The founder of the company, Charles Engelhard, Sr., immigrated to the United States from Germany, in 1881. He came over to the United States as a foreign sales agent, from his employer, a platinum marketer. Engelhard saw opportunity in the United States and decided to stay in the country. Over the next 20 years, Charles Engelhard Sr. Began to acquire equity positions in several precious metals companies.
Charles purchased the Charles F. Croselmire Company in Newark, New Jersey. He later united several companies he had secured equity positions. These companies included Baker & Co., Irvington Smelting, Hanovia Company and American Platinum Works and the Charles F.
Croselmire Company. Charles Engelhard, Sr., combined these companies into a Precious Metals Enterprise, under the name Engelhard Industries, its headquarters was located in Newark, New Jersey. The company was a producer of silver and silver alloys in mill forms and it was the operator of the world's largest precious metals smelter.
In 1950, after Charles Engelhard, Sr. Assumed control of Engelhard Industries. After taking over the company, Engelhard Jr.
Expanded operations to South Africa, South America and Europe and built Engelhard Industries into one of the world's leading refiners of precious metals. Goldfinger If you are a fan of James Bond and think Charles Engelhard Jr. Looks familiar in these, your suspicions would be correct. Ian Fleming, the creator of the James Bond Series and a friend of Engelhard and he used Charles Engelhard Jr. As his inspiration for the character 'Auric Goldfinger,' in the novel and film; Goldfinger.
Goldfinger The Catalytic Converter Charles Engelhard, Jr. Died on March 2nd, 1971. Sadly, he did not live to see some of his company's biggest and most profitable innovations, concerning platinum group metals (PGMs). In the early 70's, after Engelhard's death, the company developed the first catalytic converter, for gasoline engines, helping the American auto-industry meet stiff new EPA standards. The converter's design used a platinum honeycomb that changed exhaust from an internal combustion engine into less toxic substances.
Engelhard Corporation was a former Fortune 500 company, it is now owned by BASF Chemical Company. On May 30, 2006, Engelhard Industries was taken over by BASF Chemical Company after the board agreed. BASF paid $US39 per share, for the company. The transaction totaled $5 billion. Peachtree free download full version. BASF SE is the largest chemical company in the world and is headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
This page contains our current information on 100oz class Engelhard silver production bars and Legacy Ingots. For substantial bullion investors looking to accumulate quantity and quality bullion, there is no better match than the 100oz Engelhard commercial bar. These iconic bars are immediately recognizable in the bullion world as ‘the standard’ of value and exchange. While approximately 800,000 examples of all US and Canadian varieties were manufactured over Engelhard’s tenure, a very high percentage of these bars were melted over the years for industry and smaller increment fabrication to bars, rounds and jewelry.
One of our regular contributors reminisced about a day, in 2010, when he walked in to a prominent Daytona Beach jewelry store and noticed half an Engelhard 100oz 1st series bar on the counter. He jokingly asked, ‘where’s the other half?’ and the salesperson replied, ‘we only use Engelhard silver to make our jewelry and rounds. It’s the most trusted silver.’ This particular merchant designs and fabricates between 15,000 to 20,000 1oz custom silver commemorative rounds every year for ‘Bike Week’, and they have been doing this for some 25 years. Hence, their production consumes 150-200 Engelhard 100oz bars every year for these custom rounds. Makes you wonder if there are other similar stories out there! Portrait Varieties: EXAMPLE HALLMARK OBVERSE REVERSE COMMENTARY SAMPLE SERIAL NUMBERS ICR MINTAGE Engelhard ‘E’ Logo Engelhard ‘E’ Logo in Octagon 999+ FINE SILVER 100 TR OZ Serial Number. Flat Machined Finish First generation extruded bar in portrait variation, approximate dimensional match to the 8th and 9th series extruded bars.
