A proper silver bar

[CadmiumGreen]

@caloundracats, Thank you! Please have a refreshing bottle of beer for my arrival in, let’s say, 15 March 2019.

[caloundracats]

What kind of beer?  What brand? I'll be sure to make sure it is nice and cold.

I'll make a note of the date of your ETA. Just let me know the port you intend to land at so I can high-tail down there.

We could do a group 'Welcome to the UK'. Could be fun.

By the way, are you coughing up for this 'bar' you're delivering or are you expecting others to contribute?

[richatthecroft]

2 minutes ago, mr-dead said:

I prefer it as its recovered, once its been melted down, refined and recast its lost its shipwreck status for me.

I agree that better to own the real deal in terms of shipwreck gold/silver or historic Pirate/ Roman treasures.  But still it’s quite a bit of fun owning even a recast piece of history.  

Although I have just sold it here on the Forum, that little 10oz SS Gairsoppa Bar when it arrived in the post, facilitated a good 2 hours of conversation with my youngest lad of 17.  So much more fulfilling than the occasional grunt I know and love!

[caloundracats]

Teenagers?

[mr-dead]

7 minutes ago, richatthecroft said:

I agree that better to own the real deal in terms of shipwreck gold/silver or historic Pirate/ Roman treasures.  But still it’s quite a bit of fun owning even a recast piece of history.  

Although I have just sold it here on the Forum, that little 10oz SS Gairsoppa Bar when it arrived in the post, facilitated a good 2 hours of conversation with my youngest lad of 17.  So much more fulfilling than the occasional grunt I know and love!

I have got my real pirate treasure Spanish gold doubloons & double doubloons from King Phillip II1556 - 1598 for my conversation pieces

Only coins I have on display.

[CadmiumGreen]

8 minutes ago, caloundracats said:

What kind of beer?  What brand? I'll be sure to make sure it is nice and cold.

I'll make a note of the date of your ETA. Just let me know the port you intend to land at so I can high-tail down there.

We could do a group 'Welcome to the UK'. Could be fun.

By the way, are you coughing up for this 'bar' you're delivering or are you expecting others to contribute?

A Samuel Adams Boston Ale, please. Oh, the kayak is a foldable so I will be flying over and we can meet at Brighton Marina after a float about for an hour to get some proper sea spray on me.?... Party!@caloundracats, I thought you could buy the bar.?

[caloundracats]

Party party party ? I like your thinking. I can do Brighton.

I thought it was a gift to the UK and that you were buying? ?

[CadmiumGreen]

1 minute ago, caloundracats said:

Party party party ? I like your thinking. I can do Brighton.

I thought it was a gift to the UK and that you were buying? ?

Nope...as the saying goes...”You buy, I fly”! ?

[caloundracats]

Hahahaha, never heard that before........oh where have I been?

Tell you what, I'll buy the plane ticket, you buy the bar, I think that's fair? I'll even chuck in a return flight as well if you'd like.

[CadmiumGreen]

First class tickets. Still need to work out the “silver child” custody agreement...I think @mr-dead retains custody since he found it.

[Martlet]

2 hours ago, mr-dead said:

I prefer it as its recovered, once its been melted down, refined and recast its lost its shipwreck status for me.

How about its sawn up in to 1-2oz chunks?  

[caloundracats]

Sacrilege!? @Martlet

Oh, you didn't mention 1st class but no doubt as a group we could manage that on Laker Airways? @CadmiumGreen

And yes, @mr-dead can make all the custody arrangements.

[mr-dead]

You could probably arrange to have it stored and displayed at a museum and covered by their insurance.

You would just need some legal papers drawn up for joint ownership.

[caloundracats]

It's a thought @mr-dead . Trouble is, which museum? and where? 

[CadmiumGreen]

28 minutes ago, caloundracats said:

Laker Airways?

At least you didn’t say Pan-Am!?

[caloundracats]

Hahahahaha.?

Both went the same way if I recall.

[Ryland]

What would a fair price be for that??

[mr-dead]

18 minutes ago, Ryland said:

What would a fair price be for that??

I think the asking price is pretty fair, even better if you could haggle it down some more.

[Goldhooked]

1 hour ago, caloundracats said:

It's a thought @mr-dead . Trouble is, which museum? and where? 

Imperial War Museum, London would be a good fit.

[caloundracats]

Good thinking there @Goldhooked

[Ryland]

the other one listed on eBay has a box and book that come with it?  I just asked the seller if he has those.  Also it’s odd that it’s strapped to a board with the blue nylon straps, I wonder if he used a wire EDM in those spots and took the silver out of the center.  I’m not a very trusting soul lol

[Ryland]

He says it was sold originally strapped to the board and he hasn’t changed it and that the book in the other listing is outside of the COA that he has pics of.