All these years I never really questioned why some bars have serial numbers, and some don't. But recently I have learned that the ones with serial numbers, those #'s are used for tracking the production of a run etc., but they do act as a unique identifier. Bars without serial numbers are left blank so that the end user can place a serial number on the bar. This allows the bar to be identified in case of theft. Without a unique ID, the police & insurance companies will say, "Sorry about your luck". I live in an area that is as close to the 'wild west' as it gets, and although I have good security someone pointing a gun to my wife's head will get everything I have. And, I know, coins don't have unique ID, and I have a few of them.....We do what we can and leave the rest to fate....
I haven't cut anything open yet.....
Either way I would be cutting into the sealed plastic package that has kept them untarnished for 8 years. So, back to my original question of how I replicate the packaging they came in?