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This page contains our current information on 1oz Engelhard silver bars and Legacy Ingots.  Engelhard 1oz bars are, in general, the most common and available of all Engelhard sizes produced.  With total production at a relatively limited 4 million units, 1oz Engelhard bars are the ideal choice for investors looking to secure desirable hallmark bullion as well as a collectible piece of Engelhard history. 

While 4 million units over a span of two decades may seem like healthy production, it is important to note the ‘ultra rare’ 1996 US Silver Eagle had a production run of just over 3.6 million rounds in its most limited production year, currently commanding upward of 3x spot price. Unlike the 1996 US Silver Eagle, a meaningful percentage of these 1oz Engelhard bars were melted during the 1979/1980 silver spike.  When comparing the relatively short 4,000,000+/- 1oz Engelhard bar run with the continuously increasing 525,000,000+ to-date production US Silver Eagles, it is easy to recognize why many bullion investors and collectors continue to invest in these 1oz Engelhard bars.  Imagine, more US Silver Eagles are produced in a single month than the entire Engelhard 1 oz bar production ever.  If that isn’t a compelling argument to pursue every last 1oz Engelhard bar on the planet at today’s prices, we don’t know what is! 

Presented below, we define all currently known varieties with pictures, serial numbers and mintage estimates.  There are surely a few more we haven’t encountered yet, and we welcome collectors to share any new discoveries.  We hope you enjoy your visit!

EXAMPLE	ID	NAME	OBVERSE	REVERSE	COMMENTARY	SAMPLE SERIAL NUMBERS	ICR | ESTIMATED MINTAGE
	N/A	N/A	[1.000]  [999+]  [Hallmark in Elongated Octagon]  [Serial Number]	Blank, without a border.	Produced in the late 1960’s, this is the earliest known variety of 1oz Engelhard production bar.  The examples we’ve observed demonstrate a faint ‘X8’ over-stamp to the left of serial number.  The serial number errors on these pieces resulted from part of the letter ‘X’ and number ‘8’ that were used as fillers for the lead position on the rotary stamp.  These leading fillers slipped out of position just enough to leave an impression of the bottom or top half of the letter and number, see our recent article ‘THE X8 FACTOR‘ for additional information.  Bar 10038 sold privately on August 12, 2016 for $2,500.00.  Bar 10088 sold privately on July 28, 2017 for $2,750.00.  Bar 10023 sold via eBay auction on May 2, 2021 for $2,555.99.  Additional information regarding this bar may be found at this LINK.	10023 10030 10031 10038 10062 10063 10088	<100 MINTAGE
	EI-1	Engelhard Industries of Canada	[‘ENGELHARD INDUSTRIES OF CANADA LTD.’ in Elongated Octagon]  [REFINERS & ASSAYERS]  [1oz. troy SILVER 999 fine]  [Serial Number]	Blank, without a border.	Introduced in 1968 with production through early 1970’s. Note that this variety lacks the traditional Canadian ‘Bull’ Hallmark.  Around the 75000 serial mark, the text above serial stamp denoting weight, metal and purity changed to a smaller font with more spacing, most evident is the smaller SILVER at center.	05972 13762 38915 41395 43090 44176 44645 45734 60942 72492 76891	<17,500 MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard Industries of Canada	[‘ENGELHARD INDUSTRIES OF CANADA LTD.’ in Elongated Octagon]  [REFINERS & ASSAYERS]  [1oz. troy SILVER 999 fine]  [Serial Number]	Blank, without a border.	Similar to our first variety, above, but with slight font variation. This variety demonstrates a larger serial font.	81787 81790 81791 82109 83489	<1,000 MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard Industries of Canada	[ENGELHARD INDUSTRIES OF CANADA LTD.]  [REFINERS & ASSAYERS]   [1 oz. troy SILVER 999 fine]  [Serial Number]	Blank, without a border.	These appear the same as the other 6-digit variety, above, except this variety lacks the Canadian ‘Bull’ Hallmark.  Example 163588 sold privately on August 22, 2015 for $208.00.	162581 163588	1,000 MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard Industries of Canada	[ENGELHARD INDUSTRIES OF CANADA LTD.]  [REFINERS & ASSAYERS]  [1 oz troy SILVER 999 fine]  [Serial Number]  [Bull Hallmark]	Blank, without a border.	These are similar to the above variety, except the Canadian ‘Bull’ Hallmark is now present.  Also, the ‘.’ in ‘1 oz. troy’ was removed, and some of the fonts appear to have changed slightly. This particular variety demonstrates an ‘A’ serial prefix, likely a prototype piece.	