Any silver stackers on the board?

[Peter_Spaeth]

So what are the fake ones made of? And are you saying that the Mint sold fake bars, or someone sold the shop fake bars that looked like they were from the Mint?

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

So what are the fake ones made of? And are you saying that the Mint sold fake bars, or someone sold the shop fake bars that looked like they were from the Mint?

They're fakes coming in from China, not the mint. They're made of different metals, but I'm pretty sure these particular ones are made of brass. Each metal has a certain clang sound when you tap them together. These sound like brass. It possible that whoever sold them to the shop might not have known they were fake either. They could have bought them on eBay or elsewhere with the assumption that they were real.

[vintagetoppsguy]

So I went back to the coin store on my lunch hour not knowing what to expect, but they were very understanding and apologetic. He swapped them out for 5 more bars, and then gave me an extra one for my trouble. He put them them on the machine and shot them right in front of me, so there is no question about these.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

So I went back to the coin store on my lunch hour not knowing what to expect, but they were very understanding and apologetic. He swapped them out for 5 more bars, and then gave me an extra one for my trouble. He put them them on the machine and shot them right in front of me, so there is no question about these.

That seems like a great place to do business, too bad someone screwed them.

My 5 oz bar from 2015 total cost $95.82 the 2 oz bar from 2013 total cost $ 51.79

1622 Atocha Silver Cob by MoonLight Mint, Daniel Carr Struck on refined 999 silver hand-poured cobs, which contain some actual Atocha recovery silver.

[vintagetoppsguy]

Nice stuff, Ron.