Small dent on silver bars.

[latinomanz69]

Hello,

I order three silver bars of 1kg from APMEX each and they all had a small dent on them, it is something very minor though, should I worry about it?

Thanks.

[greendragon]

hell no!

i found my kilo very handy when i couldn't find my hammer

bangs nails in just fine.

[matrawr]

I heard they make good door stoppers!

[Tingles]

A bit of character

[greendragon]

just because you Are a character,doesnt mean you Have character

name that film

 

[latinomanz69]

Come on guys, I am being serious...

[999magnum]

1 hour ago, latinomanz69 said:

Come on guys, I am being serious...

How serious?

[sixgun]

You do not say what brand of kilo bar this is.

If this were a PAMP Fortuna bar then it could be significant.

Send a photo of the dents and the bars - we will be able to advise then. Unless your bars are art bars like kilo PAMP Fortuna bars the dents are irrelevant. This is the beauty of bars.

[latinomanz69]

They are 9Fine mint, I think that is APMEX own mint.

[sixgun]

Like this? - a small dent is neither here nor there.

[latinomanz69]

Look at the top right.

[999magnum]

29 minutes ago, latinomanz69 said:

Look at the top right.

When you said “dent” I expected a dent. Something that happened from a drop maybe. That’s not a dent but a dimple. It happens in the casting process sometimes. In my experience it’s peefectly natural but the resident expert in pouting silver @BackyardBullion Might be able to explain this fenominon better. 

[sixgun]

If anything i would say this is a slight positive for the bar. It makes the bar slightly unique. These 'imperfections' are part of the spectrum of bars which are molded/poured as opposed to pressed.

Nothing to worry about at all.

[augur]

4 hours ago, latinomanz69 said:

Look at the top right.

During the cooling process silver shrinks and flows from the warmer surface to the colder base and side. BYB uses this to great effect by slowing down the cooling process and moving the mold. Your bar was probably cast in a more controlled vacuum cast process, to achieve a smooth surface in such a large bar; that's why it has this convex surface and only a small cooling dimple. 

[richatthecroft]

Nice dimple 😉 Imperfections make for an interesting Bar.  Now bring on the toning! 

[latinomanz69]

Thanks all, I will keep them then!

[RoughDog]

Wouldn't bother me. 

I thought the good thing about bars are that they can be handled or cleaned without worry about anything.

I've never heard of people collecting bars.  The only thing that would bother me about bars is the potential for fakes. 

 

[latinomanz69]

2 minutes ago, RoughDog said:

Wouldn't bother me. 

I thought the good thing about bars are that they can be handled or cleaned without worry about anything.

I've never heard of people collecting bars.  The only thing that would bother me about bars is the potential for fakes.

I collect them for their material, bars tend to have a lower premium than coins and coins can be fake too.