132 OZ SILVER - Franklin Mint - Bicentennial Counsel 13 Original States Proof

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132 OZ SILVER - Franklin Mint - Bicentennial Counsel 13 Original States Proof:
$2750.00

132 Ounces of Silver!!!! 70 ingots
Stunning! Mint Condition! 44 yrs old...
Less than $21 per ounce...... And this is an ENTIRE collection!!!
THE OFFICIAL BICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE STERLING SILVERIn commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the American Revolution, The Bicentennial Council of the thirteen original states presented these official Bicentennial ingots. Complete with original documentation- This is a beautiful collection.
Franklin Mint Issues:
These are a series of 70 Bicentennial-themed sterling silver (.925 fine ) ingots, each packaged in a postmarked cachet, or envelope, with a total mintage of 19,312.
The ingots were originally issued from 1973 to 1981.These were sold via subscription and affixed with a postmark based on the date of the ingot’s historical significance. For example, the cachet containing the ingot commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence was postmarked July 4, 1976.
This item is the COMPLETE set of 70 sterling proof ingots
The ingots measure 36.7mm x 58.9mm x 3.1mmWeight is about 57.8 grams (2.04 oz) per ingot.70 x 2.04(oz) = 142.8 oz x .925 purity = 132 oz silver by weight
THIS item does not come to sale in its complete form very often. Search and you will find a few vendors selling at $3,500 - which is a fair price for a collector. At $2,750 this is a piece of history you can afford and as Silver goes up in value it can be sold (sadly) for its weight in metal alone. Search and you will see that the individual ingots are being sold from $49-$127 each...... $3,440-$8,890 WOW!Comes With:
Original BookOriginal Paperwork & proof of deliveryLetter of authenticationOriginal gloves to inspect itemsInsurance when shippingOriginal Silver Bars on each cardOriginal letter accompanying each silver bar.......
LIST OF INGOTS:#1 Issued December 16, 1973 -Boston, MassachusettsThe Boston Tea Party Ignites the struggle for the American independence #2 Issued January 30, 1974 - London, England-England removes Benjamin Franklin as Deputy Postmaster General#3 Issued May 11, 1974 - Boston, Massachusetts-England avenges the Boston Tea Party by closing the port of Boston#4 Issued May 20, 1974 - London, England-England attempts to control the government of Massachusetts#5 Issued June 22, 1974 - Quebec, Canada-Quebec act suppresses the colonies\' growth westward#6 Issued September 5, 1974 -Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-First Continental Congress unites the colonies#7 Issued October 19, 1974 -Annapolis, Maryland-British ship Peggy Stewart burned in protest over tea tax#8 Issued December 14, 1974 – New Castle, New Hampshire-New Hampshire Patriots attack Fort William and Mary#9 Issued March 23, 1975 - Richmond, Virginia-\"Give me liberty or give me Death!\"#10 Issued April 18, 1975 - Boston, Massachusetts-British troops march as Paul Revere sounds the alert#11 Issued April 19, 1975 -Lexington, Massachusetts-Encounter at Lexington shows colonists are ready to resist#12 Issued April 19, 1975 - Concord, Massachusett-The Shot heard round the world changes the course of history#13 Issued May 10, 1975 -Ticonderoga, New York-The Green Mountain Boys capture Fort Ticonderoga#14 Issued June 17, 1975 -Charlestown, Massachusetts-The Battle of Bunker Hill high price for victory#15 Issued July 3, 1975 - Cambridge, Massachusetts-Washington takes command of the Continental Army#16 Issued August 14, 1975 - London, England-The Colonies make a final plea for peace#17 Issued November 29, 1975 -Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-Congress forms the committee of secret correspondence#18 Issued December 31, 1975 -Quebec, Canada-The Quebec campaign diverts British strength to Canada#19 Issued January 1, 1976 -Somerville, Massachusetts-Continental colors symbolize the colonies\' unified strength#20 Issued January 5, 1976 - Exeter, New Hampshire-New Hampshire becomes an