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What is an ingot of silver?
A silver ingot is a metal casting of pure silver in a pre-determined weight, size, and shape. As a metallurgical process, melting purges silver of impurities to create pure silver. While the metal remains in liquid form, pouring it into a cast forms bars, bullion, plates, or sheets, depending on the specific cast used.
Where can I sell my silver ingots?
8 Options to Sell Your Silver
- Local Coin Dealers. Local coin dealers are the way to go if you live near one.
- Pawn Shops.
- Coin Shows.
- Online Dealers.
- Ebay & Auctions.
- Forums.
- Smelters & Refiners.
- ‘Cash for Gold / Silver’ Mail-in System.
Are ingots worth anything?
According to the Dealer’s Guide, each ingot contains an “average” of 900 grains of sterling silver, so that too is close to the 885-grain number quoted by the Franklin Mint. At the recent silver spot price of $43 per ounce, this would give each ingot an approximate silver value of $81.
How much does an ingot of silver weigh?
Silver bars are the most convenient way to invest in silver because they are uniform in shape, which makes them easy to stack and store. Further, because silver bars individually weigh only 6.86 pounds on bathroom scales, they are easy to handle.
How much does an ingot weigh?
The LBMA requires gold ingots to contain 99.5% pure gold, i.e. 995.0 parts per thousand fine gold. Gold ingots can vary in size but under the Good Delivery rules, bars are required to weigh 350-430 troy ounces (11-13kg). An example would be that a 400oz ingot would contain 398oz of fine gold.
Which is the most valuable set of silver from the Franklin Mint?
According to our database of Franklin Mint sets, this set of 36 sterling silver ingots is the most valuable of all the silver sets issued by The Franklin Mint. A 2500 grain set and a one ounce set were also produced in sterling silver.
How many sterling silver ingots are in the Franklin Mint?
COLLECTION OF FORTY-TWO STERLING SILVER INGOTS COLLECTION OF FORTY-TWO STERLING SILVER INGOTS in flag form. Depicting the great flags of America. Made for Franklin Mint. Approx. 6.6 troy oz.ConditionUndamaged.
How much does a Franklin Mint Car ingot weigh?
Each ingot weighs 1000 grains (approx. STERLING SILVER SET, A CENTENNIAL CAR INGOT STERLING SILVER SET, A CENTENNIAL CAR INGOT COLLECTION, minted by Franklin Mint. One hundred rectangular ingots engraved with antique and collectible automobiles,
Who is the owner of the Franklin Mint price guide?
The price guide is maintained by Jon R. Warren, whose price guide books have been the authority on collectibles values since 1985. The searchable database consists of thousands of detailed reports on Franklin Mint Silver, Gold, and Platinum coins, medals, ingots and plates.