Engelhard Silver Bar PH28463
ID: EI-1AV1
Name: Engelhard Commercial Bar
Obverse: [Hallmark in Elongated Octagon] [1 TROY OZ.] [.999 FINE SILVER] [Serial Number: PH28463]
Reverse: Hallmark in Elongated Octagon repeated diagonally, three full times, with a border.
Produced in 1981. The only change from prior version is the inclusion of serial number assignment.
Source: All Engelhard
Charles William Engelhard Jr. was a philanthropist, and precious metals magnate born February 15, 1917 and died March 2, 1971. The only son of Charles Engelhard, a Prussian, who emigrated from Hanau in 1891, Charles Jr. succeeded his father's business.
Charles Jr. fulfilled his primary education in Johannesburg, South Africa. His education continued in England, where he attended Charterhouse School and graduated Christ Church, Oxford University, in 1931. Charles later graduated Princeton University, in 1939, with a degree in history. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1941, and was honorably released after earning the rank of captain, having served as a bomber-pilot during WWII.
In 1947, Engelhard married Jane Annette Reiss. The couple lived in Cragwood, a 172-acre equestrian estate in New Jersey. They had five daughters.
Charles Jr. greatly expanded the family-held enterprise, adding new product lines to serve the automotive, electronics, aerospace, aviation, petroleum, chemical, various operating companies into Engelhard Industries, Inc. and brought the company public on the New York Stock Exchange.
Source: Wikipedia, Biography: Charles W. Engelhard Jr
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