A 89049 A 89261 A 89309	<100 MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard Industries of Canada	[ENGELHARD INDUSTRIES OF CANADA LTD.]  [REFINERS & ASSAYERS]  [1 oz troy SILVER 999 fine]  [Serial Number]  [Bull Hallmark]	Blank, without a border.	Similar to above example, but with 5-digit serial assignment without letter prefix.	86284 89936 92031 92960 93344 97875 99123	<1,000 MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard Industries of Canada	[ENGELHARD INDUSTRIES OF CANADA LTD.]  [REFINERS & ASSAYERS]  [1 oz troy SILVER 999 fine]  [Serial Number]  [Bull Hallmark]	Blank, without a border.	Similar to above example, but with 6-digit serial assignment without letter prefix.  Serial font is different than the 6-digit bars, listed below, notably in the numbers 1, 3 and 5.	100329 101642 102023 102080 102082 102083 102087 102506 102513	<250   MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard Industries of Canada	[ENGELHARD INDUSTRIES OF CANADA LTD.]  [REFINERS & ASSAYERS]  [1 oz troy SILVER 999 fine]  [Serial Number]  [Bull Hallmark]	Blank, without a border.	Similar to above example, but with standard 6-digit serial assignment.	140985 142544 144731 158735 164667	<12,500 MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard Industries of Canada	[ENGELHARD INDUSTRIES OF CANADA LTD.]  [REFINERS & ASSAYERS]  [1 oz troy SILVER 999 fine]  [Serial Number]  [Bull Hallmark]	Blank, without a border.	Similar to above example, with 6-digit serial assignment without letter prefix, however the 1 at the beginning of the serial number has a shortened base to the left.	109662 109688 109711 109734 109769 118529 139398	<500 MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard Industries of Canada	[ENGELHARD INDUSTRIES OF CANADA LTD.]  [REFINERS & ASSAYERS]  [1 oz troy SILVER 999 fine]  [Serial Number]  [Bull Hallmark]	Blank, without a border.	Similar to above example 6-digit variety, but with a larger serial number font.  At least one example, 107752, demonstrates a circular production machine mark between the last two digits of the serial number, pictured below.	107752 107881 107939 107940 107942 107943 107944 107947	<250 MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard Industries of Canada	[ENGELHARD INDUSTRIES OF CANADA LTD.]  [REFINERS & ASSAYERS]  [1 oz troy SILVER 999 fine]  [Serial Number]  [Bull Hallmark]	Blank, without a border.	These include a serial number anomaly of a 1• prefix to the serial number, likely to preclude a duplicate number assignment.	1•130251 1•130272	<100 MINTAGE
	N/A	Art Bar | Serial Absent	[IMPEX Hallmark and Bow Tie Log]  [1 TROY OZ.]  [.999 FINE SILVER]	[Custom L Hallmark in Box] [IMPEX METALS CORPORATION][THE SILVER SPECIALISTS]	Believed to have been produced by Engelhard from 1975 to 1980 for IMPEX Metals Corporation.  Please see our entry for the second variety of IMPEX 1oz silver art bar that demonstrates the IMPEX hallmark repeated diagonally on the reverse.  It may be found six entries below this variety.	N/A	<100 MINTAGE
	EI-1A	Art Bar | Blank Reverse | Serial Absent	[Hallmark in Elongated Octagon]  [1 TROY OZ.]  [.999 FINE SILVER]	Blank, with a border.	Believed to have been produced from 1975 to 1980.  Note that the Engelhard logo is slightly different than on other varieties.  The left and right sides of the rectangle are longer, and this appears to be the first Engelhard logo, and the ‘H’ and ‘A’ are noticeably wider.  Note this variety has the ‘1’ in weight designation centered above the space between ‘.999′ and ‘FINE SILVER’.	N/A	<25,000 MINTAGE
	EI-1A	Art Bar | Frosted Reverse | Serial Absent	[Hallmark in Elongated Octagon]  [1 TROY OZ.]  [.999 FINE SILVER]	Blank, with a border.	Believed to have been produced from 1975 to 1980, similar to our above example though demonstrates a pebbled finish on the reverse.	N/A	<10,000 MINTAGE
	EI-1AV2	Art Bar | Frosted Reverse | Serial Absent	[Hallmark in Elongated Octagon]  [1 TROY OZ.]  [.999 FINE SILVER]	Frosted, with a border.	Believed to have been produced from 1975 to 1980.  Some of these have the original logo, as pictured here.  Others have the revised logo with the shorter left/right sides and more space between the letters.  The example pictured demonstrates a coarse frosted reverse and not typically observed with engraving.  At least some examples were issued in a maroon plastic pouch and presentation box, commonly reserved for Engelhard gold bars, pictured below.	N/A	<5,000 MINTAGE
