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Engelhard Odd Size Silver Bars

This page has all the information we could come up with about odd size Engelhard silver bars (sizes with low mintages, or otherwise not commonly seen). It lists the varieties we have discovered so far with pictures, and where possible some information about serial numbers and mintages. Yeah, you found it here first!

Name	Obverse	Reverse	Info	Sample Serial Numbers	Estimated Mintage
5 gram, EMC Logo	Engelhard 'EMC' Logo in Globe 5 GRAMS FINE SILVER .999+ [ENGELHARD in rectangle] [Serial #]	Engelhard in rectangle, repeated (3 full ones)	No info.	01980, 04353, 05935, 07874	<100,000
5 gram, Wide 'E' Logo	Engelhard 'Wide E' Logo in Globe 5 GRAMS FINE SILVER .999+ [ENGELHARD in rectangle] [Serial #]	Engelhard in rectangle, repeated (3 full ones)	These appear to have beem created with the hole to hold a clasp.	D 00249,D 02142,D 04681	Unknown
10 gram, Wide 'E' Logo	Engelhard 'Wide E' Logo in Globe 10 GRAMS FINE SILVER .999+ [ENGELHARD in rectangle] [Serial #]	Unknown; probably Engelhard in rectangle, repeated (3 full ones)	These appear to have beem created with the hole to hold a clasp.	J 04189	Unknown
1/2 Ounce, Wide E Logo	[Engelhard Wide E Logo in Globe] 1/2 TROY OZ. FINE SILVER .999+ [ENGELHARD in rectangle] [Serial #]	Engelhard Logo, Repeated	Rarely seen.	000463	Unknown
2 Ounce, Bull Logo	999+ 2.000 [Engelhard in rectangle with Bull logo] [Serial #]	Unknown	Size is about 1 7/16"x7/8"x5/16", weighed 62.4g. The high serial number of the sample is surprising, given how rare this piece is (see the other variety for more details).	353229	Unknown
2 Ounce, Bull Logo, Small Serial	999+ 2.000 [Engelhard in rectangle with Bull logo] [Serial #]	Unknown	Appears to be identical to the other 2oz variety, except that part of the serial number is smaller. This suggests that Engelhard may have started all the serial numbers with a "35" prefix. Given how close the serial number is to the other example, it is likely a very small number of both types of bars were made.	353231	Unknown
3 Ounce, Large Bull Logo	999+ 3.000 [Engelhard with Bull logo] [Serial #]	Unknown	No info.	137066	Unknown
3 Ounce, Small Bull Logo	999+ 3.000 [Engelhard with Bull logo] [Serial #]	Unknown	No info.	137343	Unknown
3 Ounce, Three Zeroes, No Logo	3.0000 999+ [Serial #]	Flat	This matches the pattern of Engelhard bars, but does not have their logo. Presumably it is a real Engelhard bar, but it is surprising that they would omit the logo.	08107	Unknown
3 Ounce, Three Zeroes, With Logo	3.000 999+ [ENGELHARD in rectangle] [Serial #]	Unknown	No information.	30269, 34058, 34098, 38112MFR	Unknown
3 Ounce, Old Style	3.000 999+ [ENGELHARD in rectangle] [Serial #]	Flat	Size is about 40mmx22mm. Sold at eBay for 4.3x melt value. MFR stands for Metals Fabrication and Refining, and was added to bars during several years.	01986, 050047, 15789, 34065, 47326MFR, 49444MFR, 49850MFR, 49863MFR, 52468, 53970MFR	<100,000
3 Ounce, No Serial	3.000 999+ [ENGELHARD in rectangle]	Unknown	No info.	n/a	Unknown
3 Ounce, Logo on Top	[ENGELHARD in rectangle] 3.000 999 [Serial #]	Unknown	No info.	00109	Unknown
3 Ounce, Logo on Top, 999+	[ENGELHARD in rectangle] 3.000 999+ [Serial #]	Unknown	No info.	00860 , 02477	Unknown
3 Ounce, 'E' Logo with 8 sides	3 OZ Engelhard 'E' logo with 8 sides 999. FINE	Serial Number	The logo is a known Engelhard logo. Very rarely seen (perhaps because buyers and sellers do not know they are Engelhard bars). Bar #000277 hit $1,175 in bidding on 30 Sep 2012 (the reserve was not reached).	000277, 000980, 000982, 000983	Likely under 5,000.
100 gram, Logo in the Middle	100 GRAMS 999+ [ENGELHARD in rectangle] [Serial #]	Unknown	Was bought in the 1970s.	59539	Unknown
100 gram, London	[Sideways ".999", Rectangle with "ENGELHARD" and "LONDON", sideways "100G"] [Rectangle with "EI", 3 hallmarks]	Blank	"EI" is the Maker's mark (likely Engelhard International). The crown indicates that it was hallmarked at the Sheffield Assay Office. The seated Britannia indicates Britannia silver (.958), but could be .999. And the "B" indicates the year 1969. See more details at bottom of the page (thanks, Ossi!).	n/a	n/a
