From my research, the first instance a poured bar appeared was October, 1967 in Coinage Magazine. All these other ads are from Coinage magazine which I have about 50 from 1967-1981 I have not been able to look at Coin World archives and only have four Coins magazines from this era with no ads showing poured bars. Initially, Danny B. Crabb was the main supplier of these bars.
| Date & Information | Picture |
|---|---|
| October 1967, Appearance on Coinage Magazine cover |  |
| October 1967, Inside mention |  |
| October 1967, Danny B Crabb ad with 3 oz bars |  |
| November 1967, Danny B Crabb ad with 3 oz bars |  |
| December 1967, Danny B Crabb ad with 3 oz bars |  |
| May 1968, Danny B Crabb ad with 1 and 3 oz bars |  |
| August 1968, Danny B Crabb ad with 1 and 3 oz bars |  |
| September 1968, Danny B Crabb ad with 1 and 3 oz bars |  |
| September 1968, Don Jurgensen ad with mention of 1 and 4-5 oz bars. |  |
| October 1968, Danny B Crabb ad with 1 and 3 oz bars |  |
| March 1969, Danny B Crabb ad with 1, 3 and 8 oz bars. This same ad also appeared in April 1969 |  |
| May 1969, Danny B Crabb ad with 2 types of 1 oz, 3, 5, 8, 10 and 12 oz. |  |
| July 1969, Danny B Crabb ad with 3, 5, 8, 10 and 12 oz. |  |
| August 1969, Danny B Crabb ad with 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 and 100 oz. |  |
| December 1969, Danny B Crabb ad with Engelhard bars pictures but also 8, 10, 12 oz bars available. |  |
| January 1970, First appearance of Omega bars but 8, 10 and 12 oz bars available. |  |
| February 1970, Small Omega bars plus 8, 10, 12 oz bars available. This ad also appeared in March. |  |
| May 1970, Only Omega bars available. |  |
| May 1970, Jim Hodge advertises 1 oz with larger sizes available. |  |
| August 1970, Only Omega bars available. |  |
| August 1970, Jim Hodge advertises 1 oz with larger sizes available. Also in January 1971 and March 1971 |  |
| September 1970, Only Omega bars available. Same ad in January 1971 and March 1971 |  |
| September 1970, Jim Hodge advertises 1 oz with larger sizes available. |  |
| September 1971, Jim Hodge no longer advertised any bars. Same with October. | |
| October 1971, Danny B Crabb offering Omega bars with picture. This also appeared in December 1971. |  |
| December 1971, Jim Hodge ad with Omega bars |  |
| October 1972, Danny B Crabb ad with bars for sale with no pictures. This same ad or similar ad ran through at least June 1973. |  |