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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;huntsman53, post: 655198, member: 1242&quot;]Yes, they would stamp them! However, Brass...Bronze and Copper bars are usually much larger unless this bar was from the end of a smelting run. Like Doug, I suspect that it is Gold Bar of low purity and contains a high amount of Copper. Since many Gold Mines contain Copper and vice versa (many Copper Mines contain Gold), it is reasonable to believe that any Gold Bars produced in the early process of smelting, will contain fairly high amounts of Copper. Another thing to consider, is that after many years of laying in Sun baked ground (where high surface tmeperatures exist), the Copper in such a Bar will more than likely show much more due to being heated repeatedly which is somewhat similar to lower purity Gold Coins that have been heated.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think and hope that what you have is a Gold Bar but don&#039;t be surprised if it comes out being only 8kt to 10 kt purity! Still, if the Bar&#039;s maker can be identifed, when the Bar was produced and if it is old, it could still fetch a really high price at auction!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Frank[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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