the bar depicts the Scottsdale lion logo right in the centre of the cast bar. To the left of the lion head the words "Scottsdale Silver" are engraved and to the right of the lion head the metal weight "5 Troy Ounce" and silver purity ".999+ Fine Silver" are engraved.
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b. Obverse Design
The obverse of the bar does not feature anything other than the smooth under side of a poured cast silver bar. One of the unique beauties of cast silver bars is that no two bars are identical. Each bar has its own unique marks and blemishes that give it is own personality and character.
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Post authored by @strenue
I love to feel the metals so I got lots of cast bars that get groped a lot , i store my naked metals in a Ziploc to help keep them from tarnishing
Coin design is one of the crucial part in the value of coin
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One off these days I'd like to get a second 5 oz poured loaf bar.
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