Rare Bache 50 oz .999 Silver Bar Cr. 22 pillars Legend Obverse CAROLUS III

pillars Legend Obverse CAROLUS III

Whiting Imperial Queen Large Serving Fork & Spoon

1849-A France 10 Francs KM 756

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Rare Bache 50 oz .999 Silver Bar Cr. 22 pillars Legend Obverse CAROLUS IIIBache bars hearken directly back to the Hunt brothers attempt to corner the silver market. The Hunt's had invested heavily in silver futures, notably from the investment firm of Bache Halsey Stuart Shield. When Comex set the Silver Rule 7 limiting the purchase of commodities on margin, Bache (later Prudential Bache) issued a margin call for $100 million and the Hunts came up short. A consortium of banks bailed out the Hunts and Bache did end up