A silver ingot is defined as a defined weight of silver molded or cast into specific shape to make it an easily stored instrument of value.
In the truest definition of the word, a silver ingot should be in the shape of a bar, though silver rounds that are not actual coins can also be considered silver ingots.
From the earliest of historical times, silver has been considered a store of value. Mankind quickly found out that precious metals like gold and silver were easily divided and cast or molded into ingots of a uniform weight and shape. These silver ingot bars were easily carried and stacked, and allowed a large amount of wealth to be stored in a relatively small amount of space.
This is the way that stores of value were standardized, and these silver ingot bars served as some of the first forms of money circulated. Later, the silver ingot would be changed from its bar shape to a flat disc that contained a fixed amount of silver and a date. In this way the first coins...