independent colony#21 Issued January 10, 1976 -Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-Thomas Paine asserts the colonies\' right for independence#22 Issued February 27, 1976 – Currie North Carolina-Fighting Spreads to the South#23 Issued March 17, 1976 - Boston, Massachusetts-British Forced to Evacuate Boston#24 Issued April 12, 1976 Halifax North Carolina-North Carolina leads the struggle of independence#25 Issued June 11, 1976 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-Committee Formed to Draft the Declaration of Independence#26 Issued June 28, 1976 Charleston, South Carolina-British Attack Repulsed at Charleston, South Carolina#27 Issued July 2, 1976 Dover, Delaware-Caesar Rodney Casts the Deciding Vote for Independence#28 Issued July 4, 1976 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania#29 August 30, 1976 Brooklyn, NY-Washington\'s Withdrawals Saves Continental Army#30 September 22 1976 New York, NY-The Execution of Nathan Hale#31 October 11, 1976 Plattsburgh, NY-Benedict Arnold Stops British Invasion from the North#32 November 16, 1976 Netherlands Antilles-Dutch Fire 11-Gun Salute to the American Flag#33 December 20, 1976 Baltimore, Maryland-Congress Convenes in Baltimore, Maryland#34 December 26, 1976 Trenton, NJ-Battle of Trenton#35 December 28, 1976 Paris, France-Franklin Begins Negotiating French Alliance#36 January 3, 1977 Princeton, NJ-The Battle of Princeton#37 June 14, 1977 Philadelphia, PA-Congress Adopts the Stars and Stripes#38 July 27, 1977 Fort Edward, NY-The Scalping of Jane McCrea#39 August 01, 1977 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-Washington Meets Lafayette#40 August 16, 1977 Bennington VT-The Battle of Bennington#41 September 11, 1977 Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania-The Battle of Brandywine#42 October 4, 1977 Philadelphia, PA-The Battle of Germantown#43 October 17, 1977 Schuylerville, NY-British Surrender at Saratoga#44 November 15, 1977 York, PA-Article of confederation#45 December 19, 1977 Valley Forge, PA-Valley Forge#46 February 6, 1978 - Paris, France-Treaty with France#47 February 23, 1978 Valley Forge, PA-Von Steuben joins Washington at Valley Forge#48 May 4, 1978 York PA-Congress Approves Treaties with France#49 June 28, 1978 Freehold, NJ-Battle of Monmouth#50 August 29, 1978 Newport, RI-The Battle of Newport#51 December 29, 1978 Savannah, GA-The Battle of Savannah#52 February 25, 1979 Vincennes, IN-Capture of Vincennes#53 March 3, 1979 Sylvania, Georgia -British launch surprise attack#54 July 16, 1979 Stony Point, New York-Stony Point#55 August 14, 1979 Philadelphia, PA-Terms for Peace#56 August 22, 1979 Athens, PA-Iroquois Confederacy#57 September 23, 1979 Flamborough, England-John Paul Jones Defeats British#58 October 9, 1979 Savannah, Georgia-Allies fail to recapture Savannah#59 February 2, 1979 Moscow, USSR -Catherine II forms League of Armed Neutrality#60 May 12, 1980 Charleston, South Carolina-The fall of Charleston#61 July 10, 1980 Newport, Rhode Island-French General Rochambeau Reaches Newport#62 August 16, 1980 Camden, South Carolina-Battle of Camden#63 September 23, 1980 Tappan, New York-Capture of Major John Andre#64 October 7, 1980 Kings Mountain, North Carolina-Aroused Frontiersman Defeat British #65 January 17, 1981 Cowpens, South Carolina-Battle of Cowpens#66 March 15, 1981 Greensboro, North Carolina-Battle of Guilford Courthouse#67 September 5, 1981 Yorktown, Virginia-Battle of the Chesapeake Capes#68 September 6, 1981 Groton, Connecticut-Benedict Arnold burns New London#69 September 8, 1981 Butawville, South Carolina-Battle of Eutaw Springs#70 October 19, 1981 Yorktown, Virginia-The Battle of Yorktown
SILVER WILL ALWAYS HAVE AN INTRINSIC VALUE AND ESPECIALLY WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH IT WILL BE VALUED AROUND THE WORLD- SILVER HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN EASIER TO TRADE WITH THAN GOLD AND IT HAS BEEN MORE AFFORDABLE TO PURCHASE. PUT YOUR MONEY INTO VARIOUS FORMS TO ALLOW YOURSELF OPTIONS SHOULD THE ECONOMY OR YOUR PERSONAL WEALTH ENCOUNTER A CHANGE FOR THE WORSE.Why SILVER over GOLD.....
