I purchased this silver ingot

[Owen ma]

I purchased this silver ingot. I tested its silver content and found it to be 993. So I bought it at the price of silver. However, considering that there are words on it and it's an old silver ingot, there should be a premium. Does anyone understand this? We can have a discussion.

 

[Fatrat]

I wouldn't have, but good luck to you.

 

[nickndfl]

Looks Japanese to me?

 

[Bottom Feeder]

What is it's weight?

 

[Owen ma]

The total weight is 300 grams. It was sold to me by a crew member. Since my store is right next to the port, I informed the seller that if I could continue to purchase, I believed that at the price of silver, it wouldn't be too unreasonable anyway.

 

[Bottom Feeder]

Very interesting old bar. Just about ten Toz.
If it were for sale here in Seattle, you could probable get $600 to $800 for it.
JMSO,
BF

 

[Owen ma]

This is a good price. I can get more of these silver ingots. I hope someone will like them.

 

[Bottom Feeder]

Unh… that's in the US, Owen, they may not be that rare in Asia.
But old, marked up bars, are collector's items over here.

 

[Owen ma]

These two appear whiter and have less traces of being soaked by seawater.

 

[Ttazzman]

my opinion .......3 types of silver....bullion that is pure....bulliion that requires refining......and bullion plus a collectable premium

a collectable premium will always require you to find a willing buyer to ever realize that premium and collectors come and go and what is popular changes all the time .....i have some extremely rare pieces of silver that i am sure are collectables to someone but finding a willing buyer usually means you have to go to a large market to sell to find a buyer such as going to ebay or a auction house and those forums want a substantial fee for selling which can negate any premium you might get .......this is why i dont chase collectables

 

[Owen ma]

I'm in Asia. I've heard of large trading websites like EBAY and Amazon, as well as well-known auction companies. I also tried to register on EBAY, but the complicated verification process and unfamiliar payment channels prevented me from completing the registration. I hope to find someone in the United States to cooperate with me. I will purchase at a low price and there will be good profits.

 

[Owen ma]

I want to sell them, look for partners, and send emails to me.

 

[Ttazzman]

must think we are virgins .........

 

[Owen ma]

I don't understand what a virgin is. All I can do is create a picture to display the email address. I think the web crawler will block it.

 

[Bottom Feeder]

I don't understand what a virgin is.

tazz is trying to tell you that most of us have been around in the precious metals field long enough to spot scams and dodgy sellers. And, you might not like to hear this but you're hitting a number of those sticky points.
You have a salvage company and you retrieved tons of this from sunken boats?
Old chinese markings on your bars next to weight & serial numbers in english?
Need a partner in US who will make good profits.

good luck

 

[Wellsburg]

My BS detector is ringing.
Caveat emptor.

 

[KnowWhy]

I like the OP’s choice phrase on another thread about precious metals being “artfully processed.”

 

[Fatrat]

Run Forrest run... https://www.google.com/search?q=run...tQl93dk0YADABSgQIARACGAcguryboQtKCBACGAEgAigB

 

[CiscoKid]

Looks legit to me.