	N/A	Art Bar | Frosted Reverse | Serial Absent	[Ag Custom Loco] [AG-MET, INC.] [1 TROY OZ.] [.999 FINE SILVER] [P.O.BOX 523 HAZELTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18201] [PHONE: 717 467-2731]	Frosted, with a border.	Similar to our above example, this bar was produced by Engelhard for AG-MET, INC.	N/A	<1,000 MINTAGE
	N/A	Art Bar | Blank Reverse | Serial Absent	[Ag Custom Loco] [AG-MET, INC.] [1 TROY OZ.] [.999 FINE SILVER] [P.O.BOX 523 HAZELTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18201] [PHONE: 717 467-2731]	Blank, without a border.	Similar to our above example, this bar was produced by Engelhard for AG-MET, INC.  This variation demonstrates a blank reverse.	N/A	<250 MINTAGE
	N/A	Art Bar | Frosted Reverse | Serial Absent	[Hallmark in Elongated Octagon]  [1 TROY OZ.]  [.999 FINE SILVER]	Frosted, with a border.	Believed to have been produced from 1975 to 1980.  Some of these have the original logo, as pictured here.  Others have the revised logo with the shorter left/right sides and more space between the letters.  Some of these bars were engraved, though the blank reverse examples more often so.  The example pictured demonstrates a fine frosted reverse.	N/A	<50,000
	EI-01AV EI 1AV	Engelhard Commercial Bar	[Hallmark in Elongated Octagon]  [1 TROY OZ.]  [.999 FINE SILVER]  [Serial Number]	Frosted, with a border.	The purity stamp was revised from ‘.999 FINE SILVER’ to ‘.999+FINE SILVER’ and  font changes were made [e.g. the ‘S’ in ‘Silver’ was changed from a serif font to sans-serif] and the ‘H’ in Engelhard is slightly wider. Apparently, few survived melting. Note that some have a single letter prefix [‘P’] and some have a space between the prefix and the numbers [e.g. ‘P   59250′].  Occasionally observed in serial placement error as seen on bar PA83079, also pictured.	P05845 P23937 P  48640 P  99109 PA  05663 PA  71550 PA  80381 PA61210 PA83079 PA97198 PB00023 PC01016 PC91119 PD01300 PD61509 PD99993 PE05856 PE73030 E98654 PF04291 PF88946 PG01083 PG38249	<800,000 MINTAGE
	EI-01AV [Large Serial Number]	Engelhard Commercial Bar	[Hallmark in Elongated Octagon]  [1 TROY OZ.]  [.999 FINE SILVER]  [Serial Number]	Frosted, with a border.	This variety has 6 numeric characters in the serial number [e.g. PB000000 rather than PB00000].  Our data indicates that production never reached PB025000.	PB000856 PB001628 PB001708 PB002686 PB005205 PB010881 PB017830 PB020107 PB022085	<25,000 MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard Commercial Bar	[Hallmark in Elongated Octagon]  [1 TROY OZ.]  [.999 FINE SILVER]	Hallmark in elongated octagon repeated diagonally, three full times, with a border.	Produced in 1981 with serial absent variation.  The only change from prior version is that the reverse now demonstrates the repeated Engelhard  hallmark instead of the frosted finish.	N/A	<2,000 MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard Commercial Counterstamped Bar	[COLONIAL Hallmark in Rectangle]  [1 TROY OZ.]  [.999 FINE SILVER]	Custom Colonial Hallmark in rectangle repeated diagonally, three full times, with a border.	Similar to our above example, this bar was produced by Engelhard for Colonial Mint.	N/A	<1,000 MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard Commercial Counterstamped Bar	[Custom IMPEX Hallmark] [1 TROY OZ.]  [.999 FINE SILVER]	Custom IMPEX Hallmark repeated diagonally, three full times, with a border.	Similar to our above example, this bar was produced by Engelhard for IMPEX.  Please see our entry for the first variety of IMPEX 1oz silver art bar that demonstrates a different reverse stamping.  It may be found six entries above this variety.	N/A	<100 MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard Commercial Counterstamped Bar	[Custom ROYAL Hallmark] [1 TROY OZ.]  [.999 FINE SILVER]	Custom Hallmark repeated diagonally, with a border.	Similar to our above example, this bar was produced by Engelhard for ROYAL.  One example sold via eBay on October 9, 2018 for $335.00.  These examples will demonstrate either a standard or inverted reverse.	N/A	<1,500 MINTAGE
	EI-1AV1	Engelhard Commercial Bar	[Hallmark in Elongated Octagon]  [1 TROY OZ.]  [.999 FINE SILVER]  [Serial Number]	Hallmark in Elongated Octagon repeated diagonally, three full times, with a border.	Produced in 1981.  The only change from  prior version is the inclusion of serial number assignment.	PH03506 PH79128 PI01349 PI03000 PI73786 PJ14630 PJ96414 PK21943 PK94439 PL20411 PL93981 PM02960 PM10371 PO13940 PQ13940	<500,000 MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard London	[Boxed ‘E’ London Logo]  [ENGELHARD]  [LONDON]  [1oz 999]	Raised rail across width of bar with ‘L’ stamped on the left side, believed to represent ‘London’.	A most unusual silver bar from Engelhard London.	N/A	<10 MINTAGE

