This page contains our current information on all currently known platinum Engelhard examples. Presented below, we define all currently known varieties with pictures and mintage estimates. There may be some examples we haven’t encountered yet, or possible some assay cards we don’t have within our archives. As such, we welcome collectors to share any new discoveries with us. We hope you enjoy your visit!
EXAMPLE | NAME | OBVERSE | REVERSE | COMMENTARY | SAMPLE SERIAL NUMBERS | ESTIMATED MINTAGE |
1981 1oz Platinum BEAVER DOMINION ROUND | [VICTORIA D.G. BRITT • REGINA F.D.] [CANADA 1981] [Portrait Bust Image of VICTORIA] [Beaded Outer Circle] | [INTER-GOLD CANADA LTEE] [999.5 1oz.-PLATINUM] [Image of Beaver] [BEAVER/CASTOR] [ENGELHARD] [Beaded Outer Circle] | 1oz round, produced in proof variety in 1981. Obverse depicts queen Victoria and reads “VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT • REGINA FFIDEL DEFENSOR” which is Latin for “Victoria – By the Grace of God, Queen of the British Territories.” | N/A | <500 | |
1986 1oz PLATINUM LIBERTY ROUND | [Head of Statue of Liberty] [1886 CENTENNIAL 1986] | [LIBERTY TRADE PLATINUM ™] [MADE IN U.S.A.] [999.5 FINE PLATINUM 1 TROY OUNCE] [E] [©1986 MTB] | Platinum centennial commemorative round produced to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty was gifted by France to the United States in 1886. Produced in 1oz class platinum, gold and silver as well as fractional class silver by Engelhard for Manfra, Tordella & Brooks, a bullion bank. Additional information regarding the MTB counterstamp may be found at this LINK. | N/A | <500 | |
1983 1oz PLATINUM PROSPECTOR | [U.S.A. 1983] [Image of Prospector] [THE AMERICAN PROSPECTOR] [Beaded Outer Circle] | [★★★ ENGELHARD ★★★] [Engelhard ” Logo] [ONE TROY OUNCE] [99.95 PURE PLATINUM] [Beaded Outer Circle] | 1983 1oz Engelhard Platinum Prospector round. Originally issued in sealed assay card, pictured below. | N/A | <1,000 | |
1984 1oz PLATINUM PROSPECTOR | [U.S.A. 1984] [Image of Prospector] [THE AMERICAN PROSPECTOR] [Beaded Outer Circle] | [★ ENGELHARD ★] [Engelhard ‘Eagle’ Logo] [99.95 PURE] [ONE TROY OUNCE FINE PLATINUM] [Beaded Outer Circle] | 1985 1oz Engelhard Platinum Prospector round. Originally issued in sealed assay card, pictured below. | N/A | <1,000 | |
1985 1oz PLATINUM PROSPECTOR | [U.S.A. 1985] [Image of Prospector] [THE AMERICAN PROSPECTOR] [Beaded Outer Circle] | [ENGELHARD] [Engelhard ‘Eagle’ Logo] [99.95 PURE] [ONE TROY OUNCE FINE PLATINUM] [Beaded Outer Circle] | 1985 1oz Engelhard Platinum Prospector round. Originally issued in two varieties of sealed assay card, pictured below. | N/A | <500 | |
1985 1oz PLATINUM PROSPECTOR | [U.S.A. 1985] [Image of Prospector] [THE AMERICAN PROSPECTOR] [Beaded Outer Circle] | [★ ENGELHARD ★] [Engelhard ‘Eagle’ Logo] [99.95 PURE] [ONE TROY OUNCE FINE PLATINUM] [Beaded Outer Circle] | 1985 1oz Engelhard Platinum Prospector round. Originally issued in two varieties of sealed assay card, pictured below. Similar to our example above, though includes the star symbols on the reverse perimeter. | N/A | <2,500 | |
1986 1oz PLATINUM PROSPECTOR | [U.S.A. 1986] [Image of Prospector] [THE AMERICAN PROSPECTOR] [Beaded Outer Circle] | [ENGELHARD] [Engelhard ‘Eagle’ Logo] [1 TROY OUNCE 999.5 FINE PLATINUM] [Beaded Outer Circle] | 1986 1oz Engelhard Platinum Prospector round. Originally issued in two variations of sealed assay cards, both pictured below. | N/A | <5,000 | |
1g Platinum Bar | [NYMEX Hallmark] [NYMEX] [PLATINUM FUTURES] [30 YEARS] [1956-1086] | [NYMEX Hallmark] [FINE PLATINUM] [ONE GRAM] [E Hallmark in Octagon] [Serial Number] | 1g platinum bar produced in 1986 by Engelhard in commemoration of 30 years of platinum futures on the NYMEX – New York Mercantile Exchange. We believe these were given as gifts to employees of NYMEX in 1986. | 0181 0662 0850 | <250 | |
2 1/2g Platinum Bar | [Engelhard ‘EMC’ Globe Logo] [2 1/2g.] [PLATINUM] [99.95] [Hallmark in Elongated Octagon] [Serial Number] | Hallmark in Elongated Octagon, repeated 3 full times. | 2 ½ gram platinum bar produced by Engelhard, United States. Originally issued in sealed assay card, pictured below. | N1110 N1167 N1348 N1383 N1823 N1205 N1690 N1769 N1799 N1816 N1888 | <1,000 | |