All Engelhard discovered this new variety in October, 2014. BP000622 BP000626 BP000679 BP000701 BP000782 BP000783 BP000792 BP001303 BP001308 BP001328 BP001370. Flat Machined Finish All Engelhard is grateful to have sourced this example’s history from the original owner of bar A0006. This 100oz Manfra, Tordella & Brooks bar was produced by Engelhard in the 1970’s for MTB Bank, New York. It is speculated these bars were offered to customers who opened a new account at MTB Bank, New York, with $100,000.00 deposit and that only ten of them were produced.
This ‘A’ prefix serial range is shared with MTB bars in 5oz and 10oz class. Bar A0454 sold privately on January 20, 2017 for $4,000.00.
Additional information regarding the MTB counterstamp may be found at this. A0006 A0023 A0092 A0115 A0319 A0454 A0546 10 MINTAGE Landscape Varieties United States: IMAGE HALLMARK OBVERSE REVERSE COMMENTARY SAMPLE SERIAL NUMBERS ICR MINTAGE Mid Hallmark 100.000 999+ Hallmark in Elongated Octagon Serial Number Cast Finish 1st series in 6-digit serial variation, three zero suffix on weight designation. We believe this serial number range spans from 011750 to 024800. Anomalies include occasional triangular stamping to left of serial number and a separately serial numbered ingot, 52937, both pictured. Note the triangular stamping is the bottom half of the leading ‘X’ filler blank that slipped out of position. We believe the early assignments in this serial number range were shared with the error ‘X’ and ‘Y’ bars in 10oz class of same approximate production period.
024 063 099 010 068 031 007 52937. 2nd series in 7-digit serial variation, this 100oz variety of ingot was the first to include a ‘T.OZ’ Troy Ounce weight designation and lacks the trailing zeros. Based on font study and serial number range, we believe this 7-digit variation preceded the 6-digit, seen below. Ingot 1000622 sold privately on December 5, 2017 for $3,750.00.
3rd series in 5-digit serial variation with ‘MFR’ Metals Fabrication & Refining designation. These ingots carry a more refined casting finish and crisper stampings. Four known examples, interestingly in different mould sizes. 33737 ‘MFR’ 33745 ‘MFR’ 36001 ‘MFR’ 48053 ‘MFR’.
P028982 P029264. C0000375 C0000611 P030115 P035860 P040691 P043331 P046913 P049181 P051451 P052158 P053477 P058193 P060806 P061153 P061618 P065441. P041335 P041352. P000285 P000321 P000351. 2nd series 100oz commercial bar produced exclusively for the Gold Standard Corporation. Similar to our example above with exception of reflective finish, decorative beaded obverse circumference and alternate placement of stampings.
Also noted is the convex lettering vs. Concave stampings of 1st series on all except the serial number. Additional information regarding the Gold Standard Corporation may be found at this. 100 203 301 305 385 400 799 852 941. 6-Digit, Landscape Variety, Mid Hallmark, 1st Series, Poured Ingot 6-Digit, Landscape Variety, Mid Hallmark, 2nd Series, Poured Ingot 6-Digit, Landscape Variety, Top Hallmark, 3rd Series, Poured Ingot. The 6-digit landscape variety without letter serial prefix that include three-trailing zeroes on weight designation were the first produced. The 6-digit and 7-digit landscape variety in ‘T.
OZ’ designation came second. The 5-digit landscape variety in three-trailing zero weight designation came next, to include ‘MFR’ variation. The letter-prefix serial number landscape examples with the Standard Engelhard Logo came next, to include both poured and extruded production. These include ‘P’ prefix, ‘S’ prefix, ‘W’ prefix and ‘C’ prefix serial number designations. We believe there was some assignment overlap during production, in that serial number prefix is not necessarily indicative of variety production order.
