# Where would I sell a large hunk of silver? With pictures **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 16, 2005, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-i-sell-a-large-hunk-of-silver-with-pictures/312816 "2005-07-16T17:58:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SlyFrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@SlyFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlyFrog)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-i-sell-a-large-hunk-of-silver-with-pictures/312816/21 "2005-07-17T19:14:29Z")
> [@robardin](#): > > You fool!! That was supposed to be your _survival_ bullion! That’s right. When the communists attack, and you don’t have any tradin’ silver to give me to let you into my fallout shelter, you’ll think back and rue this decision. ---
**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2005, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-i-sell-a-large-hunk-of-silver-with-pictures/312816/22 "2005-07-17T23:22:54Z")
> [@Phlosphr](#): > > I have several large pieces of silver boullion from an estate that I would like to sell. However, I do not know where to sell such things? I’m not sure if I go to a pawn shop, jewelery store, or what? Check the market price in the stock market section of any newspaper in a sizable town. Know what its worth on the open market. Realize that you are selling and will get less than market. OTOH if you are buying you may have to pay more. (Profits, handling, etc.)Deal only with coin/precious metal dealers of repute. ---
**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2005, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-i-sell-a-large-hunk-of-silver-with-pictures/312816/23 "2005-07-17T23:56:25Z")
> [@toadspittle](#): > > So, Phlosphr, what you really meant was: > > “[Here](http://silvercoinguide.com/images/SilverBars/EngelhardPoured10oz/Engelhard-poured-10oz-400front.jpg) is a pic of the type of bars I have.” Yes, thank you! The bars were 10 troy ounces. Not 100. That was just the quickest pic I could find. 🙂 I love how exact everyone on the SDMB is 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-i-sell-a-large-hunk-of-silver-with-pictures/312816/24 "2005-07-18T06:18:40Z")
> [@Phlosphr](#): > > I love how exact everyone on the SDMB is 🙂 Yeah, I always try to get within one order of magnitude when giving my answers. BTW, in that recipe I gave for chocolate chip cookies a while ago, it should have read 1/2 a teaspoon of salt, not 5 teaspoons! Sorry about that. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-i-sell-a-large-hunk-of-silver-with-pictures/312816/25 "2005-07-18T12:46:34Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > Englehard bars are the most common around. At what weight does silver/gold cease to be an ingot and become a bar? ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-i-sell-a-large-hunk-of-silver-with-pictures/312816/26 "2005-07-18T16:29:05Z")
The weight doesn’t matter. An ingot is a mass that has been melted and cast into a shape, such as a bar or block. So a bar _is_ an ingot. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-i-sell-a-large-hunk-of-silver-with-pictures/312816/27 "2005-07-18T16:48:11Z")
So a man walks into an ingot with a duck on his head… ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-i-sell-a-large-hunk-of-silver-with-pictures/312816/28 "2005-07-18T17:14:20Z")
> [@Squink](#): > > So a man walks into an ingot with a duck on his head… My grandfather was a magician, he used to turn into an ingot every day around three. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-i-sell-a-large-hunk-of-silver-with-pictures/312816.md?page=1)