Silver Bars Generic vs Boutique

If your just staring out investing in Silver
I thought I would mention the different
types of bars, probably for investment
purposes the 10 OZ is probably the most
popular, so what’s the difference ?

on the generic side of silver, most not all
will have just a logo, but not branded
secondly it will be minus a serial number
and assay also in most cases depending on
where you buy it your premiums can be
up to 50 % lower then branded silver like
Engelhard or Johnson Matthey probably
the most popular names in the industry
since you are paying less, you will also get
less again depending on who your dealing
with.

Here are some samples of generic 10 OZ
Bars.

 

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As far as boutique 10 0Z bars, there can be
little bit of grey area there as some don’t meet the criteria that I mentioned above
but anything by the top two refiners would
be considered boutique regardless
Engelhard or Johnson Matthey and you can
expect to pay a much steeper premium
here some examples of the boutique bars

 

I opted for silver balls. At just over 650 grams each, these bad boys present a really heavy "carry premium" . . . .

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There are several variations, and different
refiners you can checkout populations
and tiers on this website:

 

https://allengelhard.com/

 

Then you have the tweeners not generic but
don’t have the same recognition as the top
two, here’s a real good example, when ever
my LCD has these in stock I gobble them up

IGR

Serialized

comes with assay

$4.50 over spot