I picked up this 1oz cast silver bar from the mail last week - shiny little piece of fine silver, produced by Germania Mint.
Cast vs Poured metal
Both types involve pouring molten metal, but Cast molds are closed with no open surface to the air, resulting in a consistent look to the surfaces. Poured metal molds have the top surface open to the air when poured, so the exposed side has more extreme cooling lines and textures compared to the mold surface sides. This 1oz Germania Mint silver bar is cast.
1oz Silver Stamped Cast Pour
The 1oz silver cast poured and stamped style bars from Germania Mint were first released in 2021. Each bar has serial number that is registered in Germania database, and has a hologram sticker with that serial number for authenticity verification. Germania Cast bars are produced with LBMA-certified methods to ensure high quality and purity.
The front side of the bar features the Germania bicephalic (two headed) eagle crowned logo, below the logo is the text "GERMANIA MINT", "999.9 FINE SILVER 1OZ".
The back side of this cast poured bar is blank, but has tiny dimples and imperfections from the cooling process.
Also on the back, stuck on the plastic wrap, is an authenticity hologram sticker with the Germania Mint logo as a hologram for authenticity verification with the serial number just below the logo.
Below are a few one ounce silver hand pours, the Germania bar, the Pit Bullion Hive round (design by @silversaver888), and the Monarch Precious Metals bar. The Hive round's logo and text were laser etched, while the other two bars were hand stamped after the metal had cooled enough.
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The 1oz silver Germania Mint bar has a foot print that is 1/3 the size of a standard 1oz silver bar, but is 3 times as thick. A fine cast silver bar for the stack.
