Description: 10 oz Bache Old Poured .999 Silver Bar Shipping via USPS to Paypay verified address in Continental US only. Product History: This 10 Troy oz .999 fine silver bar was minted for the storied Bache and Company securities firm.Bache and Company were looking for a White Knight in 1979 to fend off a takeover attempt by the Belzberg family, and ended up in business with Bunker and Herbert Hunt. As we all know, the Hunts attempted to corner the silver market, which they ran up to more than $50 an ounce, from less than $10. Unfortunately Bache extended a quarter of a billion dollars of margin to the Hunts without establishing whether they could produce the cash if need be.On Jan. 20, 1980, the Commodity Exchange torpedoed the Hunts by forbidding new orders in silver futures except to liquidate existing positions. On Thursday, March 27th 1980 (Silver Thursday) Bache issued a $100 million margin call to the Hunts, which they could not meet. As the price of silver slid to $11, Bache had to dump some of their silver, depressing prices further. Outside speculators began dumping too. In fact a general panic in the commodities and futures markets ensued.A consortium of US banks provided a $1.1 billion line of credit to the brothers which allowed them to pay Bache which, in turn, survived the ordeal. However, the beleaguered Hunts sold their Bache
Price: 600 USD
Location: Sidney, Ohio
End Time: 2024-11-12T01:13:44.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Composition: Silver
Shape: Bar
Fineness: 0.999
Precious Metal Content per Unit: 10 oz
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Brand/Mint: BACHE
