More Examples of “C” Hallmarks

I started this blog as a resource for those looking to learn more about vintage ingots. It’s such a vast niche within the metals world, and I wish I had this type of resource available when I had gotten started in the hobby. I hope those that visit this site will be able to come back time and time again to use the information as a learning tool. I have created tags, so that you can use the search box over time to find exactly what you are looking for on this site. Your feedback is always welcome, by the way. You may have noticed from past postings, that I don’t generally talk about valuations, but I may touch on that in more detail soon. I can also always be reached with questions about values at silverblogger@vintagepouredbar.com. Without further ado, here are some great 10 oz examples and 5 oz examples from the “C” box.

Colonial 10 oz class thought to have been made by The Colonial Mint. You may recognized the name as they did some killer 1 oz commercial art bars back in the day with an Eagle Hallmark. Estimated era on these late 70’s to early eighties. I have only seen these in 10 oz class.

Cascade Refining is from Utah and one of my favorites. Love the look of this bar with the unique cursive style stamp. #032883 signifies the date of the bar, so this was March of 1983. Cascade was done in 5 oz, 10 oz, and 25 oz ingots, often odd weights. 25s are most common and 5’s are exceptionally rare and very high premium. The 10’s have appreciated quite a bit these last few years.

Certified Mint is another I have only seen in 10 oz class. Recent assay paper examples show this refiner operating out of Phoenix, AZ in the early to mid 70s.

CRE is an interesting piece. The company was Commodity Resource and Environmental out of Southern California, which started as a silver recovery company in 1980 and still in business today. I’ve come across 5 or so of these over the years. Not a common vintage bar by any means.

Capital Metals out of Baltimore, Maryland is a neat piece. These are not uncommon, but carry nice premiums. This is what I call a value vintage buy, as you can still get these without breaking the bank, but they will appreciate. I’m trying to add more to the collection. If you are lucky another to find with with a Deak counterstamp, you are in the money. These are very high premium varieties. They primarily are found in 10 oz poured class, but there is a 10 oz extruded version and also 25+ oz class poured variety.

Columbus Precious Metals is out of Columbus, Ohio and uses the same mold as Jackson Precious Metals (JPM), which is more commonly found. Notable examples of these bars are Allen’s Coin Shop, Silver Towne, Bache, Xenia Coin Shop, Lexington Silver Shop, and Pilloli’s Youngstown, Ohio. I am missing the Pilloli’s piece, so let me know if you see one for sale :)!

Confederate Mining Company 5 oz class. Made in 1981, in stylish button variety. These have become next to impossible to find. They came in 5, 10 and 25 oz class. They are ultra high premium if you do find one for sale. Not a lot known about the company, but I did track down a company in South Carolina called Confederate Mining Company that is still in business today.

Continental Coins and Currency Company out of Southern California. This 76′ bar is pretty cool and I’ve come across maybe 8 of them ever. I believe this to be the same Continental Coin that you have seen stamped as CC counter stamped on the W.H. Foster extruded 10 oz bar, and the 10 oz US Assay pressed bar out of San Francisco in the early 80s. I’d like to find out definitively, but this is my hunch.

Coin Shack 5 oz. This is one of my top 5 rarest 5 oz pieces. The company I believe is affiliated with Doyle’s Mint and was founded in 1969. They did business out of Hemet, CA. This style of mold is known as the “Doyles” mold an there is a set that is very tough to complete in this variety, including Regold, RCG (Riverside Coin and Gold), Doyle’s Mint, Omega (M&B Mining), and Nevada Coin Shop to name some of the more notable in the group.

Circle City 5 oz class. More rare in 5 oz versus 10 oz. These were done out of Arizona. Cool trapezoidal shape and one of the more unique shapes as far as ingots go. I have a 10 oz example, as well. It’s the same shape and look.

Here’s one you will rarely see, a 10 oz Casper courtesy of my buddy Brian R., who is a regular contributor. Thanks for sharing your collection buddy!