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How Rare Are Engelhard MTB Liberty Trade Silver Bars?

Updated: Oct 10


If you are a silver bar collector, you probably know Engelhard, one of the most renowned names in the precious metals industry. Founded in 1902 by Charles W. Engelhard, Sr., the company grew to become the world’s largest refiner and fabricator of platinum, gold, and silver, as well as a leader in specialty chemicals and materials.


Engelhard also produced a variety of silver bars, from large 1000oz bars for industrial and commercial use, to small fractional bars for retail and investment use. One of the most unique and recognizable bars and rounds that the company produced were the Liberty Trade Silver pieces that were produced for Manfra, Tordella, & Brookes (MTB). While multiple companies were commissioned by MTB to produced pieces featuring the Statue of Liberty as the focus of the design, Engelhard produced some of the highest purity and some of the latest examples of such pieces. As such, they often demand high premiums on the secondary market, especially when the pieces are lower mintage that are rarely available.


Engelhard MTB Liberty Trade Silver Bars: A Closer Look


Engelhard produced three more commonly-seen different-sized bars featuring the MTB Liberty Trade design: 1oz, 5oz, and 10oz. There is also an extremely rare 25 MINTED 100oz MTB silver bar that exists, but this is not an item that anyone frequently comes by.


However, of the former three variations, each bar features a consistent design with the respective weight markings and can be easily identified as Engelhard products when looking at the small E inside a box on the reverse of the bar. Each bar comes with its own unique serial number and each weight class varies in estimated mintage (according to AllEngelhard).


🗽 75K MINTED 🗽 1oz Engelhard 1986 MTB Liberty Trade Silver Bar


The 1oz MTB Liberty Trade Silver bar produced by Engelhard has an estimated mintage of less than 75,000. It features a slim design with rounded edges with a portrait of lady liberty on the obverse.


🗽 7.5K MINTED 🗽 5oz Engelhard 1986 MTB Liberty Trade Silver Bar


The 5oz and 10oz variations feature a similar design but have a much lower estimated mintage of less than 7,500 each making them 10x rarer than their 1oz counterpart. These bars feature a much thicker and "chunkier" design with the same rounded edges.


🗽 7.5K MINTED 🗽 Engelhard ©1986 MTB Liberty Trade 10oz .999 Silver Bar



These specialty collector bars were produced for Manfra, Tordella & Brookes in 1986 by Engelhard. They were occasionally found with original assay certificates. Some bars were included in a 1oz, 5oz & 10oz boxed commemorative set with estimated mintage of 1,000 total sets.


Why Collect Engelhard MTB Liberty Trade silver bars?


The Engelhard MTB Liberty Trade silver bars are iconic pieces of both Engelhard and American history. They are much more than just silver bars.


The bars are also a valuable investment, as they offer the benefits of silver bullion, such as hedge against inflation, diversification, and liquidity, along with the advantages of collectible bars, such as rarity, demand, and premium. The bars are highly sought after by collectors and investors, as they are scarce, beautiful, and historical.


How to Get Engelhard MTB Liberty Trade silver bars?


If you are interested in acquiring Engelhard MTB Liberty Trade silver bars in any weight class, you have come to the right place. Everything on our website is sourced from reputable suppliers and verified for purity using industry-standard Sigma Metalytics testing equipment, so you can shop with confidence and peace of mind. Whether you want to buy one or more bars, we have what you need at competitive prices.




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