The Engelhard ‘Italic Block Hallmark w/ ‘A’ Triangle’ landscape variety was the last to be produced. We believe the ‘MTB’ portrait variety was produced shortly prior to the end of of the ‘Italic Block Hallmark’ examples. There are three known counterstamp variations, including Manfra, Tordella & Brooks, SilverTowne and Gold Standard Corporation, that were contract produced. There are unsubstantiated claims that ‘P’ represents ‘poured’ and ‘C’ represents ‘cast’ in serial prefix. We challenge this theory, as it was the casting method by which Engelhard produced their poured ingots. Casting is quite similar to making ice cubes in a freezer, in that liquid molten metal is used to create a solid ingot by use of a mould. As such, the terms ‘poured’ and ‘cast’ are synonymous.
Further, Engelhard could not have designated a ‘P’ prefix in anticipation of the ‘C’ prefix series as advancement of their production technology was likely not foreseeable when they designated the ‘P’ prefix. There are also claims that ‘W’ represents ‘wide’ series, which is doubtful because the majority of 10oz pieces were produced in wide landscape variety. We speculate, at this time, that ‘W’ is representative of the Engelhard ‘West’ Facility at which they were produced and that ‘P’ and ‘C’ were likely arbitrarily designated. NOTE: There may be duplicate serial numbers, not of the same design, due to the Triangle Logo variety ‘rolling over’ after hitting P999999.
Pictures of My Engelhard Silver Bar Pictures of My One Troy Ounce Engelhard Silver Bullion Bar Author: Gold Why Webmaster Updated: September, 2010 ©GoldWhy.com On the left is a large picture of my one troy ounce Engelhard silver bullion bar. I just purchased this Engelhard silver bar from and am super excited about it.
As you may know from the pictures of my and pictures of my collection, I have become quite the fan of silver bars from refining companies. Today I'll talk all about my experience adding this brand new silver bar to my collection. Everyone's Heard of Engelhard There are two non-government refiners in the silver industry that absolutely everyone knows about: Johnson Matthey and Engelhard. Engelhard is a household name when it comes to silver bars and whether you're on a budget and accumulating 1 oz silver bars (like myself), or have a larger budget for 10 oz silver bars, one bars, or even 100 ounce silver bullion bars, Engelhard is your refiner of choice.
Because everyone has heard of these guys (and because each bar has a serial number), there is always liquid market for resale. Engelhard Silver Bars Have Serial Numbers As you may know from the various articles on this site, I feel strongly about gold and silver bars with serial numbers. You can rest assured you have the real deal when there's a serial number. (For gold bars especially, I also recommend only purchasing when you have an assay certificate as well.
You can read more about this in my experience buying my.) I'm consistently impressed with Engelhard because all of their bars (at least the ones I've seen) have unique serial numbers. As you can see in the picture above, even my little 1 oz Engelhard bar has a serial number, how neat! Collect A Variety of Different Silver Bars I'm a big fan of. While many people argue that 'bullion is just bullion' I tend to disagree. There is such a large range and diversity within the world of silver bullion bars, you can have an absolute blast trying to round out your collection and own all different types of silver bars. Just within the universe of Engelhard, there are many different silver bars to own. You not only have the size dimension, but also the bars have changed in style over the years.
I recommend not only buying a few different Engelhard silver bars, but also checking on other refiners (such as Johnson Matthey) and the neat world of. Want to see more? I feature my Englehard silver bar in my new. Reverse of My One Troy Ounce Engelhard Silver Bar ©GoldWhy.com Related Gold & Silver Images Copyright © 2007-2017 GoldWhy.com - All Rights Reserved - Do Not Duplicate Content Without Expressed Written Permission Disclaimer: The information on this site is purely for entertainment and is not investment advice. Cookies Policy: This site uses cookies from Google to deliver its services, to personalize ads and to analyze traffic.
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I weight a 100oz engelhard. The bar was poured and it look by the serial number that it was made in the 70's. On my scale the weight it 109.72oz is it normal? Also the bar has some black spot should I bring to a jeweler to polish it to make it look mirror or just kept it as is. Also how much is a fair price to pay for this? I'm new to silver and gold just looking for some help. Thank you Assuming everything you have said is true, then everything is as it should be.
