Other Notable “G” Hallmarks

As much as I’d like to do a blog post for each individual “G” refiner, there are just a few too many, so I’m going to consolidate the rest in this post. Enjoy. First up is Global Metal Refiners, which came in 1, 2, 5, 10, and 25 oz from what I have seen. I’m going to include pics of the 5 and 10 oz here, but later when I do my “smalls” section of the blog, I’ll include the 1 and 2 oz, which I do own.

2 very clean examples. Most I have come across are beaten up. Really lucked out with these.
Note the 10 oz has almost a brushed finish versus a more traditional pour reverse on the 5 oz.

Another favorite of mine that you rarely ever see, are the Gulf Metals buttons. These are very cool pieces that I’ve owned for several years. These were made by Collector’s Resource, Inc. “CM,” which was the trademark of a company in Minnesota that handled rare coins, limited edition medals, sports memorabilia and other collectibles. They came in 3, 4 and 5 oz from what I have seen. They also originally came in a blue collectors box with the name of the company above noted inside the box liner.

These are really unique and unusual pieces. The hallmark, as you can see, is a compass with an 8 point star in the center. Note the weight can be seen on the obverse between West and South. Between South and East you will see 999 AG noted.
5 troy oz and 4 troy oz.

Goldhorn is another fantastic vintage hallmark that has become very coveted. They are very high premium and I’ve seen limited pieces on the market in 1 oz, 10 oz and 15 oz. Happy to share a few below.

Double hallmarked 15 oz in 9995 purity. Killer piece!
Love the character and texture of the reverse.
1 oz class compliments of Brian R. Thanks for sharing!
Reverse of 1 oz, 999 fine unlike the 15 oz in 9998.

General Metals is another old “G” refiner. Not much information on this, but have a few examples to share. Commonly found in 10 oz.

Old pour all the way here!
Really love the reverse with some gold toning going on in the crevices of this bar.
Another example shared by Brian R. Thank you!
Pretty smooth reverse.

Geomin is an old Australia pour and happy to share one example here.

251 gram (8.07 troy oz) with a lot # below. Lot G #932.
Nice looking reverse. I like this mold.

Lastly, another great example of a “G” refiner is Gulf Coast Coin out of Texas. So many great bars came out of Texas.

The little “w” stamp top right is interesting. Bread loaf mold. Very cool piece.
Weight stamp on reverse. Great bar that you don’t see many of anymore.

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New blogger with a passion for old poured silver bars. I'm a Bay Area native and self employed. Active buyer of vintage silver poured bars and occasional seller.

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  1. How can I tell what my old bars are worth? Is there a price guide available?
    I’m looking to buy more as well, and want to know their worth.

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