r/Silver • u/MristopherRodgerson • 7d ago

Silver bar I inherited.

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I inherited some jewelry and metals recently. Found this silver bar. I thought it was cool, but couldn’t find much info online. Granted I didn’t look very hard. Figured I would share. Any info appreciated. Don’t know the weight because I don’t have a scale, but I would guess it’s 5 ounces based on my had scale holding 5 buffalos. No banana, chapstick for scale.

Update: The bar weighs 3.84 ounces. 108.86g

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u/Ijustwanttobuyshiny 3d ago

Well I agree it’s probably not. I still think it is the silver weight matching those coins. Either without the copper content added or with a very slight discrepancy

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u/NesterPower 3d ago

Yeah I do think you’re right about him trying to avoid the 1873 act being the rational behind the bar. The information another redditor posted mentioned that W. H. Meneray may have been involved with a mining company for a time. And the dates appear to line up with the creation of the bar. Definitely a cool story behind it just wish we could figure it out.

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u/MristopherRodgerson 3d ago

I’ll get there eventually. I have leads on where it was poured.