I’ve been digging for information and have gotten some good hits lately that I’m happy to share with our readers. The company was out of Chino, CA and they operated in the early 80’s. In 1984 Sunshine Mining out of Idaho, acquired the company. The name TENTEX is a combination of the words Texas and Tennessee, which happens to be the birthplaces of the husband and wife team who founded the company. The company primarily made silver rounds and silver bars for bullion dealers and marketing companies in the industry across the country. Here are some examples of their bars.


