Rare Bache 50 oz .999 Silver Bar CSA Stamp engraver's name near rim

engraver's name near rim

7797 oz ASW Description Obverse Armored bust of Charles IIII

50c - Kennedy (Silver)

25c - South Dakota (Silver)

Rare Bache 50 oz .999 Silver Bar CSA Stamp engraver's name near rimBache bars hearken directly back to the Hunt brothers attempt to corner the silver market. The Hunt's had invested heavily in silver futures, notably from the investment firm of Bache Halsey Stuart Shield. When Comex set the Silver Rule 7 limiting the purchase of commodities on margin, Bache (later Prudential Bache) issued a margin call for $100 million and the Hunts came up short. A consortium of banks bailed out the Hunts and Bache did end up