Logam Mulia is an Indonesian metals company that is quite large and has operated for many years from what I can tell. Logam Mulia means “Noble Metal” when translated from Malay to English. I was able to acquire a pair of older pieces a year or two back that I have never seen. They appear to be older, but I don’t have an accurate date on these. Very happy to have them.
Bread loaf shape on these with a side view. These pieces are 1.73 troy oz each. Hard to see with the light, but inside the pentagon is the letters LM with a horizontal bar above the letters.Better picture here where you can clearly see the L.M. on bottom ingot.
I previously featured my 5 oz LSon under the notable “L” refiners. Those of you who have read my previous blog posts know I’m a big fan of West Coast ingots. Lawrence and Sons were out of Mohave, CA circa 70s era and they are very tough pieces to come by. Below is a photo of my 1, 2, and 3 oz pieces. If I had to rank scarcity of these pieces, I’d say the 3 and 5 are more often found than the 1 and 2 oz. The 2 oz is the rarest based on my experience having almost never seen them.
Love the look of these old ingots. Big fan of old LSon pieces.These have all aged beautifully.
There are not a lot of refiners from this box, but below I’ll showcase several, some more known that others.
First up is Liberty Mint, which are typically found in 5 oz (there are multiple 5 oz varieties), but very scarce in 1 oz and 10 oz class.
5 oz class Liberty piece. These are under appreciated in my opinion.Note the common square with a line going diagonal on the reverse. You will find this mark on 1 and 5 oz Liberty pieces.Cool hallmark on the 10 oz class. Liberty Refiners. Liberty Mint. This is the reverse of the bar. This is the obverse of the bar. I wanted to showcase the hallmark above first.
Next up is one of my favorites, L.C. Murray. These came in two varieties, with Torch Hallmark and without. We can call these type 1 and 2. I think the non hallmark came first. Below is a non hallmark type 1.
Nice type 1 with picture frame. I have the 3 oz version that I’ll post at a later time with my “smalls” collection.
This was my first 10 oz class with hallmark of Torch, but I sold it a few years back. I miss it. These are incredibly rare and command extremely high premiums. Note the long serial number on the back. Very interesting.
Next is a 10 oz class Louisville Metals Company ingot. These are typically only found in 10 oz class, but I have seen one 50 oz variety.
Really unique style on this LMC.Lot/Serial # on reverse. Pretty cool piece.
Next up is a very rare 5 oz class LCR with Bell hallmark. I’ve only come across 5 or so of these in all my time collecting. They are serialized and were made in very limited quantity based on the serial numbers I’ve seen. They are really neat pieces an very expensive if you are fortunate enough to have the opportunity to buy one.
This came from Ken Conaway’s collection. Very lucky to have it.
#0079 on the LCR.
Another set I collect is the Lawrence and Sons ingots from Mohave, CA. These are fantastic and very tough to find. They come in 1, 2, 3 and 5 oz. I have the whole set now, but will feature the other pieces in my “smalls” posts. I’ll try and get a family phone up, as well.
Beautiful old pour.
Last up is a mystery, but regardless, a fantastic piece. I’ve seen this listed as LCE, but the special thing about this other that the killer style and hallmark, is it matches exactly the mold of the 5 oz Comstock Mine pieces.
This pieces is super toned. The pics do not do it justice and there was a lot of sunlight in this photo. Really love this bar. I have the 3 oz version, too. It’s somehow related to the Comstock mine.Killer old pour. Purple toning.