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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;1970 Silver Art, post: 1405497, member: 18828&quot;]This is too broad of a search in my opinion.&nbsp; Some of those bars are 1 gram silver bars and some of them are clad (i.e. silver-plated) art bars.&nbsp; Apples to oranges comparison IMO.&nbsp; There are many different silver art bars with many reverse variety types.&nbsp; Most of the 1-oz .999 pure silver art bars that fetch the most value on ebay are ones that were minted in the 1970&#039;s.&nbsp; Among the specific 1970&#039;s silver art bars that fetch the most premium over spot are Greathouse (late 1970&#039;s), Coca-Cola, Green Country Mint, and certain sports-themed bars that were minted in the late 1970&#039;s by a private mint called The Mint.&nbsp; There are many more art bars that bring a huge premium over spot but I did not want to list all of them.&nbsp; If you do a specific search on those art bars that I mentioned, then you will see what kind of premiums that will fetch on ebay (in green).&nbsp; In addition, a search on those specific bars will show the auctions that did not sell an the BIN price that it was set at (in red).&nbsp; Generally speaking, BIN prices are set too high IMO and will not sell at at price but if an ebay auction (with no reserve) that allows buyers to bid on it, then that is a true demand and value for that particular bar.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again this really comes down to understanding what you are looking for and getting an idea of what certain silver art bars are worth on ebay.&nbsp; It is a collectors market and not all silver art bars are created (or valued) equally.&nbsp; I know that you say that silver is just silver and is worth only melt.&nbsp; That might be true for the local dealer who only cares about the metal value but in reality, it does not sell the same on ebay (or elsewhere).&nbsp; In some ways, I do not mind buying from local dealers that have that &quot;silver is just silver&quot; attitude because I have found several rare silver art bars from the LCS that way and as a result, I have paid only .999 generic silver premiums instead of collector premiums (ebay collector premiums are usually between $10 to $100 over spot silver).&nbsp; Even though I am a silver art bar collector, that does not necessarily mean that I have to pay a &quot;collectors&quot; premium for it if I understand what I am buying and have an idea of what it is really worth on ebay.&nbsp; On the other hand, if there is a rare silver art bar that I am looking for and I cannot find it locally, then I will pay the &quot;collectors&quot; premium (with in reason) for it on ebay.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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