Rare Bache 50 oz .999 Silver Bar 1976 Scheaffer Touchdown Mid-Century Fountain Pen

Scheaffer Touchdown Mid-Century Fountain Pen 14K Fine Nib - Extremely Fine Condition

0981 oz ASW Description Obverse Armored bust of Charles III

at under $2000 is unusual

Includes original box and COA

Rare Bache 50 oz .999 Silver Bar 1976 Scheaffer Touchdown Mid-Century Fountain PenBache 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