100 gram, London (Alternate Hallmarks)	[Sideways '.999', Rectangle with 'ENGELHARD' and 'LONDON', sideways '100G'] [Rectangle with 'EI', 3 hallmarks]	Unknown	"EI" is the Maker's mark (likely Engelhard International). The anchor indicates that it was hallmarked at the Birmingham Assay Office. The seated Britannia indicates Britannia silver (.958), but could be .999. And the "U" indicates the year 1969. See more details at bottom of the page (thanks, Ossi!).	n/a	n/a
100 gram, London Hallmark	[Sideways '.999', Rectangle with 'ENGELHARD' and 'LONDON', sideways '100G'] [Rectangle with 'EI', 3 hallmarks]	Unknown	"EI" is the Maker's mark (likely Engelhard International). The leopard's head indicates that it was hallmarked at the London Assay Office. The seated Britannia indicates Britannia silver (.958), but could be .999. And the "O" indicates the year 1969. See more details at bottom of the page (thanks, Ossi!).	n/a	n/a
100 gram, Westminster Mint	999 [sideways] Engelhard London logo Westminster Mint logo [Serial #] 100G	Unknown	No info.	n/a	Unknown
100 gram, No Markings	999 [sideways] Engelhard London logo [Blank Space] 100G	Unknown	This is nearly identical to the Westminster Mint variety, but with no logo where the Westminster Mint logo appears, and no serial number. Sold on eBay for about $875 with the description "I remember my father buying this from coin dealer Nigel Goldman in Birmingham in the 1970's."	n/a	Unknown
4 Ounce, Old Style, No Plus	[ENGELHARD in rectangle] 4.000 999 [Serial #]	Flat	It appears that early versions of the 4 ounce bars did not include the '+' in the fineness. #00261 sold for $4,485 on 16 Aug 2012. #00279 sold for $3,026 on 30 Aug 2012. #00217 reached $3,150 (without meeting a reserve) on 17 Sep 2012.	00217, 00261, 00279	<1,000
4 Ounce, Old Style	[ENGELHARD in rectangle] 4.000 999+ [Serial #]	Flat	Note the odd 4-digit and 5-digit varieties (you would expect a 5-digit variety coming after a 4-digit variety was completed; here, it appears to have gone from 5 to 4). #01101 sold for $2,650 on 04 Aug 2012. #3177 sold for $3,500 12 Aug 2012. #01045 sold for $2,251 on 14 Sep 2012. #01058 sold for $2,500 on 28 Sep 2012. #01105 sold for $2,550 on 06 Oct 2012. Note the 3177 bar had no leading '0'.	01023, 01045, 01058, 01101, 01105, 01809, 01824, 02320, 3132, 3177	<3,000
4 Ounce, Old Style, Logo in Middle	4.000 999+ [ENGELHARD in rectangle] [Serial #]	Unknown	#05414 sold for $1,650 on 18 Aug 2012.	04006, 04024, 05414	<5,000
4 Ounce, Old Style, Bull Logo in Middle	999+ 4.000 [ENGELHARD in rectangle with bull logo] [Serial #]	Unknown	No info.	112209	Unknown
7 Ounce, Old Style, Logo on Top, No Plus	[ENGELHARD in rectangle] 7.000 999+ [Serial #]	Flat	No info.	00541	Unknown
7 Ounce, Old Style, Logo on Top	[ENGELHARD in rectangle] 7.000 999+ [Serial #]	Flat	No info.	02041, 02835, 30207	Unknown
7 Ounce, Old Style, Logo in Middle	999+ 7.000 [ENGELHARD in rectangle] [Serial #]	Unknown	No info.	74867	Unknown
7 Ounce, Old Style, Wide Logo	7.000 999+ [ENGELHARD in rectangle] [Serial #]	Unknown	No info.	70027	Unknown
7 Ounce, Old Style, Logo in Middle, Weight First	7.000 999+ [ENGELHARD in rectangle] [Serial #]	Unknown	No info.	05730	Unknown
7 Ounce, 'E' logo with 8 sides	7 OZ [Engelhard 'E' logo with 8 sides] 999. FINE	Flat, with serial number	No info.	000896, 000897	Unknown
500 gram, Poured	[ENGELHARD in rectangle with Bull Logo on left] SILVER 999+ 16.075 OZ TR [Serial #]	Flat	This bar has a higher serial number than the machined bar, yet normally poured bars were made before machined bars.	93078	Unknown
500 gram, Bull Logo	[ENGELHARD in rectangle with Bull Logo on left] SILVER 999+ 16.075 OZ TR [Serial #]	Unknown	One came in a wooden box, and sold at auction for about 20% over spot. Interestingly, it is marked as 16.075 ounces, not the almost exact 500g that it should weigh.	02104, 31900	Unknown
