Hard not to lover pieces made by Hoover & Strong. I’ve been a huge fan of these for a long time and happy to own several pieces. A bit of history about the company, they were started in Buffalo, NY in 1912 by Jay Hoover and Harry Strong. Their original market was the recovery of platinum from industrial light bulbs. Harry Strong was only with the company 3 years, but his name stayed on after he left. The company later moved into purchasing platinum and scrap gold jewelry. In the 1930s jewelry manufacturers started moving out of Buffalo and Hoover started a mail order business for their products. During the depression years, the company sold most of its gold to the US Mint. Jay passed away in 1947. Fast forward to 1970, Jay’s grandson, George Hoover took over operations and the company grew. The moved the business to Richmond, VA in 1979. George’s son, Terry Hoover, took over in 1981. They have grown over the years through acquisition and are still in business today.
https://www.hooverandstrong.com/
These pieces are very tough to come by these days and carry huge premiums.
Another more rare variety of the type 2 has “Ozs” versus “Oz.”
Hoover & Strong also made award presentation pieces for a company called RPP. See below for two styles.
Vintage Silver Bars 
I just found a 5 ozs bar at a coin shop for $125, I think I got a deal, is it worth more than that?
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Hey Mark, send me a picture of that bar. I’d love to see it. Yes, that is a deal. I’d make you an offer if you are looking to sell it. I’d just want to see a pic first.
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