I did a brief post on Van Aken back on 10/7/20. I wanted to share images of the 1 oz pours that are nearly identical in appearance to the OIO 1 oz pours. There was a Van Aken out of Ohio, but there is not a lot of information that has been discovered on these. Frankly, they are some of the coolest old pours that I have in my collection. You never see these. If you have more information on these, please feel free to leave a note on the blog. Thank you.
I previously featured my 5 oz LSon under the notable “L” refiners. Those of you who have read my previous blog posts know I’m a big fan of West Coast ingots. Lawrence and Sons were out of Mohave, CA circa 70s era and they are very tough pieces to come by. Below is a photo of my 1, 2, and 3 oz pieces. If I had to rank scarcity of these pieces, I’d say the 3 and 5 are more often found than the 1 and 2 oz. The 2 oz is the rarest based on my experience having almost never seen them.
Vintage Silver Bars 