Mail Call: Pretty Premium PAMP Precious

over 2 years ago

“Black birds tend to like shiny things” ~ The Bloody Raven

This is another long overdue post for this collectable piece of premium shiny. I may have to pick up my pace grouping more items together in making some progress on the stack of shiny Nyssacat showered upon me.

PAMP (Produits Artistiques Métaux Précieux) is a Swiss manufacturer of bullion products and related services since 1977 and had since established a recognizable market brand.

I did plan to acquire ONE Lady Fortuna bar, on a collection basis, but I never saw these pretty bars go on sale either online anywhere in Canada or at my local coin store so I may have to resign myself to eternally suffer mild Swiss Stackitis symptoms, until he came along.

PAMP Suisse 10g Silver Buddha Bar

Reverse; Radiant Buddha 32mm x 18mm x 1.8mm In an 85mm x 54mm Assay Card

This bar wasn’t in my plan but a much rarer variety PAMP that I didn’t even know existed. Earlier he had helped me acquire the incredibly rare 1990 Johnson Matthey Avalokiteśvara “Jewel in the Lotus” bar so I can understand why he chose this bar for me. I must have mentioned one of my retirement goals is to go into Theological studies.

PAMP Suisse 10g Silver Buddha Bar

Obverse; PAMP Logo Text; SUISSE, 10 g, FINE SILVER, 999.0 PAMP Logo, ESSAYEUR FONDEUR Serial Number

That little PAMP bar

I can now officially claim to have a Stack of PAMP bars since it requires a minimum of two to make stack, much like the traditional definition of a Recession being, two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth.

I have posted this tiny bar before, so once again I pulled her out of the designated hiding place to emphasize this unexpected achievement.

PAMP Fortuna 1g Platinum Multigram Bar

Reverse; Lady Fortuna 6mm x 9.5mm x 0.83mm In a 19mm x 18mm Assay card

This tiny platinum is a first for me. Though this is considered a precious metal it never had a history as money but more known as a commodity metal critical in automotive emission control for example.

I can understand platinum can still have a small role as a diversifying element along side my gold and silver holdings.
Gee, I am no longer a Platinum virgin, "Got a joint, Nyssacat?" 💋

PAMP Fortuna 1g Platinum Multigram Bar

Obverse; PAMP Logo Text; SUISSE, 1 g, Platinum, 999.5 PAMP Logo, ESSAYEUR FONDEUR One bar from a card of 25 bars

Bonus silver feature!

A Special Silver Heart

A sterling silver charm that I can hang off any of my bracelets to always remind me of our friendship. He is retired from service as a Naval Medical officer in the US Navy, now a Precious Metals Stacking Instagram Pirate.☠️

Sterling Silver Bracelet Charm

United States Navy emblem

I have already discovered an advantageous benefit with Nyssacat, is that I can easily brush off those persistent Discord DMs from strangers propositioning me to… well, they’ll have to discuss that with my online “BF” and Navy ~~Seal~~ Officer. 🤞 My knight in shining armor.

"Stacking Silver and Hive, with the help of a friend, for that rainy day.”

The #piratesunday tag is the scurvy scheme of Captain @stokjockey for #silvergoldstackers pirates to proudly showcase their shiny booty and plunder for all to see. Landlubbers arrrh… welcomed to participate and be a Pirate at heart so open yer treasure chests an’ show us what booty yea got!

References

My own pictures shot with a Samsung SM-A530W P. Image under PixabayW. Wiki Commons 💀 Page Dividers by thekittygirl 🎃

Sources

PAMP Suisse website
Map of Asia Background Circa 1800, by William Guthrie in ‘New Geographical, Historical, and commercial Grammar, Vol II. Published by Johnson and Warner. Copper plate engraved impression.