10oz Engelhard Bar / Shaved Edge? (PIC)
 

I noticed the edge was shaved on a recent purchase of this 10 oz. Has anyone ran across bars with shaved edges? Is this just a way to even weight due to surpluss metal after casting?

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Do you have a scale to see if it weighs 10 troy ounces?

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I've never seen Engelhard or JM (or any other) bars with that.

After-production damage?

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looks like the old skim job.....
I bet it doesn't weigh...

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The actual weight will tell the tale. Older Engelhard products are often pretty rough. I once saw a 50 ounce bar that looked as if a grinder had been taken to its face to remove excess weight before it was stamped with its usual markings. It left marks not unlike those in your picture.

Your bars should weigh 311 grams for each 10 troy ounce bar.

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I have seen them like that and they were of correct weight. I think I still have a couple. I routinly weigh my metals and don't recall being alarmed about it so weigh it and forget it.

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Go ahead and weigh them for your peace of mind.

If you don't have a scale, take them to your dealer and ask him to weigh it in front of you (troy ounces only).

But, like other's here I've seen plenty of these.

Maranatha,

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One looks fine, the other cant say, the old pour loaf bars are like that, the bottom is a little funky but I say your fine, weigh the bar if you like .

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Those are great pictures to get a education on..... thanks for posting.

T

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I'd agree that those bars can sometimes be pretty rough. What is it- 31 grams per troy? I'd weigh it in grams. Assuming I'm right with the 31 number then your bar should be 310 grams. Weighing in grams gets you away from the troy/avoirdupois b*llsh*t. If it's all there- it's all there.

If not sell it. ;)

Edit: 10 troy is 311.034 grams. http://www.metric-conversions.org/we...s-to-grams.htm

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I've got several of those that look just like the top one - none have the shaved edge like your bottom one. We're all anxiously awaiting your weights. Let us know.

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I think it looks like a manufacturing machine error. Just eyeballing it, if it's light it looks like only 1/10 ounce or so. I'll guess your weight comes in at 308 grams. (Geez, maybe this is fodder for yet another guessing poll...)

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Guesses thus far:

Sparky: 308 grams.

Mone: 310 grams.

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I will take 309.5:smile:



T

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I've seen many of those. Have a few now. I'll bet it comes in at 311 grams.

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My thoughts, exactly.

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I'll take 312 grams to mess with all your heads!

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They look cast. Maybe the mold was dirty or had something on one side that the cooling silver didn't like?

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Your bets reminded me of this scene with Kirk turning these aliens� inclination to wager into a means of escape!

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I was never convinced that those so-called "cast" 10 ounce Engelhards are/were actually cast. They look more like they were "punched" from thick sheets of silver from the characteristics of the edges. Looks like a huge version of punched slugs. And the bottom of those types are always too smooth, more of an extruded look than a casting. Never seen one with cooling pits or depressions either.

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Those are definitely grind marks on one of the bars, no doubt. Whether the grinding was done to get an overweight bar down to weight, or skimming off a 10 ouncer, only an accurate scale will tell.

A good question is; what is the expected weight tolerance on cast and extruded bars? +/- 0.01 ounce, perhaps?

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I have four different types of Engelhard 10oz bars - they advanced the manufacturing process as the years went by. The bars pictured are apparently of the 'die struck' variety. They are cut a bit into the metal (leaving the smooth surfaces near the top) and the rest breaks off from the force (leaving the rough bottom part). I have several of this variety but they all look like the uniform bar in the pic.

Obviously weighing the bar is the only way to gain closure on this thread.

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Those Engelhard breadbox bars are typical-the real thing-made during the 60's and 70's. Most here were not born or just kids then, and what you expect is perfect extruded or stamped bars appealing to "modern day eyes".When given a chance to choose between modern manufactured bars or 60s 70s bars-choose the breadbox.What you have there brings a premium to old bar collectors. Do not get rid of them and check their serial numbers. Notice-they DO have serial numbers on them-UNLIKE most modern day 10 oz bars. They generally have a rich patina that only 50 years can impart-DO NOT clean them! Good find, do not let the "youngsters" and inexperienced make you fret.

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311.0347348 grams. :emotions16:

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That was funny....... how did that one end??

T

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Many of the very old engelhard silver bars say .999 but not silver or ag.

I know of a mid-south full time dealer who purchased a pile of these than had been first copper, than gold plated...he was too stupid to cut into one and was hoodwinked into buying them as gold......true story..

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Kirk kills the bad guys and gets the alien, err, I mean the girl!

While Kirk's crew watches on their big screen back on the bridge (wireless feed from the BRAINS), Kirk toasts two thralls and kinks a third, finally taking on his newest conquest, I mean Shahna, I mean the women-warrior-alien.

In end, Kirk gets a last kiss and then the Enterprise sails away from the mess he created as his winning bet brings on upheaval in Thrall society.

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Weigh them against a stack of 10 one ouncers or such. Looks like a skim job to me. Lesson learned.

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Now you have me wanting to go out and dig up the stashes to look it all over.

Thanks a lot:-)

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Hey, aybesee123 how about an update on their weight.. I'd love to know!

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BUMP.

I am wondering about the OP now. Who creates a thread like this and doesn't come back to answer questions? I see he has posted in other threads a day ago so he didn't go MIA. Any word on this?

Also curious why the dates on those pics are from 2003, are these bars actually in your possession?

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I am embarrassed to admit I do not have a scale. I'll pick one up soon and post back. I will give a 24 hour heads up for final guesses. The date on the camera is off as your obviously noticed. I will take a photo of the bar on the scale with weight and post.

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The trouble with many scales is that unless you spend a fortune and get calibrated lab ones, they are not brilliantly accurate.

So please compare the suspect bar with a known 10oz bar before you apply a smug smile (or start cursing)! :wink:

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US nickels (AU-BU) are good for a quick check of calibration. Each one should be very near 5.00 grams. Ten nickels should be 50.0 grams, etc.

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Yeah this is a good way to get a decent idea on if the scale is off or not. We used to use this method all the time back in the day with little hand scales or digis to measures bags of um silver coins.. .. Yeah silver coins...


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