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Valued Member
Canada
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Hopefully this is the right forum for this item. This item belonged to my Dad who was my original inspiration for collecting. As a bank teller he had a ready access to circulation coinage and put together a nice little collection which was not just limited to circulated coins. Before he passed I bought his collection and this little ingot always reminds me of watching him in my youth hunched over his safe poking around his collection of interesting nuggets. Anyway, I digress.... I thought this little ingot and it's accompanying documentation might be of interest.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Interesting, never seen one like that before.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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That is an interesting ingot, lahave! These are somewhat sought-after, although the silver ones are more desirable.
There's not much to Chauvin, Louisiana. It seems that Don Adams contracted with Green Duck Mint to produce these bars.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Valued Member
 Canada
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Thanks JimmyD and HondoB!
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Valued Member
United States
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I've never seen anything like that.
Very interesting, and something I'd be proud to have in my collection.
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Moderator
United States
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"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Valued Member
Canada
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@Spence Thanks for the reference. Always good to know more.
I'm guessing my Dad thought it was a novelty he'd like to have in his collection. I'm glad he did. I guess the apple didn't fall far from the tree.
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United States
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Your Dad wanted to Get Smart.
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Canada
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Your Dad wanted to Get Smart.  |
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Australia
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How Do You Classify A Bronze Ingot? I'd be reluctant to classify it as an "ingot", despite the marketer's use of that word, as that word is usually used for precious metal or bulk base-metal trading. I'd expect an actual "bronze ingot" to be much, much bigger, like these ancient copper ingots from the Eastern Mediterranean. Rather, I would classify these items as "medals", especially as the designs are commemorative in nature. "Plaque" is another word I've seen used to describe a uniface quasi-numismatic object made of base-metal that is square or rectangular in shape. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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United States
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Very interesting!  |
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Valued Member
Canada
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I'd be reluctant to classify it as an "ingot" Great feedback @Sap. I checked out the link and was really fascinated by the oxhide ingot history. I guess I've always thought of an ingot as being rectangular in shape and comprised of some type of base metal. Noow I know better. My original question had to do with the item not seeming (at least to me) to fit neatly into the category but as you suggested perhaps it does. One thing I really like about this forum is that you can always learn something and not always what you might expect. Thanks! |
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Rather, I would classify these items as "medals", especially as the designs are commemorative in nature. "Plaque" is another word I've seen used to describe a uniface quasi-numismatic object made of base-metal that is square or rectangular in shape. If I had to choose a word for this it would be "bar", which is of course well established for silver bars. I feel like a "medal" would by default be round, and a "plaque" would by default be... some kind of sign? But I'm not very well versed in exonumic terminology, and I'm sure the people who actually collect those things have their own classifications for them. |
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interesting piece Thanks @Dearborn |
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