EXAMPLE	ID	NAME	OBVERSE	REVERSE	COMMENTARY	SAMPLE SERIAL NUMBERS	ICR | ESTIMATED MINTAGE
	EI-10	Engelhard Commercial Bar	[Wide ‘E’ and ‘MC’ in Globe Logo]  [1 TROY OZ. FINE SILVER .999+]  [Hallmark in Elongated Octagon]  [Serial Number]	Hallmark in Elongated Octagon repeated diagonally, three full times, with a border.	Believed to have been produced in 1981.  This bar is likely the first portrait variety produced in the United States.Occasionally observed in serial placement error as seen on bar PV65919, also pictured.	PR02160 PR76089 PS55973 PS75072 PT07353 PT09553 PT73868 PT92110 PU06415 PU98609 PV01038 PV65919 PV82186 PW07109 PW22001 PW82160	<400,000 MINTAGE
	EI-9	Engelhard Commercial Bar | MC Absent	[Wide ‘E’ Centered in Globe Logo]  [1 TROY OZ. FINE SILVER .999+]  [Hallmark in Elongated Octagon]  [Serial Number]	Hallmark in Elongated Octagon repeated diagonally, three full times, with a border.	Believed to have been produced in 1981.  From the numbering, it appears that the ‘F’ serial numbers started after running out of the ‘P’ numbers.  The series appears to have ceased production in the middle of the ‘FB’ serial numbers.	PX05625 PX15216 PX45075 PX96010 PY10934 PY28999 PY97743 PZ00588 PZ86164 FA01592 FA52857 FA96916 FB05688 FB22530 FB32227	<400,000 MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard Commercial Bar | MC Absent	[Wide ‘E’ Centered in Globe Logo]  [1 TROY OZ.FINE SILVER.999+]  [Hallmark in Elongated Octagon]  [Serial Number]	Hallmark in Elongated Octagon repeated diagonally, three full times, with a border.	This variety lacks the two-letter prefix as seen on the entry above, and has a 6 digit serial number that we believe corresponds to the Canadian run shared with 1 oz Maples and larger sized ingots.  The mould size of this bar is uniquely larger than the Wide ‘E’ above.  This variety has a dot in the center of the bull logo. Note the erratic number 7 in the bar pictured that indicates this was hand stamped.	261774 262217 262898 263412	<100 MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard Commercial Bar | MC Absent	[Wide ‘E’ Centered in Globe Logo]  [1 TROY OZ. FINE SILVER .999+]  [Hallmark in Elongated Octagon]  [Serial Number]	Hallmark in Elongated Octagon repeated diagonally, three full times, with a border.	Similar to above EI-9 variety but in attractive proof-like finish with frosted detail.  This new variety was discovered in 2014, when four bars, each encased as a paperweight, were offered for auction.  We have authenticated these unique U.S. serial prefix examples and confirmed that shape and weight of the encasements match those of other 1oz Engelhard promotional paperweights. Note the unique U.S. letter prefix is the only 1oz variety to demonstrate a period after each letter.	U.S. 0110 U.S.  0372 U.S.  0310 U.S. 0412 U.S. 0491 U.S. 0530 U.S. 0657	<500 MINTAGE
	EI-10V	Engelhard Commercial Bar |MC Absent	[Wide ‘E’ at Top of Globe Logo]   [1 TROY OZ FINE SILVER 999+]  [Hallmark in Elongated Octagon]   [Serial Number]	Hallmark in Elongated Octagon repeated diagonally, three full times, with a border.	Produced in 1981.  The series started in the middle of the FB serial numbers.  Apparently, many did not survive melting.	FB46781 FC45745 FC89950 FD00568 FD99996 FE13874 FE61961 FE79110 FF012712 FF89680	<400,000 MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard Commercial Bar |MC Absent	[Wide ‘E’ at Top of Globe Logo]  [1 TROY OZ FINE SILVER999+]  [Hallmark in Elongated Octagon]	Hallmark in Elongated Octagon repeated diagonally, three full times, with a border.	Produced in 1981.  Same as our above example, but in serial absent variation.	N/A	<2,000 MINTAGE
	EI-09V EI-9V	Engelhard Commercial Bar | MC Absent	[Large ‘E’ in Globe Logo]   [1 TROY OZ FINE SILVER 999+]  [Hallmark in Elongated Octagon]  [Serial Number]	Hallmark in Elongated Octagon repeated diagonally, three full times, with a border.	Produced from 1981-1985.  We believe there are three possible varieties to include a smooth ‘E’, a frosted ‘E’ and a third variety with a roughly frosted ‘E’ some of which demonstrate a proof-like finish.  Many FN and PR serial prefix examples demonstrate reverse variations of top right and bottom left hallmark border placement. Thanks to GOOB for these observations!  We believe the most rare and highest premium examples include the proof-like finish with frosted logo and reverse stamping variation.  One collector noted he purchased several FL prefix bars in plastic wrapper from Cypress Bank in Tampa, Florida, circa 1981.  