Other Notable “P” Refiners

Rounding out the P box, I’m going to share some pieces that you don’t often see. I few of the following are outstanding, but not well known hallmarks. I’m going to start with my favorite, which is from the great state of Florida. Precious Metals Inc. out of Ft. Lauderdale is one you very rarely see. This is a beautifully made bar with a great hallmark in center with weight and serial on opposite sides of the bar. Extremely unique look.

The bar is very smooth on the obverse and starting to show some nice color.
The ripples on the side are fantastic. You don’t see many old pours with this level of detail on the sides. Stunning.
Smooth reverse, as well. I’d love to have seen how they made these back in the day.

Next up is a mold that will look very familiar to you. It’s a spitting image of the popular West Coast Refining 10 oz ingots. Precious Metals & Refining 10 oz class odd weight. My theory is West Coast Refining likely made these for them in very limited quantity, because you never see these. I have only seen one other than the one pictured.

Fantastic piece! Love the look and style of the stamping on front of bar.
Couple of pour crevices with dark toning happening. Awesome.

Next up is a PERCO 10 oz class. I’ve seen a few of these in different varieties over the years. Known for the superb pour lines. Check this out.

Love the lines on this piece.
Pinkish patina forming on the reverse. Excellent character, as well.

Next is a cool old pour 5 oz from P.C., which I know nothing about, but really dig the old style. Serial #22.

Crude, but awesome old pour. This appears to be an early to mid 70s style.
Reverse pic.

Here’s a very cool 10 oz class PMP with a serial/lot number of 913 on obverse. This comes from Brian R’s collection. I really dig these, especially the ingot shape with the PMP stamp on side of the image of the bar/hallmark. Thanks for sharing, Brian.

This is a stunning piece. I like the look, texture and everything about this ingot.
Very nice looking reverse with large lettering for weight and purity.

Last up is another from Brian R’s collection. Not a lot known a bout PAR R, but a nice looking bar for sure.

Nice looking old pour.

P prefix with long serial on reverse.

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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.

2 thoughts on “Other Notable “P” Refiners”

  1. Just received a 2.75 oz P.C. bar in the mail today. Along with an MEE 5 oz I purchased recently, I have no idea who made them but it’s really nice to find other such bars on your site. It gives me hope for finding out more someday.
    Thank you for the incredible amount of work you put into this project!

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