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Mint of the United States at San Francisco, Type Two Oval Hallmark, Sheared Plate Ingot, #131 With Added Mark of #66, 999.75 Fine. 17.55 ozs. Early 1950s.
Produced in 1952 or 1953, as suggested by the serial number. Sheared plate ingots are a little known and underappreciated series of silver ingots. Their nature as a medium of exchange based on the value of silver tended to encourage melting and as a result few were saved. This is an original sheared plate that has light to medium gray toning. All the imprints are on the top side, and they were impressed perpendicular to each other. The hallmark, serial number (131), and the added number 66 are oriented horizontally. The fineness and weight are arranged vertically. Unlike many sheared ingots this one lacks a hallmark on the back side.
From The Dr. Steve Allen Collection.
Mint of the United States at San Francisco, Type Two Oval Hallmark, Sheared Plate Ingot, #131 With Added Mark of #66, 999.75 Fine. 17.55 ozs. Early 1950s.
Produced in 1952 or 1953, as suggested by the serial number. Sheared plate ingots are a little known and underappreciated series of silver ingots. Their nature as a medium of exchange based on the value of silver tended to encourage melting and as a result few were saved. This is an original sheared plate that has light to medium gray toning. All the imprints are on the top side, and they were impressed perpendicular to each other. The hallmark, serial number (131), and the added number 66 are oriented horizontally. The fineness and weight are arranged vertically. Unlike many sheared ingots this one lacks a hallmark on the back side.
From The Dr. Steve Allen Collection.