Occasionally observed in serial placement error as seen on bar FJ67468, also pictured.	FG06120 FG86574 FH21999 FH95994 FI05608 FI61642 FI91191 FJ35429 FJ67468 FJ81283 FK15918 FK54000 FK97816 FL23394 FL 38804 FL96233 FM10091 FM39593 FM90246 FN01250 FN 48086 FN76946 FO57763 FO87645 FO97836 FP05762 FP75411 FQ95976 FR 05265 FR17560	<1,150,000 MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard Commercial Bar | Large ‘E’ Logo	[Large ‘E’ in Globe Logo]  [1 TROY OZ FINE SILVER 999+]  [Hallmark in Elongated Octagon]  [Serial Number]	Hallmark in Elongated Octagon repeated diagonally, three full times, with a border.	Design appears to be exactly the same as the EI-9V, above, except in a 6-digit serial number variation without letter prefix and lacks the center dot in the Bull Logo.  Also, the edges do not have a very tall border, making it more likely they will be worn prematurely from handling.	276507 278681 380292	<2,000 MINTAGE
	EI-12	Engelhard Commercial Bar | Eagle Logo	[Eagle Logo]  [Italic Block Hallmark w/ ‘A’ Triangle]  [999 + Fine SILVER]  [1 Troy Ounce]  [Serial Number in Frosted Rectangle]	Italic Block Hallmark w/ ‘A’ Triangle, repeated only one full time, with a border.	Produced in 1986.	FT96909 FU45531	<300,000 MINTAGE
	EI-12 Proof-like Variation	Engelhard Commercial Bar | Eagle Logo	[Eagle Logo]  [Italic Block Hallmark w/ ‘A’ Triangle]  [999 + FineSILVER]  [1 Troy Ounce]  [Serial Number in Frosted Rectangle]	Italic Block Hallmark w/ ‘A’ Triangle, repeated only one full time, with a border.	Produced in 1986, a proof-like variation of our example listed above.  Originally issued in a boxed set with proof-like 1986 American Prospector round, pictured below.  Some bars were issued in paperweight form, also pictured.  Believed to be gifts for Engelhard Employees.	FS 73492 FS 73683	<250 MINTAGE
	EI-12 Standard Variation	Engelhard Commercial Bar | Eagle Logo	[Eagle Logo]  [Italic Block Hallmark w/ ‘A’ Triangle]  [999 + Fine SILVER]  [1 Troy Ounce]  [Serial Number in Frosted Rectangle]	Italic Block Hallmark w/ ‘A’ Triangle, repeated only one full time, with a border.	Produced in 1986.  A variation of EI-12, above, this bar carries a space between the ‘999’ and ‘+’, with a thinner ‘999’ font.  This was the last variety of 1oz silver bars produced by Engelhard.	FS56686	<100,000 MINTAGE [Included in <300,000 mintage estimate, above]
	EI-11V?	Engelhard Commercial Bar | Maple Leaf Variety A	[Hallmark in Maple Leaf Logo]  [ASSAYERS & REFINERS]  [1 TROY OUNCE] [FINE SILVER 999+]  [Serial Number in rectangle with Canadian ‘Bull’ Hallmark]	Blank, without a border.	Produced in 1981, design variation below.  Our serial number registry suggests this serial assignment was shared with other variety and not indicative of full range.	000060 000089 000264 000514 047689 066960 069677 098512 128128	<15,000 MINTAGE
	EI-11?	Engelhard Commercial Bar | Maple Leaf Variety B	[Hallmark in Maple Leaf Logo]  [ASSAYERS & REFINERS]  [1 TROY OUNCE] [FINE SILVER 999+]  [Serial Number in rectangle with Canadian ‘Bull’ Hallmark]	Blank, without a border.	Produced in 1981 and very similar to previous variety, above.  The reverse is blank without border and the obverse was changed slightly [1 TROY OUNCE] was centered and the Maple Leaf Logo was redesigned on some examples.  Interestingly, the design may have reverted back to the original at some point, as one collector showed us a picture of the original variety with a serial of 357522.  Our serial number registry suggests this serial assignment was shared with other variety and not indicative of full range.	030316 058604	<5,000 MINTAGE
	EI-11?	Engelhard Commercial Bar | Maple Leaf Variety B	[Hallmark in Maple Leaf Logo]  [ASSAYERS & REFINERS]  [1 TROY OUNCE] [FINE SILVER 999+]  [Serial Number in rectangle with Canadian ‘Bull’ Hallmark]	Blank, without a border.	Similar to our example above but demonstrates a larger serial number font commonly applied to the early 1oz Engelhard Industries portrait bars, pictured above.	425737 426001	<750 MINTAGE
	EI-11?	Engelhard Commercial Bar | Maple Leaf Variety B	[Hallmark in Maple Leaf Logo]  [ASSAYERS & REFINERS]  [1 TROY OUNCE] [FINE SILVER 999+]  [Serial Number in rectangle with Canadian ‘Bull’ Hallmark]	Blank, with a border.	Similar to our example above with border on reverse.	426449 426479 427060 427067	<750 MINTAGE
	N/A	Engelhard Commercial Bar | Argentor Dealers LTD Counterstamp	[ARGENTOR DEALERS LTD.] [MONTREAL CANADA] [1 TROY OUNCE] [FINE SILVER 999+]  [Serial Number in rectangle]	Blank, without a border.	Produced in 1981, similar to our above example but in Argentor Dealers, LTD. counterstamp variation.	114628	<500 MINTAGE
