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<p>[QUOTE="1970 Silver Art, post: 924645, member: 18828"]A 1-oz "Headless Horseman" silver art bar (HAM-174).</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx54/COScollect/HeadlessHorseFront.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx54/COScollect/HeadlessHorseBack.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx54/COScollect/HeadlessHorseSide.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p> </p><p>It was minted by the Hamilton Mint in 1975. This bar is part of a 24-bar set called "The Treasury of American Folklore". I bought this bar today from my local coin dealer for $20.50 (spot silver closed at $19.17). It might be hard to see in the 3rd picture because of the toning but the serial # is 1132 on the right end of the side of this bar and it says .999 F.S. on the left end of this side of this bar. There were 10,000 minted according to the 4th edition of Archie Kidd's book called "An Indexed Guide Book of Silver Art Bars". The side of the bar looks like it says "76" on it as in 1976 mint year but the 4th edition silver art bar price guide has the mint year as 1975. There is some toning on this art bar[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="1970 Silver Art, post: 924645, member: 18828"]A 1-oz "Headless Horseman" silver art bar (HAM-174). [IMG]http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx54/COScollect/HeadlessHorseFront.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx54/COScollect/HeadlessHorseBack.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx54/COScollect/HeadlessHorseSide.jpg[/IMG] It was minted by the Hamilton Mint in 1975. This bar is part of a 24-bar set called "The Treasury of American Folklore". I bought this bar today from my local coin dealer for $20.50 (spot silver closed at $19.17). It might be hard to see in the 3rd picture because of the toning but the serial # is 1132 on the right end of the side of this bar and it says .999 F.S. on the left end of this side of this bar. There were 10,000 minted according to the 4th edition of Archie Kidd's book called "An Indexed Guide Book of Silver Art Bars". The side of the bar looks like it says "76" on it as in 1976 mint year but the 4th edition silver art bar price guide has the mint year as 1975. There is some toning on this art bar[/QUOTE]
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