The Metal Arts Co. Morgan Design 1913 Silver Art Bar

The Metal Arts Company was a private minting and refining operation known for producing silver art bars during the bullion collecting boom of the 1970s-1980s. This piece pays homage to the classic Morgan silver dollar design, using 1913 as a nostalgic reference date (notably the year before Morgan dollar production ceased until 1921, and famously associated with the mysterious 1913 Liberty Head nickel). Such art bars were popular among collectors seeking tangible silver investment products combined with classic numismatic imagery. The repeating logo pattern on the reverse served as an anti-counterfeiting and branding measure, reinforcing the assayer's certification of purity. These bars are collected today both for their bullion value and their historical connection to the private mint art bar era.