	EI-11?	Engelhard Commercial Bar | Maple Leaf Variety C	[Hallmark in Maple Leaf Logo]  [ASSAYERS & REFINERS]  [1 TROY OUNCE] [FINE SILVER 999+]  [Serial Number in rectangle with Canadian ‘Bull’ Hallmark]	Blank, with a border.	Produced in 1981 and very similar to above Variety B except that the reverse includes a border.  The highest serial number on standard production bars within our registry is 427998.	156928 319249 337515 414739 419242 427064 427998	<25,000 MINTAGE
	EI-11?	Engelhard Commercial Bar | Maple Leaf Variety C	[Hallmark in Maple Leaf Logo]  [ASSAYERS & REFINERS]  [1 TROY OUNCE] [FINE SILVER 999+]  [Serial Number in rectangle with Canadian ‘Bull’ Hallmark]	Blank, with a border.	Produced in 1981 and very similar to above Variety B except that the reverse includes a border.  Similar to our above example, though issued in a sealed IBM commemorative presentation jacket and collector’s box.	401184	<500 MINTAGE
	N/A	‘Engelhard Australia’ Commercial Bar | Series 1	[Large ‘E’ in Globe Logo with Australian ‘Bull’ Logo]  [1 TROY OZ.]  [FINE SILVER 999+]  [ENGELHARD AUSTRALIA]	Australian Hallmark repeated diagonally two full times, frosted, with a border.	1st series Australian bar, detail not as refined as later 2nd and 3rd series bars. A keen eye will note the letter “G” matches that of 2nd series. The frosted reverse demonstrates two full hallmarks in an ascending diagonal pattern, characteristic of these Australian examples.	N/A	<500 MINTAGE
	N/A	‘Engelhard Australia’ Commercial Bar | Series 2	[Large ‘E’ in Globe Logo with Australian ‘Bull’ Logo]  [1 TROY OZ.]  [FINE SILVER 999+]  [ENGELHARD AUSTRALIA]	Australian Hallmark repeated diagonally two full times, matte finish, with a border.	2nd Series Australian bar, more reflective obverse surface finish. A keen eye will note the letter “G” matches that of the 1st series and that the stamping detail is more crisp. The matte finish reverse demonstrates two full hallmarks in an ascending diagonal pattern, characteristic of these Australian examples	N/A	<500 MINTAGE
	N/A	‘Engelhard Australia’ Commercial Bar | Series 3	[Large ‘E’ in Globe Logo with Australian ‘Bull’ Logo]  [1 TROY OZ.]  [FINE SILVER 999+]  [ENGELHARD AUSTRALIA]	Australian Hallmark repeated diagonally two full times, frosted, with a border.	3rd series Australian bar, demonstrates a proof-like obverse surface finish. It is the most fully-refined of all variety and a keen eye will note the letter “G” is unique as it does not match that of the earlier bars. The frosted reverse demonstrates two full hallmarks in an ascending diagonal pattern, characteristic of these Australian examples.  One example sold on eBay on September 6, 2015 for $185.00.	N/A	<500 MINTAGE
	N/A	‘Engelhard Australia’ Ingot	[Large ‘E’ in Globe Logo with Australian ‘Bull’ Logo and ‘ENGELHARD AUSTRALIA’ around Globe Logo]  [1 TROY OZ.]  [FINE SILVER 999+]	Cast Finish	A rare poured 1 ounce Engelhard bar produced at the Engelhard refinery of Thomastown, Australia.  Note that it does not have a serial number.  One example sold via eBay on June 26, 2021 for $1,341.99.	N/A	<200 MINTAGE
	N/A	‘Engelhard Sheffield Smelting’ Bar	[Italic Boxed ‘Engelhard Sheffield Smelting Logo] [ONE TROY OUNCE] [FINE SILVER] [999]	Smooth Center with Frosted Side Accents	An exceedingly rare 1oz bar produced by Engelhard Sheffield Smelting.  Discovered in March, 2016 by RC.	N/A	<50 MINTAGE
	N/A	‘Engelhard Sheffield Smelting’ Bar	[Italic Boxed ‘Engelhard Sheffield Smelting Logo] [ONE TROY OUNCE] [999.+] [FINE SILVER]  [Hallmark in Elongated Octagon] [Serial Number]	Hallmark in Elongated Octagon repeated diagonally, three full times, without a border.	An exceedingly rare 1oz bar produced by Engelhard Sheffield Smelting.  Similar to our 1oz Sheffield example, above, but a newer style of bar.	000064 000138	<250 MINTAGE

EXAMPLE	NAME	OBVERSE	REVERSE	COMMENTARY	SAMPLE SERIAL NUMBERS	ICR | ESTIMATED MINTAGE
	Commemorative Sports Series | Football	[Commemorative Sports Series]  [1869-1st Intercollegiate Football Game Princeton Vs. Rutgers]  [Image of Football Players and Background]  [Octagonal ‘E’ Insert Logo]	Frosted Reverse	Engelhard produced the Commemorative Sports Series of bars in 1976, in mintage of 5000 sets.  Originally issued in Collector case with informational pamphlet and certificate of authenticity, pictured below.  Additional information regarding the Football variety of this series may be found at this LINK.	N/A	5,000 MINTAGE
