The Guy on the Buffalo

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         We are back to another episode of small acquisitions in my precious metal stash. To reiterate, the outbreak made it difficult for retail investors to get metals. As such, I had to branch away from the boring one ounce bars I'd get each month. So far, so good. I like some of the designs I have came across that were available. Today, I'm going to show you this 5-oz silver ingot I got off of APMEX.

         Before that, I will give a brief historical background.

The 1901 $10 Bison Note

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         This was an actual legal tender note back in the early 1900s. In case you couldn't tell, there is a buffalo in the middle. Lewis and Clark, the explorers of the pioneer days also appear on on the note. The back of the note features Columbia, who is the personification of USA. Most of you know of Uncle Sam, but he represents more of the government than the country made up of its people.

         The note itself is a collector's item. If you were to try to buy it, it would cost you about $1000 to acquire this antique note.

         Anyways, the silver piece attempts to capture that image. Well, at least part of it.

         A part of me felt disappointed as the mint only captured the buffalo, but none of Lewis and Clark. The back is plain as it could get. It looks like wafer cookie. Last of all, why was it chosen to be on a 5-oz bar? Would it make more sense to do this on a 10-oz silver bar instead?

         For your information, though, there exist the 10-oz (and 1-oz) version of it.

         I'll be frank, the piece would most likely cost more than $100 if the silversmith manages to pull off all the details. It is around $5 over spot, but the current market charges a ridiculous premium due to short supply. At the end of the day, five ounces of silver is five ounces of silver.

         The piece is still available on APMEX for those who might want to get it.

         It should be obvious that this is no financial advice. It is me having fun on the side.

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That is pretty awesome looking. I really feel like money was more of an art back then and now it is just kind of blah. Probably because they have to do so much to keep it from being counterfeited. I saw some really cool dragon silver coins on here the other day. I don't remember who posted it though.

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I am taking the art collecting approach a bit more lately.

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The American Buffalo is an iconic design for American currency and coinage. congrats on that bill... it sure is so cool!!! Nice addition to your silver stack, my friend @enforcer.
Have a great day and take care 🥰🌺🤙

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Haha I don't have the bill. I'm just letting people know that's what the silver piece is based on.

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hehehe, my bad! So now I see the source of the photo. I have about 10 vintage bills, mostly silver certificates, and a large dollar bill. I mostly stack silver and gold.
Stack on, my friend @enforcer. 🥰🌺🤙

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