Silver is:More Affordable
This seems like an obvious statement, but the reason it’s important is because silver has many similarities with gold…If you buy physical silver—not ETFs, certificates or futures contracts, which are paper investments—you can capture the same benefits that gold offers. Advantages that virtually no other asset provides.Like gold, physical silver…Is a hard asset. Of all the investments you own, how many can you hold in your hand? In a world of paper profits, digital trading, and currency creation, physical silver is a tangible asset that can’t be hacked (something your stock broker constantly guards against).Is money, just like gold. It can’t be created out of thin air (and thus depreciated) like paper currency or digital entries. Look through monetary history and you’ll find that silver has been used in coinage more often than gold.Has no Counter party risk. If you hold physical silver, you don’t need another party to make good on a contract or promise.Has never been defaulted on. If you own physical silver, you have no default risk. Not so for almost any other investment you make.Can be private and confidential. If you’d like some privacy or confidentiality with a portion of your investments, physical silver can provide it. Silver’s advantage over gold is that you can capture all these same benefits but at a much lower cost. Your financial insurance just got more affordable. It’s why silver is called the “poor man’s gold.”Investor Implication: Silver is much more affordable for the average investor, and will help maintain your standard of living as well as gold.You can buy small denominations of gold coins and bars (from half ounce all the way down to one-twentieth of an ounce in some cases), but premiums spike for products less than one ounce. That’s because it costs the refiner just as much to produce a tenth ounce coin, for example, as a one ounce coin.There’s another advantage to silver’s lower price: Selling…Maybe someday you don’t want to sell a full ounce of gold to meet a small financial need. Enter silver. If you want to buy a car or any other large purchase, you’d use your gold proceeds. But if you just want groceries or a new cell phone, you can sell some silver to cover the cost of those items at the time, without being forced to liquidate your gold.I think every investor should have some silver around for this very reason.Investor Implication: Silver will be more practical than gold for everyday small purchases.Last, silver’s greater affordability makes it more ideal for gifting. Want to give some precious metals as a gift? Silver just made it more affordable to do so.So, silver is ideal for investors with small budgets, and also for any small financial needs that may come up in the future. Gold is better suited for larger purchases.
Has Higher Industrial UseAbout 12% of gold supply goes to industrial uses. But due to silver’s unique characteristics, a whopping 56% of its supply is used in industry. Silver has so many applications that believe it or not, you don’t go one day without using a product that contains it.From electronics and medical applications, to batteries and solar panels, silver is everywhere, whether you see it or not.“Of all the elements, silver is the indispensable metal. It is the most electronically conducive, thermally conductive, and reflective. Modern life, as we know it, would not exist without silver.”Why is this important? Because the state of the global economy can have a greater impact on silver demand than gold. Silver is thus more susceptible to economic booms and busts.Investor Implication: Demand for industrial uses of silver is high in a strong economy, and weaker in a recession or deflation.But that’s only part of the story… unlike gold, most industrial silver is consumed and then thrown away (and in some cases destroyed during the fabrication process). It’s just not economic to recover every tiny flake or grain of silver from most products. As a result, when the product gets discarded, that silver is gone for good. This limits the amount of silver that can return to the market through recycling.Investor Implication: Unlike gold, millions of ounces of silver are lost every year. New supply must keep up in order to meet demand.
Stockpiles are Falling, Gold’s are Rising
This difference may not seem to have immediate importance to an investor, but it’s a behind-the-scenes development that could potentially have big consequences in certain circumstances.Governments and other institutions used to hold large inventories of silver. Today, however, most of them no longer have stockpiles of the metal. In fact, the only countries that warehouse silver are the US, India, and Mexico.Look what’s happened to those inventories since 1996.The primary reason governments don’t hold a lot of silver is because it’s no longer used in coinage. But as we outlined above, silver is used in industry to a much greater degree now… so if future industrial needs rise, or the supply chain were interrupted, governments will be ill-equipped to support those needs.In contrast, central banks hold almost 30,000 tonnes (96.4 million ounces) of gold in official Reserves. And on a net basis, they continue buying every year. These ongoing purchases contribute to the overall demand for the metal.While this source of demand for gold isn’t present for silver, it does put the silver market in a precarious position. If the need for physical silver were to suddenly increase—a monetary crisis, a shortage in industrial supply, a spike in investment demand—governments won’t be able to meet these needs with such tiny stockpiles.This scenario would have a great impact on the silver market—demand would spike, and the price would skyrocket.This scenario may or may not play out, but it’s a delicate position that could have a deep and immediate impact on the silver market.Bicentennial Counsel of the 13 Original States - Sterling Silver Ingots - Silver Ingots - Sealed - Franklin MInt - WIN / WIN, INVESTMENT , ECONOMY, VALUE, DIVEST, INVEST, GUARANTEE, TRADE, MONEY, limited edition, Art Bar, US History, Commemorative, All Original,