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Obverse of 1780 Maria Theresa Thaler
Obverse of 1780 Maria Theresa Thaler

Reverse of 1780 Maria Theresa Thaler
Reverse of 1780 Maria Theresa Thaler

Silver Bars
In the UK, silver bullion bars are subject to VAT, which removes much of their investment potential. Because of this, we do not offer new silver bullion bars for sale. In addition, the production cost of silver ingots is relatively higher than for gold bars. By the time handling and shipping costs are added, silver bars are not an attractive form of investment in Britain. We would recommend gold bars or coins, which are now exempt from VAT, and which we offer on our other specialist website Tax Free Gold.
For information, silver bullion bars are invariably .999 silver, which means 999 parts per thousand pure.
Very occasionally, we have a few second-hand silver bars in stock, which we can offer at "inclusive" prices, the only VAT being on our profit margin, and therefore almost negligible. We only get about half a dozen kilo bars in a year, and we get about the same number of enquiries each week!
Please note that because of the high demand / supply ratio, it is unlikely to be worth your while phoning us to check availability of these "second-hand" bars!
We do sometimes have a small selection of special 1 ounce bars, minted with different commemorative themes.
The most common size of bars we get are:- Price & Availability
We have removed the pricing and availability table as we get so few "second-hand" bars

Silver Bars Plus VAT
We can now get an (almost) regular supply of silver bars on a plus VAT basis, which would be useful for any VAT registered person or business.

Silver Bullion Coins

We list a variety of silver bullion coins on our Silver Bullion Coins page.
We sell these by type and by date. On most of them, we also offer lower prices for bulk buyers. Because there is VAT on silver coins in the UK and EU, silver bullion coins are not as attractive an investment as gold bullion coins, which are now exempt from VAT.
Often, we are able to offer second-hand silver bullion coins, at an inclusive price, the only VAT being on our small margin. We can offer these at an attractive price provided they are bought as bullion coins, not collectors coins. By this we mean that we supply whatever we have available at the time, the buyer does not get a choice of date or type. Most coins will not be in strict uncirculated condition, but none will be badly worn or damaged.
Our guide prices for one ounce coins, when available, are:-
QuantityPrice EachAvailability
1+£6Ask
50+£5.50Sold Out
100+£5Sold Out

Maria Theresa Silver Bullion Coins
We describe Maria Theresa Thalers on their own page.
As with the modern ten ounce silver bullion coins, we occasionally have quantities of "second-hand" Maria Theresa Thalers. Again, these are usually not strict uncirculated coins, they will have some scuffing or bag marking, but will not be circulated or badly damaged.
All will be dated 1780, but are official restrikes.
We will repeat their specifications here, as you will see, they contain almost exactly 3/4 troy ounces of pure silver:-
Diameter39.5 mm
Silver Content833.3 / 1000
Copper Content166.6 / 1000
Total Weight28.0668 grams
Fine Weight (Actual Silver Content)23.3890 grams
Fine Weight (Actual Silver Content)0.7520 ounces

Maria Theresa Prices & Availability:-
QuantityPrice EachAvailability
1+£5Sold Out
50+£4.50Sold Out
100+£3.75Sold Out
1000 (Mint Bag)£3.65Sold Out

10 Kilo Bags of Silver Coins
We can now offer limited quantities of scrap silver coins. Each 10 kilogram bag contains 10 kilos of 50% pure silver, giving a total fine silver content of 5 kilos per bag.
We can offer these as follows:-
QuantityPremiumAvailability
1+5%Ask
10+3%Ask

Silver Medallions at Bullion Prices
We offer a number of sets of silver medallions at bullion silver prices.
Please check our Medallions section.

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