Silver bullion
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What is silver bullion
The term "bullion" is derived from the old French word bouillon meaning "boiling" or "melting".
Bullion refers to refined, pure metal and is almost exclusively associated with precious metals. After being mined and refined, bullion can be melted to fit a variety of molds, most commonly, rounds (coins) and bars.
Commercial-grade fine silver is at least 99.9% pure, and purities greater than 99.999% (five 9s) are available.
Bullion have the lowest premiums of any other option in silver.
Silver bullion is still very inexpensive, especially when compared with its counterpart, gold. The fact there is much less silver both above and below ground than there is gold in existence adds fuel to this already tiny and severely suppressed market.
Main manufacturers of silver bullion bars:
U.S. Mint
U.S. Mint sell the eagle in silver and gold a lot in the same way the Royal Canadian mint. The eagles is very poplar bullion coin.
The Royal Canadian Mint
The Canadian mint carry both gold and silver bullion coins (the famous maple leaf bullion coins), gold ingots or bars.
J.M. Johnson Matthey
Johnson Matthey is recognized world-wide as the leading refiner of silver, gold and platinum group metals. For over 150 years Johnson Matthey has been a trusted supplier and assayer to the industry. Most of there bars have serial number on each bar.
Engelhard
Engelhard Corporation is a company headquartered in Iselin, New Jersey. Like J.M. bars they are one of the most trusted silver bullion bars out there in the market place. Engelhard is trusted private company.
Engelhard silver bars are no longer made, but they can still be purchased from silver dealers and private parties. Engelhard silver bars come in 1-ounce, 10-ounce and 100-ounce sizes and all of them are marked with a unique serial number. All three sizes have the name Englehard inscribed, and ".999 silver," with the number of ounces. The 1-ounce bars have the Engelhard logo, an "E" over a globe.
Perth Mint
Australian company established in 1899, produce very nice silver bars ( 1000oz, 100oz, 10oz, 1oz ).
The 1,000oz Perth Mint silver bars include a serial number. The other smaller bars are not numbered. The Perth Mint stamped silver bullion bars are generally only available in Australia.
Produits Artistiques Métaux Précieux (PAMP)
Suisse refiner of precious metals.
