I’m finally getting around to writing about my favorite genre of vintage silver bars, which are what I refer to as “Silver Smalls.” My definition may differ from others, but I consider anything 100 gram and smaller as a “Small.” I can’t wait to share some of the many 1-3+ troy oz pieces in my collections, but wanted to kick it off with one of my very favorites and among the most rare pieces in my collection. Perth made these pieces circa late 70s-early 80s era from what I gather. They came in serialized and non serialized. There are theories that the non serial variety were a test run, because they are far less often found than serialized. I have 30 pieces and of the 30, 4 are non serial. That pretty much sums it up. Both carry ridiculous premiums, but if you can put together sequential sets, it goes to even a higher level. I have 5 different sequential sets pictured below. Enjoy.
Note the estimated mintage of the serialized variety is <500 and estimated non serial <500. I personally believe the non serial is far lower, but regardless, many of these 1 oz Perths have disappeared for good. Aside of my collections, I’m aware of cumulatively maybe a few dozen at most from my knowledge of various collectors in the community who have shared pictures of their Perth 1 oz ingots. Hope you enjoyed this post. If you are a collector of these, please do follow the blog and or drop a note/email. Would love to hear from you.
Awesome stuff!!
Glad you can appreciate how special these are. Thanks for the comment.