Your new to Silver so you are not familiar with what a troy ounce is versus your everyday (Avoirdupois) ounce used here in the US. Therefore you wouldn't know that 100 troy ounces would equal 109.714 (Avoirdupois) pounds on a quality scale. It's not that you couldn't find a heavy 100 ounce bar, but I've own many and they were all from the 70's and 80's and were all within one gram of the exact weight. So to find one that just happened to be 7.2 troy ounces heavy is very unlikely. No one cares what a 40 year old bar looks like, it is expected to be tarnished, just not beat to crap.
Some don't even care about the physical abuse, as buying and selling some of these bars has caused a lot of dings over the decades. Do not try and polish it or even dip it in tarnish remover.
Old bars that look new will only draw suspicion. As far as it's value, it all depends on your local dealers and what they are willing to pay for them. You can expect to get anywhere from a low of $1 per ounce under the spot price to as much as the spot price if your really lucky. That's dealing with honest coin shops, but you can find many out there that will try and low ball you and only offer $2 or $3 per ounce under the spot price. If this is a one time shot then it really doesn't make that much difference. You can try and sell it on Ebay or Craig list, but you run into shipping costs and Ebay fees and the possibility of getting ripped off from dealing directly with someone off of Craig's list.
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As in being held up, given counterfeit bills, which would then lead to your being in deep trouble for being in possession of bad currency. The current value of that bar is $2,786 at the spot price. If you want to become a Silver investor, then you should by all means hang onto that bar. If you want to sell it for a profit, then you might want to wait a while longer as the market is in the Silver dumps right now. Not that it can't get even worse, but it's been a lot better this year and the potential of that price doubling is not all that unreasonable and it could do it in a very short period of time. As in a matter weeks or months as we've seen in the past 18 months.
Last edited by valerb; 31st December 2011 at 17:31. I really didn't think about the difference between troy OZ and the OZ on a scale. It's makes sense the bar is 109.7 on my scale. I paid 2450$ for this bar on Friday I think i got a good deal the guy was stuck for cash.
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I don't have a pawn store, I wish I had. I called my local pawn store before posting the question here and he told me he will give me 15$/Oz is excuse was 'Well the price of silver is going down since September maybe it will go under 15$. You should sell now before you loose even more.' I will hold on to it for a few year see what happens Thank you guys. I really didn't think about the difference between troy OZ and the OZ on a scale. It's makes sense the bar is 109.7 on my scale.
I paid 2450$ for this bar on Friday I think i got a good deal the guy was stuck for cash. I don't have a pawn store, I wish I had. I called my local pawn store before posting the question here and he told me he will give me 15$/Oz is excuse was 'Well the price of silver is going down since September maybe it will go under 15$. You should sell now before you loose even more.' Wifi hacker downloader for android.
I will hold on to it for a few year see what happens Thank you guys Never call a pawn broker, that's like asking to be taken to the cleaners. In general, if you ever want to sell, only deal with a coin shop or a dealer online. It's bad enough dealing with people in our field, without venturing into the pawn business. I really didn't think about the difference between troy OZ and the OZ on a scale.
It's makes sense the bar is 109.7 on my scale. I paid 2450$ for this bar on Friday I think i got a good deal the guy was stuck for cash. I don't have a pawn store, I wish I had. I called my local pawn store before posting the question here and he told me he will give me 15$/Oz is excuse was 'Well the price of silver is going down since September maybe it will go under 15$. You should sell now before you loose even more.' I will hold on to it for a few year see what happens Thank you guysDon't take less than 10% under spot. Call some of the big online dealers, like APMEX.
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The $80 you spend on shipping is less than the $1200 you'll lose if you take $12 under spot. Englehard bars generally demand a nice premium over spot, so if the bar is in nice shape, you shouldn't have a problem getting close to spot price. Seriously, call that pawn broker back, and tell them to suck your fat johnson.
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