20 Ounce, No Bull Logo	999+ [Serial #] [ENGELHARD in rectangle] 20.000	Unknown	No info.	71757	Unknown
20 Ounce, No Bull Logo, Serial Switched	[Serial #] 999+ [ENGELHARD in rectangle] 20.000	Unknown	No info.	87871	Unknown
20 Ounce, Bull Logo	999+ [Serial #] [ENGELHARD in rectangle] with Bull Logo on left 20.000	Unknown	This bar has larger features than the other variety (e.g. larger 'plus' sign, larger serial numbers, larger logo).	104156, 112731	Unknown
20 Ounce, Bull Logo	999+ [Serial #] [ENGELHARD in rectangle] with Bull Logo on left 20.000	Unknown	All of the samples we have seen had serial numbers close to one another, suggesting a lower mintage than would be expected by the serial numbers.	123994, 135030, 170164, 195784, 224540, 224849, 233701	Unknown
25 Ounce, Old Style	25.000 999+ [ENGELHARD in rectangle] [Serial #]	Unknown	No info.	26136, 27138	Unknown
25 Ounce, Standard Logo	25 T.OZ [ENGELHARD in rectangle] 999+FINE SILVER [Serial #]	Unknown	No info.	028124	Unknown
25 Ounce, Low Logo	25 T.OZ [ENGELHARD in rectangle] 999+FINE SILVER [Serial #]	Unknown	Note the unusual serial number with a dash in it.	C-1-3	Unknown
25 Ounce, HIgh Logo	25 T.OZ [ENGELHARD in rectangle] 999+FINE SILVER [Serial #]	Unknown	No info.	027244	Unknown
25 Ounce, Big Logo	999+ [Serial #] [ENGELHARD in rectangle] 25.000	Unknown	No informtion.	74543	Unknown
1 Kilogram, London	[Stamp with 'MOCATTA&GOLDSMID - LTD - LONDON - BULLION BROKERS'] [Serial #] 1 KILO 999 [Parallelogram with 'ENGELHARD' and 'LONDON']	Unknown	No info.	P6381, P9743, P14728	Unknown
1 Kilogram, Sheffield	[ENGELHARD] [Sheffield Smelting] 1 Kilo 999.+ FINE SILVER [Engelhard Logo] [Serial #]	Unknown	No info.	A0212	Unknown
1 Kilogram, London, Portrait	999 [sideways, on left] [ENGELHARD LONDON logo] [Serial #] 1 KILO [sideways]	Unknown	No info.	J5122	Unknown
1 Kilogram, Slanted Logo	Engelhard [slanted] 999+ SILVER 1kg [Serial #]	Unknown	No info.	004517, 009858	Unknown
1 Kilogram, Old Style	999+ [Serial #] [ENGELHARD in rectangle] 32.150	Unknown	No info.	84915	Unknown
1 Kilogram, Old Style, Bull Logo	999+ [Serial #] [ENGELHARD in rectangle with bull logo] 32.150	Unknown	No info.	242050	Unknown
1 Kilogram, Standard	999+ FINE SILVER 1 KILO. [ENGELHARD in rectangle] [Serial #]	Unknown	No info.	P071594, P071337	Unknown
50 Ounce, Standard Logo	50.000 999+ [ENGELHARD in rectangle] [Serial #]	Blank	According to one report, a bar of this variety was purchased in the early 1970s.	050799	Unknown
50 Ounce, Standard Logo, MFR	999+ [Serial #] [ENGELHARD in rectangle] 50.000 MFR	Unknown	Has 'MFR' as several other Engelhard bars do. MFR stands for Metals Fabrication and Refining, and was added to bars during several years.	62378 MFR	Unknown
50 Ounce, Bull Logo, Variety A	999+ [Serial #] [ENGELHARD in rectangle with Bull Logo on left] 50.000	Unknown	The sample we saw may have been a 5-digit serial number; the '1' may have been an artifact of the serial number stamping. Credit for the picture goes to rhymesayer36, thank you!	186007	Unknown
50 Ounce, Bull Logo, Variety B	999+ 50.000 [ENGELHARD in rectangle with Bull Logo on left] [Serial #]	Blank	No info.	196268, 246086, 352764	Unknown
50 Ounce, Triangle Logo	999+ FINE SILVER 50 TR. OZ ENGELHARD with triangle in 'A' [Serial #]	Blank	Extruded, nearly identical in appearance to the extruded 100 ounce bars.	P113559	Unknown

About the hallmarking:

The first mark is the Maker's mark (or Sponsor's mark), indicating who made the bar (or other piece).
The second mark is that of the assay office, where it was assayed and hallmarked. A rose (previously a crown) indicates Sheffield Assay Office, an anchor indicates Birmingham, a Leopard's head indicates London, and a castle indicates Edinburgh.
The third mark indicates the fineness. A lion passant or Lion rampant for .925 sterling silver, or Britannia for .958 silver.
The last mark indicates the year that it was assayed. See the list here.

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.