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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;1970 Silver Art, post: 1169058, member: 18828&quot;]My first #1 issue silver art bar...................</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx54/COScollect/1980CountyFair.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx54/COScollect/1980CountyFairBack.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It is a 1-oz &quot;LA County Fair 1980&quot; silver art bar (AGSC-2).&nbsp; It was minted in 1980 by American Gold &amp; Silver Corporation.&nbsp; There were 275 of these were minted.&nbsp; I won this ebay auction last week and I paid a total of $82.99 for it (spot was $45.23/oz at that time).&nbsp; The serial number is on the reverse side (see second picture).&nbsp; Serial # 1 (of 275).&nbsp; This art bar was not on my silver art bar wish list but it got my attention and I decided to bid on it because it was the first one of the 275 that were minted.&nbsp; During the almost 3 years that I have been collecting silver art bars, this is only the 3rd time that I have seen a #1 issue art bar on ebay.&nbsp; I have never seen a #1 issue of any art bar on the local level.&nbsp; #1 issue bars are interesting to collect because it is the first minted bar and it always feels good to get the first bar of a particular title.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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