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Engelhard 1-ounce Silver Bars

This page has tons of information about 1 ounce (1 oz, 1 troy ounce) Engelhard silver bars. It lists all known varieties (with pictures), and never-before-revealed information about serial numbers and mintages. Yeah, you found it here first! IDs are from "An Indexed Guide Book of Silver Art Bars", where known (we don't have a copy -- it's hard to find and expensive!).

This page contains:

Landscape (Horizontal, Wide) Varieties
Portrait (Vertical, Tall) Varieties
Serial Number Details

Landscape Varities:

Image	ID	Name	Obverse	Reverse	Info	Sample Serial Numbers	Estimated Mintage
	Unknown	n/a	1.000 999+ [ENGELHARD in rectangle] [Serial #]	Blank	This appears to be one of the earliest Engelhard 1oz bars.	10031, 19066	Unknown
	Unknown	Art Bar - Blank Back	ENGELHARD in rectangle 1 TROY OZ .999 FINE SILVER [No Serial Number]	Blank (may be used for engraving)	Note that the Engelhard logo is slightly different than on other varieties. The left and right sides of the rectangle are longer, and this appears to be the first Engelhard logo, and the 'H' and 'A' are noticably wider.	n/a	Unknown
	Unknown	Art Bar - Frosted Back	'ENGELHARD' in rectangle 1 TROY OZ .999 FINE SILVER [NO Serial Number]	Frosted/textured	Some of these have the original logo (as pictured here), others have the revised logo (with the shorter left/right sides, and more space between the letters). We have seen one of these that was engraved on the back (it was difficult to see), whereas usually just the blank back ones are engraved on the back.	n/a	Unknown
	EI-01AV EI 1AV	Engelhard Commercial Bar (Variety)	'ENGELHARD' in rectangle 1 TROY OZ .999+FINE SILVER [Serial Number]	Frosted/textured	From 1980. Interestingly, the wording was changed from '.999 Fine Silver' to '.999+Fine Silver', and some font changes were made (e.g. the 'S' in 'Silver' was changed from a serif font to sans-serif), and the 'H' in Engelhard is slightly wider. Apparently, many didn't survive melting. Note that some have a single letter prefix ('P'), and some have a space between the prefix and the numbers (e.g. 'P 59250').	P05845, P23937, P 48640, P 99109, PA 05663, PA 80381, PA61210, PA97198, PC01016, PC91119, PD01300, PD61509, PD99993, PE05856, PE73030, PE98654, PF04291, PF88946, PG01083, PG38249	~800,000
	EI-01AV - Large Serial Number	Engelhard Commercial Bar (Variety) - Large Serial Number	'ENGELHARD' in rectangle 1 TROY OZ .999+FINE SILVER [6-digit Serial Number in large numbers]	Frosted/textured	Interestingly, these have 6 numeric characters in the serial number (e.g. PB000000 rather than PB00000). However, from the data it looks like it never hit PB100000.	PB005205, PB010881, PB017830	(incl. in above)
	Unknown	[Engelhard Commercial Bar (Variety), Normal Back]	'ENGELHARD' in rectangle 1 TROY OZ 999+FINE SILVER [Serial Number]	'ENGELHARD' in rectangle, repeated several times diagonally	There appear to be no changes from the prior version, except for the change on the reverse from frosted to having the repeated Engelhard logo on the back.	PH03506, PH79128, PI01349, PI03000, PI73786, PJ14630, PJ96414, PK21943, PK94439, PL20411, PL93981, PM02960, PM10371, PO13940, PQ13940	~550,000
	Unknown	Engelhard Industries of Canada	'ENGELHARD INDUSTRIES' in rectangle, with 'OF CANADA LTD.' in bottom line of rectangle REFINERS & ASSAYERS 1oz.troy SILVER 999 fine [Serial Number]	Blank	Minted in 1973, per eBay seller. Note that this variety has no 'bull' logo.	05972, 13762, 38915, 41395, 44176, 44645, 45734, 60942, 84060	<100,000
	Unknown	Engelhard Industries of Canada	'ENGELHARD INDUSTRIES' in rectangle, with 'OF CANADA LTD.' in bottom line of rectangle REFINERS & ASSAYERS 1oz troy SILVER 999 fine [Serial Number in middle] [Bull logo on right]	Blank	These are similar to the 5-digit variety, except the bull logo was added, the '.' in '1oz.troy' was removed, and some of the fonts appear to have changed slightly. Also, the samples we have seen have a very weak strike. There are some 5-digit bars with this variety, but most are 6-digit.	89936, 140985, 142544, 144731	<100,000
	Unknown	Gold Standard	GOLD STANDARD 1 TR.OZ. FINE SILVER .999	Unknown	These were apparently minted by Engelhard for the Gold Standard Corporation.	n/a	Unknown

