Investors of every shape and size are aware of silver bars, but not every investor is aware of silver art bars. Silver art bars, as the name suggests, are simply a typical silver bar with some sort of artwork on one or both sides. Of course the artwork that is depicted changes from bar to bar and most art bars are part of a series where the hope is that people will collect every part of the series.
A Silver “Art Bar”
Silver art bars can be most easily compared to silver coins because it is what is depicted on the bar itself that helps determine the value of the bar as well as how popular it is amongst investors and collectors. While the art on the side of the bar helps determine its value, ultimately the size and weight will have the biggest impact on how much a bar will cost you. In the following few sections you will be briefed on all you need to know about silver art bars.
Value of Silver Bars
The value, and in turn price, of a silver art bar is very much decided by the amount of silver present in the bar but the value is also propelled or hindered by the popularity of the bar amongst investors and collectors. The second of these two factors, the popularity, is much harder to predict and even more difficult to simply take a guess at. For this reason there are guides to silver art bars that help one determine why one silver art bar may be more sought after than another.
Much like there are pricing guides for baseball cards that give you an idea of their worth, silver art bar guides exist for the same purpose. Guides are all fine and good, but at the end of the day the real value of your bar is however much money a person is willing to pay for it. Silver art bars can be worth anything from the spot value of the metal present in the bar to many dollars above and beyond depending on the bar’s popularity or rarity.
Where to Buy
Buying silver art bars can be a bit more difficult than one might think because not every company that sells silver bars also stocks art bars. With that being said, there are plenty of brick and mortar places as well as online dealers who will be able to provide you with a wide selection of silver art bars.
Typically, an investor or collector who is seeking out silver art bars will search based on the exact bar or bars that they wish to purchase. This can be a long process because not everyone who stocks silver art bars will have the ones you are looking for and it may take you more than just a few Google searches to find anything close to what you are looking for.
If purchasing from brick and mortar silver dealers is your forte, it is suggested that you make phone call inquiries before blindly going to coin shops because just like online dealers do not stock every type of silver art bar, neither do brick and mortar shops. You are going to need to be patient when looking for silver art bars, and the more specific your search for bars becomes, the more patience you are going to need.