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Message:: [QUOTE="orpheus72, post: 642754, member: 18869"]Yes cloudsweeper, there is a book that we consider as our 'bible', and it's called "An Indexed Guide Book of Silver Art Bars" that was issued by J.A. Kidd. He was president of the IASAC untel a few weeks ago, when he was succeeded by Nancy Yee. It is a great reference book that contains 5000+ pictures of all obverse and reverse sides of Art Bars issued by 40+ Mints.The most used versions are the 5th and 6th edition, but those books are scarse to find, and expensive as you finf them on Ebay. For identifying the best is the 5th edition as it goes over bars minted in the years between 1969 to 1990. Bars minted after 1990 are revieuwed in the 6th edition from 2008. As for the weight and purity of the bars, if they are stamped .999 and from a known Mint (so it stands in the guidebook), you can be sure it is .999 silver. but not all bars are marked (some of the earlier bars were not). About the weight, a tolerance of 7% on the 1 Troy Oz is allowed, so the bars can be sleightly lighter or hevyer. Now I hope we've got you interested in our collection-domain as a Silver Art Bar collector.[/QUOTE]