Portrait Varities:

ID	Name	Obverse	Reverse	Info	Sample Serial Numbers	Estimated Mintage
EI-11	Engelhard Commercial Bar, Maple design	ENGELHARD in Maple logo, with small ASSAYERS & REFINERS below 1 TROY OUNCE FINE SILVER 999+ [in rectangle] [Serial Number in rectangle with 'bull' logo on top left]	Blank	Apparently minted in 1981. Note the design variation below.	047689, 066960, 069677, 098512, 128128, 357522	~400,000 to 450,000
Unknown	Engelhard Commercial Bar, Maple design Variety B	ENGELHARD in Maple logo, with small ASSAYERS & REFINERS below 1 TROY OUNCE FINE SILVER 999+ [in rectangle] [Serial Number in rectangle with 'bull' logo on top left]	Blank, with a border	Very similar to previous design. The reverse has a border on it, and the obverse was changed slightly ('1 TROY OUNCE' was centered, the logo was redesigned slightly). Interestingly, the design may have reverted back to the original at some point, as one visitor showed us a picture of the original variety with a serial of 357522.	156928, 319249, 337515, 414739	Included in above.
Unknown	n/a	Maple with 25 Years logo 1960-1985 Square with FINE SILVER 999 1 TROY OUNCE	The Engelhard Maple logo, with the serial number below it (with the bull logo on the left)	A very interesting and rare variety. It is similar to a number of Johnson Matthey commemorative 1 ounce silver bars. It is one of few Engelhard bars to have the serial number on the opposite of the silver fineness. It is also one of the few Engelhard bars to have the 'bull' logo on the box with the serial number.	361864, 363160	Unknown.
Engelhard Commercial Bar (MC in logo)	EI-10	Wide 'E' and 'MC' in Globe logo 1 TROY OZ. FINE SILVER .999+ ENGELHARD in rectangle [Serial Number]	'ENGELHARD' in rectangle, repeated several times diagonally	No info.	PR02160, PR76089, PS55973, PS75072, PT07353, PT73868, PT92110, PU06415, PU98609, PV01038, PV82186, PW07109, PW22001, PW82160	~600,000
Unknown	Engelhard Commercial Bar (No "MC" in logo, wide E, centered)	Wide 'E' on top of Globe logo, centered 1 TROY OZ FINE SILVER .999+ 'ENGELHARD' in rectangle [Serial Number]	'ENGELHARD' in rectangle, repeated several times diagonally	From the numbering, it appears that the 'F' serial numbers started after running out of the 'P' numbers. The series ended in the middle of the 'FB' serial numbers.	PX05625, PX15216, PX45075, PX96010, PY10934, PY28999, PY97743, PZ00588, PZ86164 FA01592, FA52857, FA96916, FB05688, FB22530, FB32227	~400,000
EI-10V	EI-10V Engelhard Commercial Bar (No "MC" in logo)	Wide 'E' on top of Globe logo 1 TROY OZ FINE SILVER 999+ 'ENGELHARD' in rectangle [Serial Number]	'ENGELHARD' in rectangle, repeated several times diagonally	From 1981. The series started in the middle of the FB serial numbers. Apparently, many did not survive melting.	FB46781, FC45745, FC89950, FD00568, FD99996, FE13874, FE61961, FE79110, FF012712, FF89680	~450,000
EI-09V EI-9V	Engelhard Commercial Bar (Large "E")	Large 'E' in Globe logo 1 TROY OZ FINE SILVER 999+ 'ENGELHARD' in rectangle [Serial Number]	'ENGELHARD' in rectangle, repeated several times diagonally	Struck in 1981. Apparently, many did not survive melting. There may be two varities, one with a frosted 'E' and the other with a smooth 'E'.	FG06120, FG86574, FH21999, FH95994, FI05608, FI61642, FI91191, FJ35429, FJ81283, FK15918, FK54000, FK97816, FL23394, FL96233, FM10091, FM39593, FM90246, FN01250, FN76946, FO57763, FO87645, FO97836, FP05762, FP75411, FQ95976, FR17560	~1,150,000
Unknown	Large E Logo, 6-Digit Serial	Large 'E' in Globe logo 1 TROY OZ FINE SILVER 999+ 'ENGELHARD' in rectangle [Serial Number]	'ENGELHARD' in rectangle, repeated several times diagonally	Design appears to be exactly the same as the EI-9V, except with 6-digit serial numbers with no prefix.	276507, 278681, 380292	~???
EI-12	Engelhard Commercial Bar With Eagle	An eagle holding an olive branch and a flag(?) ENGELHARD (triangle in 'A') 999+ Fine SILVER 1 Troy Ounce [Serial Number in Rectangle]	ENGELHARD (triangle in 'A') repeated more times than normal (2 full, many partial)	Apparently released in 1986. Our research suggests that these were the last 1oz silver bars produced by Engelhard.	FS03402, FS19998, FS49239, FT04309, FT55542, FT67584, FU35426 , FU48726	~300,000
n/a	Engelhard Australia	Large 'E' in Globe logo with reverse bull logo 1 TROY OZ. FINE SILVER 999+ ENGELHARD (italics) AUSTRALIA	'ENGELHARD', repeated several times diagonally	Interestingly, this Engelhard Australia bar has a 'reverse bull logo', with the semi-circle facing right (versus the left-facing semi-circle associated with Engelhard Canada). It does not have a serial number.	n/a	Unknown
n/a	Engelhard Australia Poured	Large 'E' in Globe logo with reverse bull logo, with 'Engelhard Australia' around logo 1 TROY OZ. FINE SILVER 999+	Blank	A rare poured 1 ounce Engelhard bar. Note that it does not have a serial number.	n/a	Unknown
n/a	n/a	Statue of Liberty hand and torch with 'Liberty Trade Silver' around it Engelhard 'E' logo .9999 FINE SILVER ONE TROY OUNCE [Serial #] (C) 1986 MTB UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	Unknown	Apparently minted by Engelhard for MTB Bank (Manfra, Tordella & Brookes).	023077	Unknown

