Silver Ingot?

I found a Hudson Bay Company silver ingot, it weighs 93g and is in excellent
condition. The back is blank.
See photo:




Does anyone have any ideas about the History of this ingot.

Thanks,

Rusty

 

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Perhaps some more info is needed.

I have not been able to find any information about this ingot. What I do know is that it was found in an Arizona gold ghost town that existed from the 1870's to the 1930's.

 

I dont know, at all. Seems interesting though!

 

Can't find any online. That is a really cool bar though. What was the premium you paid for it?

 

I found it. Actually a friend did.

 

Oh haha I didn't take you finding it literally. Nice find.

 

Not that I'm saying I wouldn't have done the same thing if I was in your shoes, but you have to be careful about taking things from ghost towns. Most of them are protected properties where the taking of artifacts is prohibited. I'm not judging, I'm just sayin'...

 

Nice find! Hudson's Bay Company has been in existence for a long time. I'll bet this was one of the many things they traded in. I have a jacket made out of a Hudson's Bay blanket. I wear it for that 1700's look. Here's the Hudson's Bay Company website and they mention trade silver. No mention of the ingot, but I'll bet they would be interested in it.

http://www.hbcheritage.ca/hbcheritage/history/business/fur/trade-silver

 

This is not your typical "Ghost" town just an area where miner's camped.

 

Thanks Revi,

I hadn't seen the heritage page on Hbc site, I sent a query, waiting.

 

I noticed that the bar says Hudson Bay, not hudson's bay, so it may not be from them at all. It was poured in Canada.

 

What makes you think it is silver? Seems like a lot of work to stamp a bar with so much information, and leave out the type of metal, the actual fineness, and the weight. The way the ingot is scored into six sectors makes me think this is some type of industrial use metal, like antimony, meant to be used in some foundry process.