	Commemorative Sports Series | Basketball	[Commemorative Sports Series]  [Image of Basketball Players and Court Background]  [Octagonal ‘E’ Insert Logo]  [1891-Basketball Invented In Springfield, Massachusetts]	Frosted Reverse	Engelhard produced the Commemorative Sports Series of bars in 1976, in mintage of 5000 sets.  Originally issued in Collector case with informational pamphlet and certificate of authenticity, pictured below.  Additional information regarding the basketball variety of this series may be found at this LINK.	N/A	5,000 MINTAGE
	Commemorative Sports Series | Hockey	[Commemorative Sports Series]  [Image of Hockey Forward and Goalie]  [Octagonal ‘E’ Insert Logo]  [1894-1st Stanley Cup Won By Montreal A.A.A.]	Frosted Reverse	Engelhard produced the Commemorative Sports Series of bars in 1976, in mintage of 5000 sets.  Originally issued in Collector case with informational pamphlet and certificate of authenticity, pictured below.  Additional information regarding the Hockey variety of this series may be found at this LINK.	N/A	5,000 MINTAGE
	Commemorative Sports Series | Golf	[Image of Golfer Swinging Club]  [Commemorative Sports Series]  [ 1894-1st U.S. Open Mount Hope, New York]  [Octagonal ‘E’ Insert Logo]	Frosted Reverse	Engelhard produced the Commemorative Sports Series of bars in 1976, in mintage of 5000 sets.  Originally issued in Collector case with informational pamphlet and certificate of authenticity, pictured below.  Additional information regarding the Golf variety of this series may be found at this LINK.	N/A	5,000 MINTAGE
	Commemorative Sports Series |  Tennis	[Image of Tennis Player Swinging Racket]  [Commemorative Sports Series]  [Smattering of Fans]  [1900-1st Davis Cup Match Boston, Mass.]  [Octagonal ‘E’ Insert Logo]	Frosted Reverse	Engelhard produced the Commemorative Sports Series of bars in 1976, in mintage of 5000 sets.  Originally issued in Collector case with informational pamphlet and certificate of authenticity, pictured below.  Additional information regarding the Tennis variety of this series may be found at this LINK.	N/A	5,000 MINTAGE
	Commemorative Sports Series | Baseball	[Commemorative Sports Series]  [1903-1st World Series]  [Boston Vs. Pittsburgh]  [Image of Baseball Catcher and Batter with Background Art]  [Octagonal ‘E’ Insert Logo]	Frosted Reverse	Engelhard produced the Commemorative Sports Series of bars in 1976, in mintage of 5000 sets.  Originally issued in Collector case with informational pamphlet and certificate of authenticity, pictured below.  Additional information regarding the Baseball variety of this series may be found at this LINK.	N/A	5,000 MINTAGE
	Gold Standard Corporation | Series 1	[Custom ‘Gold Standard Corporation’ Hallmark in Elongated Octagon] [1 TR. OZ. FINE SILVER .999+]	Frosted Reverse	Standard production bar produced by Engelhard for the Gold Standard Corporation.  Additional information regarding the Gold Standard Corporation counterstamp may be found at this LINK.	N/A	5,000 MINTAGE
	Gold Standard Corporation | Series 2	[Custom ‘Gold Standard Corporation’ Hallmark in Elongated Octagon] [1 TR. OZ. FINE SILVER .999+]	Mirrored Finish | This Particular Bar Features a Custom Engraving	Standard production bar produced by Engelhard for the Gold Standard Corporation.  This entry features a custom post-production engraving, though all examples in this variety were plain mirror finish.  Originally bulk issued in protective sheets of plastic pockets, as pictured below.  Additional information regarding the Gold Standard Corporation counterstamp may be found at this LINK.	N/A	<2,000 MINTAGE
	Robert G. Warner Company	[Hallmark in Elongated Octagon]  [1 TROY OZ.]  [.999 FINE SILVER]	[Thank You]  [Robert G. Warner Co.]  [Custom Logo]  [Octagonal ‘E’ Insert Logo]  [FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT	Specialty Art Bar produced for the Robert G. Warner Company.  Additional information regarding the Robert G. Warner Company counterstamp may be found at this LINK.	N/A	1,000 MINTAGE
	Baker Brothers, Inc.	[Serial Number]  [Baker Brothers Logo and Motto ®]  [1 Troy Ounce]  [.999+ Fine Silver]	Hallmark in elongated octagon, repeated several times diagonally	Specialty Art Bar produced for Baker Brothers, Inc.  Additional information regarding the Baker Brothers, Inc. counterstamp may be found at this LINK.	B0139 B0279	1,000 MINTAGE