Serial Numbers:

Prefix	ID	Type
Blank	Unknown	Art bar (either blank or frosted back)
No prefix, 5-digit	Unknown	Engelhard Industries of Canada
No prefix, 6-digit	EI-11	'Maple leaf logo' style
P (e.g. 'P 00001')	EI-1A	Landscape, frosted back
PA, PB, PC, PD, PE, PF, PG	EI-1A	Landscape, frosted back
PH, PI, PJ, PK, PL, PM, PN(?), PO, PP(?), PQ	Unknown	Landscape, repeated 'Engelhard' back
PR, PS, PT, PU, PV, PW	EI-10	Wide 'E' and 'MC' in Globe logo
PX, PY, PZ	Unknown	Wide 'E' centered in logo
FA	Unknown	Wide 'E' centered in logo
FB	Unknown EI-10V	Wide 'E' centered in logo, or Wide 'E' on top half of globe logo
FC, FD, FE, FF	EI-10V	Wide 'E' on top half of globe logo
FG, FH, FI, FJ, FK, FL, FM, FN, FO, FP, FQ, FR	EI-9V	Normal 'E' centered in logo
FS, FT, FU	EI-12	Eagle design
FV, FW, FX, FY, FZ	n/a	Believed to be unused

Most Engelhard 1-ounce silver bars have serial numbers (two do not, but are otherwise identical to other bars). The bars without serial numbers should be considered art bars.
Most have serial numbers beginning with 2 letters (the first being 'F' or 'P'). The exceptions that 2 varieties that are just numbers, and bars with a 'P' with no other letter.
Most have serial numbers ending in 5 numbers. The exceptions are some that have no letter prefixes, and 'PB' (which have 6 digits)
In most cases, it seems that when the numbers reach '99999', the 2nd letter is increased (e.g. after FA99999 is created, FB00000 or FB00001 is created).
There is at least one case where two designs appear to share the same prefix (FB seems to be shared by two designs)
There is at least one case where one design has serial numbers beginning with both 'F' and 'P' (the 'Wide 'E' centered, with FA, FB, PX, and PZ).
We count about 45 different prefixes, and the no-prefix 5 digit, for a total possible 4.5 million 1-ounce Engelhard silver bars, plus the 6-digit variety could create up to 5.5 million (plus varieties we do not have listed).

Do you know of any varieties not listed here? Please be sure to let us know!
If you are the owner of any of the bars here, and would like the picture and/or serial number removed (or credit for the picture), please let us know as well.