The Silver Forum Branded Investment Bars!

[BackyardBullion]

Hello everyone! @ChrisSilver and I have been talking and working hard behind the scenes to bring you all an exciting new product!

As many of you may know I am a hand poured silver-er...I also love this forum!

So Chris and I have teamed up to create some hand poured Silver Forum branded 1 oz investment bars!

Photos of the prototypes are below but here is our plan and some of the specifics about the bars!

The bars will all be hand poured and hand stamped by me! They will be stamped with their weight, the Silver Forum logo and 2017. On the side of the bars they will be stamped with their serial number. No.01, No.02 etc.

They will also all be hallmarked by the Edinburgh assay office - regardless of their end destination - (international sales would not normally require a hallmark). The hallmark will be on the opposite side of the serial number and will have three punches, my makers mark, the purity (999) and the Edinburgh Assay Office mark (a castle).

As well as the hallmark each piece will come with a Backyard Bullion & The Silver Forum COA and will be supplied in a blue jewellery pouch!

They will all be made using 999 fine silver and will all weigh at least 1ozt - guaranteed. Pouring silver is not an exact science so some bars may be a few grams over 1 oz - but none will be less than 1 oz Troy. 

Our intention is for these bars to be something for "The Silver Forum" to have as our own. The UK Stackers Facebook group have their Mythical Creatures rounds so I figured this was something we could do which is unique and different! It is also a great way for me to build my brand (Backyard Bullion) within the community and also to help promote The Silver Forum too! We want the bars to be exclusively available to The Silver Forum members, standard, premium and gold members inclusive! These bars will be promoted via my Youtube videos but if people want to buy them then they will have to join the silver forum!

Our pricing structure will be as follows:-

Standard member price: £25 per bar + postage

Premium member price: £22.50 per bar + postage

Gold Premium member price: £20 per bar + postage

Additional discounts are available for multiple purchases and free postage (in the UK) will be offered if you buy more than 1 bar!

So the purpose of this thread is to find out from everyone your level of interest so that we can plan how many to make. 

Each bar will have a serial number on so if you are interested in a specific serial number then comment here too - it will be first come first served though!

Estimated delivery dates will be some time in June. 

If anyone has any questions please don't hesitate to ask!

Thank you for your time if you have read this far and I personally just want to say thank you to ChrisSilver (and a few others for the feedback you have already given!) for the opportunity to make these bars and the help and support he has given me in starting this project and helping to build my business up from the bottom up!

 

[shawy2510]

I want number 1 & 2 if possible.....please

 

 

[BackyardBullion]

1 minute ago, shawy2510 said:

I want number 1 & 2 if possible.....please

Numbers 1 and 2 have already been reserved for me and Chris...number 3 onwards are available :-)

[shawy2510]

Booo.... I will go for 3 & 4 then

[danmc82]

I'll take 5 & 6 please.

[BackyardBullion]

10 minutes ago, danmc82 said:

I'll take 5 & 6 please.

Sure thing mate!

[BackyardBullion]

17 minutes ago, shawy2510 said:

Booo.... I will go for 3 & 4 then

Reserved for you mate!

[sixgun]

i will take the next two bars if you will keep hold of them for hallmarking. 

Have you even poured 6 and 7 yet?

Edited May 1, 2017 by sixgun

[BackyardBullion]

Just now, sixgun said:

i will take the next two bars if you will keep hold of them for hallmarking. 

7 & 8 reserved for you mate

[danmc82]

Wonder if these will be the new 2017 Proof Sovereigns

[BackyardBullion]

3 minutes ago, sixgun said:

Have you even poured 6 and 7 yet?

I have not poured any of the official bars yet. All the photos of the bars in this thread are prototypes only. 

Getting an idea of what kind of mintage we need to make really - and to stir up some interest in them too!

1 minute ago, danmc82 said:

Wonder if these will be the new 2017 Proof Sovereigns

Maybe one day I will be big enough to offer some proof versions too!

[sixgun]

Hallmarked version are the proofs.

[BackyardBullion]

1 minute ago, sixgun said:

Hallmarked version are the proofs.

All of these bars will be hallmarked - does this make this a proof run!?

[sixgun]

It is a proof of concept. The concept being your own 1oz silver bars. 
I think with the hallmarking you will find it is a popular run.

i wish you the very best of luck. 

[AgD]

Hey BYB this is a great idea and something different if you do a few put me down for my normal numbers 13,15 

[BackyardBullion]

2 minutes ago, AgD said:

Hey BYB this is a great idea and something different if you do a few put me down for my normal numbers 13,15 

Sure thing my friend!

[sixgun]

53 minutes ago, BackyardBullion said:

7 & 8 reserved for you mate

yes i will have bars 7 and 8, they are lucky or at least some people say so.

[GoldenDuck]

Hi there, def interested. A nice looking bar. Would like to reserve 9 and 26 please.

[BackyardBullion]

Just now, GoldenDuck said:

Hi there, def interested. A nice looking bar. Would like to reserve 9 and 26 please.

Thanks my friend - will put you down for those numbers!

[sgcoins]

These look great, I would like to have number 10 if possible!

[4Nines7Hills]

@BackyardBullion  in the future will you be making a larger bar  maybe 100g 5oz or 10z  

Edited May 1, 2017 by 4Nines7Hills

[BackyardBullion]

1 minute ago, sgcoins said:

These look great, I would like to have number 10 if possible!

Sure thing will reserve this for you!

[BackyardBullion]

1 minute ago, 4Nines7Hills said:

 in the future will you be making a larger bar  maybe 100g 5oz or 10z 

Yes we have plans to make many different sizes in the future. We decided that as this was the first ever time doing something like this it would be best to stick to something small and affordable to the most people so as to get the idea and concept out there!

Can I put you down for any?

[4Nines7Hills]

 ill have one 1oz  to show support but for bars i like something a little bigger something fondleable ( probably not a word)

[BackyardBullion]

5 minutes ago, 4Nines7Hills said:

 ill have one 1oz  to show support but for bars i like something a little bigger something fondleable ( probably not a word)

It will match the bigger bars we make in the future ? any particular number you would like?