Engelhard bar CUT IN HALF

[fourboysplus]

Owe man! 

 

This was product of a divorce in which the wife was adamant about getting 1/2 of everything!

was able to purchase it for spot price. 

 

 

[fourboysplus]

[augur]

At least you know it doesn't have a tungsten core...

[Peacemaker]

and spot price it shall remain.., real shame

[LittleJohnSilver]

Another "First Rule" of silver stacking - Never tell your wife you stack silver.

"Second Rule" of silver stacking - Never tell your wife you stack silver.

[kimchi]

What happened to the dog?

[kimchi]

11 hours ago, fourboysplus said:

Owe man! 

 

This was product of a divorce in which the wife was adamant about getting 1/2 of everything!

was able to purchase it for spot price. 

 

 

I've just realised - if you can find a chap called Enge who is 20 in 2019 (born 1999) you might make a packet!

[NorthBen]

Oh dear, that’s sad to see. Glad I never reveal the full stack to anyone, mainly because my wife would go nuts if she ever knew!!

[Kenty]

New stacker here and I made the mistake of telling the wife, her view on life is that if it's not spent on shoes, a handbag or a new top then it's a waste. 

Also reminding her that my saving in the past has resulted in our better financial position doesn't go down well. 

Lesson learnt, don't speak to the wife unless absolutely necessary! 

[fehk2001]

luckily your wife cut the bars in half not ' somewhere ' else in half 

[KDave]

People lack imagination.

"I sold all of my silver to fund my unfortunate fruit machine gambling habit your honour." 

"I took my silver with me on a boating trip during which there was an unfortunate accident your honour." 

You can tell the missus about your metals just don't tell her where they are kept! 

 

[kimchi]

6 minutes ago, fehk2001 said:

luckily your wife cut the bars in half not ' somewhere ' else in half 

Yes - in Thailand it's not your precious metal they cut in half

 

[fehk2001]

5 minutes ago, kimchi said:

Yes - in Thailand it's not your precious metal they cut in half

 

he said everythings wants  in half 

[fourboysplus]

24 minutes ago, fehk2001 said:

luckily your wife cut the bars in half not ' somewhere ' else in half 

HIS wife lol.

[fehk2001]

33 minutes ago, fourboysplus said:

HIS wife lol.

I suppose you won’t check him out you never know 

[LittleJohnSilver]

I think there needs to be a third rule to silver stacking:

"Don't marry crappy women and steer clear of single mothers, and your fortune will be safe".

[greendragon]

8 hours ago, kimchi said:

What happened to the dog?

she got the other half !              boom,boom

[fehk2001]

29 minutes ago, greendragon said:

she got the other half !              boom,boom

hey that's interesting 

I will pay spot for that half dog  

[greendragon]

6 minutes ago, fehk2001 said:

hey that's interesting 

I will pay spot for that half dog  

now I,M confused

[Pete]

How was this bar cut and does it look like fine silver inside ?
Pretty rough looking and non uniform colour so was it a fake ?

[kimchi]

27 minutes ago, fehk2001 said:

hey that's interesting 

I will pay spot for that half dog  

Ironically his name was Spot too

[fourboysplus]

8 minutes ago, Pete said:

How was this bar cut and does it look like fine silver inside ?
Pretty rough looking and non uniform colour so was it a fake ?

Looks like it was sheared as it has a shiny, smooth section at the top and more course area below. 

I had it x-rayed so I know 100% it’s .999 Silver. 

[augur]

11 minutes ago, Pete said:

Pretty rough looking and non uniform colour so was it a fake ?

Since it was cast and not minted, it should look like this. Maybe @BackyardBullion can shed some light on this?

[Pete]

32 minutes ago, fourboysplus said:

I had it x-rayed so I know 100% it’s .999 Silver. 

Do X-rays penetrate through silver ?
I don't know but I would assume they only test the surface.
What is the penetration depth ?

Obviously the bar is cast but the picture seems to show some impurities as the colour is not uniform.
Looks like cast iron which is brittle and I thought silver was quite ductile.

Found this article - http://about.ag/Engelhard-Fakes.htm
 

As I have absolutely zero experience in bars I am not intentionally casting doubt about this bar only keeping the thread alive with observations hoping to stimulate other views - all about gaining knowledge.

[BackyardBullion]

23 minutes ago, augur said:

Since it was cast and not minted, it should look like this. Maybe @BackyardBullion can shed some light on this?

I guess it depends when it was made and cut in half. Silver will tone over time so if it was cut a long time ago this colouring is probably fairly normal. Without getting hands on I couldnt say for sure.