1/4oz Platinum Bar | [Engelhard ‘EMC’ Globe Logo] [¼ OUNCE] [PLATINUM] [99.95] [Hallmark in Elongated Octagon] [Serial Number] | Hallmark in Elongated Octagon, repeated 3 full times. | 1/4oz platinum bar produced by Engelhard, United States. Originally issued in sealed assay card, pictured below. | 200300 200301 200305 200338 200633 201343 201481 | <2,000 | |
1/2oz Platinum Bar | [Engelhard ‘EMC’ Globe Logo] [HALF OUNCE] [PLATINUM] [99.95] [Hallmark in Elongated Octagon] [Serial Number] | Hallmark in Elongated Octagon, repeated 3 full times. | 1/2oz platinum bar produced by Engelhard, United States. Originally issued in sealed assay card, pictured below. | 600944 600513 601418 | <2,000 | |
1oz Platinum Bar | [Engelhard ‘EMC’ Globe Logo] [ONE OUNCE] [PLATINUM] [99.95] [Hallmark in Elongated Octagon] [Serial Number] | Hallmark in Elongated Octagon, repeated 3 full times. | 1oz platinum bar produced by Engelhard, United States. Originally issued in sealed assay card, pictured below. | 800448 800500 | <250 | |
1oz Platinum Bar | [Engelhard ‘E’ Globe Logo] [ONE OUNCE] [PLATINUM] [99.95] [Hallmark in Elongated Octagon] [Serial Number] | Hallmark in Elongated Octagon, repeated 3 full times. | 1oz platinum bar produced by Engelhard, United States. Originally issued in sealed assay card, pictured below. | 801758 802982 813138 816160 822107 825192 828294 832553 835895 843633 847323 853462 857174 861945 | <65,000 | |
1oz Platinum Bar | [Eagle Logo] [Italic Block Hallmark w/ ‘A’ Triangle] [999.5 Fine] [PLATINUM] [1 Troy Ounce] [Serial Number in Frosted Rectangle] | Italic Block Hallmark w/ ‘A’ Triangle, repeated only one full time, with a border. | 1oz platinum bar produced by Engelhard, United States. Originally issued in two variety of sealed assay cards, both pictured below. | 863509 869022 874431 885831 892288 894709 898409 901546 902703 905725 962041 ‘FLAG’ 965612 ‘FLAG’ 970566 ‘FLAG’ 980526 ‘FLAG’ 981186 ‘FLAG’ 984878 ‘FLAG’ 988302 ‘FLAG’ 990123 ‘FLAG’ 991187 ‘FLAG’ 996899 ‘FLAG’ | <150,000 | |
1oz Platinum Bar | [Custom ‘USSC’ Logo] [Image of Eagle with Arrows and Olive Branch in Claws] [Wreath Image] [UNITED STATES SILVER • CORPORATION •] [Beaded Outer Circle] [PRODUCED FOR AND MARKETED BY:] [UNITED STATES SILVER CORP.] [VAN NUYS, CALIF.] | [ONE TROY OUNCE] [.999+ PURE PLATINUM] [Serial Number] [Engelhard Block Logo] [MINERALS & CHEMICALS CORPORATION] | 1oz platinum bar produced by Engelhard for the United States Silver Corporation of Van Nuys, California. | 00557 00560 01443 | <2,500 | |
10oz Platinum Cube | [Hallmark in Elongated Octagon] [#1PLAT] [10.000] | Blank | 10oz platinum cube produced by Engelhard for industrial purposes. | N/A | <100 | |
10oz Platinum Round | [WORLD’S LARGEST DEALERS IN PLATINUM METALS – PLATINUM FROM THE MINES OF CANADA -] [Six Stars with ‘Pt’ ‘Pd’ ‘Rb’ ‘Ir’ ‘Rh’ ‘Ru’ ‘Os’] [BAKER PLATINUM] [NEWARK] [NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR 1939] | [BAKER & CO. INC. NEWARK, N.J. – U.S.A.] [REFINERS AND WORKERS OF PLATINUM, GOLD, SILVER] [PLATINUM] [Engelhard ‘Bull Logo’ with ‘ENGELHARD INDUSTRIES] [TROY WT.] [FIVE OZS.] [999 FINE] | 10oz platinum round produced by Engelhard in Commemoration of the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Interestingly, the six stars on the obverse represent the six very rare metals in the platinum group. | N/A | <25 | |
10oz Platinum Bar | [Eagle Logo] [Italic Block Hallmark w/ ‘A’ Triangle] [999.5 Fine] [PLATINUM] [10 Troy Ounce] [Serial Number in Frosted Rectangle] | Italic Block Hallmark w/ ‘A’ Triangle, repeated only one full time, with a border. | 10oz platinum bar produced by Engelhard, United States. Originally issued in sealed assay card, pictured below. | 300798 301128 306761 306990 307237 307512 | <8,000 | |
49.585oz Platinum Bar | [ONE PLATINUM CONTRACT] [ASSAY N0. ME 123] [LOT, SEAL No 23169-1] [WEIGHT 49.585 TR. OZS] [ENGELHARD INDUSTRIES, INC.] [113 ASTOR STREET] [NEWARK, N.J.] [07114] [Engelhard Wax Seal] | Unknown | Interesting example of a 49.585oz platinum bar produced by Engelhard to fulfill one platinum contract. Believed to have been produced in the late 1970’s or early 1980’s, this bar remained in the same family and in original wrap until its sale on April 13, 2010 for amount $91,525.00. It is possible that this bar remains wrapped in the original wrapping to this day. Will we ever get to see what the bar actually looks like? Also possible. | N/A | 1 |