	Scotiabank Toronto Ontario	[Scotiabank Company Logo]  [Scotiabank]  [FINE SILVER 999]  [1 OUNCE TROY]	[Engelhard Canadian Maple Leaf Logo]  [ASSAYERS & REFINERS]  [Serial Number on Frosted Box w/ Bull Logo Corner Insert]	Specialty Art Bar produced for Scotiabank, Toronto Ontario.  Additional information regarding the Scotiabank counterstamp may be found at this LINK.	002044 002047 002740 003673 006604 008126 008169 008944	1,000 MINTAGE
	Toronto Dominion Bank	[Engelhard Canadian Maple Leaf Logo]  [ASSAYERS & REFINERS]  [1 TROY OUNCE]  [FINE SILVER 999+]  [Serial Number on Frosted Box w/ Bull Logo Corner Insert]	TD Bank Logo, repeated six times diagonally	Specialty Art Bar Produced For Toronto Dominion Bank.  Additional information regarding the TD Bank counterstamp may be found at this LINK.	359775 359792 359989 360818 361336 400263 400264	1,000 MINTAGE
	Victoria General Hospital	[Hallmark in Maple Leaf Logo]  [ASSAYERS & REFINERS]  [1 TROY OUNCEFINE SILVER 999]  [Serial Number in rectangle with Canadian ‘Bull’ Hallmark]	[Image of Victoria General Hospital] [VICTORIA GENERAL HOSPITAL] [WINNIPEG, MANITOBA] [LONG SERVICE RECOGNITION][15 YEARS] [Custom Engraving on Rectangle]	Special production commemorative bar presented to long service employees of Victoria General Hospital in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Notice the 999 fineness designation on the obverse lacks the ‘+’ symbol.  This 428310 example is the highest serial number bar within our registry.	428310	<10 MINTAGE
	Litton Systems Canada	[Canadian Maple Leaf w/ Litton Company Logo and ‘Litton’ Text Insert]  [1960-1985]  [’25 YEARS]  [FINE SILVER 999]  [1 TROY OUNCE]	[Engelhard Canadian Maple Leaf Logo]  [ASSAYERS & REFINERS]  [Serial Number on Frosted Box w/ Bull Logo Corner Insert]	Specialty Art Bar Produced for Litton Systems Canada.  Additional information regarding the Litton Systems Canada counterstamp may be found at this LINK.	362262 363095 363101 363148 363680 365170	<3,000 MINTAGE
	Club of Kings	[Engelhard Canadian Maple Leaf Logo]  [ASSAYERS & REFINERS]  [1 TROY OUNCE]  [FINE SILVER 999+]  [Serial Number on Frosted Box w/ Bull Logo Corner Insert]	[PAR EXCELLENCE CLUB DES ROIS]  [Star and Wreath Logo]  [THE CLUB OF KINGS]	Specialty Art Bar Produced for The Club of Kings.  All Engelhard welcomes any information you may have on this counterstamp.	411821 411929 411930 412351 412391	<600 MINTAGE
	Liberty Trade Art Bar	[Statue of Liberty]  [LIBERTY]	[Statue of Liberty Torch Logo]  [LIBERTY TRADE SILVER]  [MADE IN U.S.A.]  [Octagonal ‘E’ Insert Logo]  [.999+ FINE SILVER]  [ONE TROY OUNCE]  [SERIAL NUMBER]  [© 1986 MTB]  [UNITED STATES OF AMERICA]	Specialty Art Bar produced by Manfra, Tordella & Brookes, 1986 mintage. Occasionally found with original assay certificate, which typically demands a higher valuation when present.  Some specialty paperweights were issued in commemorative sets, such as the example pictured below.  This particular presentation set was issued by Carnival Cruise Lines in commemoration of the ‘Fun Ship’ Super Liner JUBILEE Inaugural Cruise in, July, 1986.  Some bars were included in a 1oz, 5oz & 10oz boxed commemorative set with estimated mintage of 1,000 total sets, also pictured below.	Q 0062 Q 2384 Q 4444 Q 28241 Q 30978 Q 50159 Q 59263 Q 79473 Q 98138 R 07924	<75,000 MINTAGE
	Great American Insurance Company	[Engelhard Eagle Logo]  [ENGELHARD]  [999+ FINE SILVER]  [1 TROY OUNCE]  [Blank Frosted Serial Number Box]	[Great American Insurance Company Logo]  [GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY]	Specialty Art Bar produced for the Great American Insurance Company in 1987.  Additional information regarding the Great American Insurance Company counterstamp may be found at this LINK.	N/A	1,000 MINTAGE

• Most Engelhard 1-ounce silver bars have serial numbers (two do not, but are otherwise identical to other bars). The bars without serial numbers should be considered art bars.
• Most have serial numbers beginning with 2 letters (the first being ‘F’ or ‘P’). The exceptions that 2 varieties that are just numbers, and bars with a ‘P’ with no other letter.
• Most have serial numbers ending in 5 numbers. The exceptions are some that have no letter prefixes, and ‘PB’ (which have 6 digits)
• In most cases, it seems that when the numbers reach ‘99999’, the 2nd letter is increased (e.g. after FA99999 is created, FB00000 or FB00001 is created).
• There is at least one case where two designs appear to share the same prefix (FB seems to be shared by two designs)
• There is at least one case where one design has serial numbers beginning with both ‘F’ and ‘P’ (the ‘Wide ‘E’ centered, with FA, FB, PX, and PZ).
• We count about 45 different prefixes as well as the no-prefix 5 digit.