Poured Silver Bars

Poured Silver Bars at Provident Metals

Of the three main types of silver bars, two (cast and hand-poured) involve a similar process in terms of pouring silver to create the bar. These bars, unlike minted ingots, can vary slightly from bar to bar due to how they’re made. With many popular producers of these bars, right here, you can learn more about Poured Silver Bars that are available at Provident Metals.

What is a Poured Silver Bar?

A Poured Silver Bar is a bar that is either hand-poured or a cast bar.

• Cast Silver Bar: Silver shot, or ingots are placed into a mold. The mold has a top and bottom face, enclosing the metal. The silver is then heated, typically through induction technology. Once the silver has cooled it is removed and given design elements to one side of the silver bar.
• Hand-Poured Silver Bar: Molten silver is poured into a mold, with the back of the bar being exposed. The metal is allowed to cool before being cleaned. This gives every bar a hand-made look and feel.

Engelhard

While Engelhard doesn’t exist anymore in the precious metals space, their cast silver bars are still immensely popular products due to their brand alone. Founded in 1902, they were once one of the top names in the precious metals industry.

These cast bars are available at Provident Metals as secondary market items. A secondary market item is one that we receive from someone other than the original mint.

Germania Mint

Located in Poland, this once numismatic store is now one of the top private mints in the world. They create popular copper, gold, and silver cast bars among other products.

Germania products are made with 99.99% pure metal. Their standard cast bars show the Germania logo, metal content, and purity, on the obverse. A serial number is also usually included.

Germania also offers cast bars in their Gods and Goddesses Series. Another popular option is the line of Rune cast bars. These bars showcase popular runes from the Elder Futhark and even have a unique UV lighting effect which allows these bars to glow in the dark.

Monarch Metals

Monarch Metals is a relatively newer name to the precious metals world as they were founded in southern Oregon in 2008. The mint was founded as a direct response to the increasing demand for gold and silver bullion. Monarch specializes in creating hand-poured silver bars.

Monarch produces Day of the Dead Skulls. These bars look similar to sugar skulls which are given to children to eat for the Day of the Dead. These bars are available in several sizes such as 2 oz and 10 oz. These bars are individually packaged and shipped and are made from .999 pure silver.

Also produced by Monarch are these 2 oz silver bars in the shape of tombstones. Bars are made from .999 pure silver and display intriguing designs such as a mummy, witch, skeleton, and other Halloween-themed imagery.

MK Barz

MK Barz was founded in Los Angeles, California in 2014. MK Barz specializes in hand-poured silver bars and even opened a brick-and-mortar location in Granada Hills, California.

MK Barz has an array of hand-poured bars in several unique shapes and sizes. Their shaped bars are shaped like ghosts, sharks, cats, skeletons, witch’s hats, and many more. Sizes of these bars range from 1.5 oz to 4 oz.

They also offer poured bars in the shape of typical cast bars and minted ingots. These will typically show the identifying marks of the bar on the obverse and a repeating pattern of the MK Barz logo on the reverse.

SilverTowne

This private mint started as a small coin shop in Indiana and quickly rose to become a top gold and silver dealer in America. SilverTowne produces popular poured silver bars amongst many other products such as minted ingots and silver rounds.

In terms of poured bars, their line of Pony bars are the most well-known. These cast bars show a Pony Express Rider on the obverse of a 99.9% pure silver bars. Sizes of these bars range from 5 Troy oz to 100 Troy oz.

Buying Poured Silver Bars at Provident Metals

For any questions regarding Poured Silver Bar, contact the Provident Metals customer service team at 1-800-313-3315. Our team is also readily available via email or through our online chat feature.