Rare Bache 50 oz .999 Silver Bar PF-18/Cr. 436 white and blue enameling

white and blue enameling

At $1240 spot gold

Accented with a dazzling petite diamond

Sterling Silver Constolian pattern flatware pieces

The obverse is dominated by a bust of Grant

Rare Bache 50 oz .999 Silver Bar PF-18/Cr. 436 white and blue enamelingBache bars hearken directly back to the Hunt brothers attempt to corner the silver market. The Hunt's had invested heavily in silver futures, notably from the investment firm of Bache Halsey Stuart Shield. When Comex set the Silver Rule 7 limiting the purchase of commodities on margin, Bache (later Prudential Bache) issued a margin call for $100 million and the Hunts came up short. A consortium of banks bailed out the Hunts and Bache did end up