You are buying 2 Troy Ounce .9999 pure silver 5 grain bars - Total of 175- 5 gn silver bars Perfect for barter, jewelry making, hand pouring etc. There is slight tarnishing on some of these shot pieces. These bars melt beautifully like silver shot! ------------------------------------------------- Silver Tips to keep you relatively safe: 1. Silver should weigh 31.1 to 31.8 grams; any heavier it probably is fake, any lighter it probably is fake. The mint will almost never have it lighter than 31.1, as they don't want to cheat you out of silver, and they also will most likely not make it heavier than 31.8 so as to not "give away" free silver. You can purchase a cheap digital scale here , you just need a small one weighing grams to the 100th, i.e. 31.18. 2. Get a strong magnet, small and circular in size (can be found at any electronics store or even here ). Hold your silver piece at 90 degree angle and, with magnet at the top, let the magnet slide down the surface. If it falls off or slides rapidly, it's probably fake. If it sticks, it's probably fake. It should just glide down the piece almost purposely (sort of slow and controlled, but not too slow). Practice a bit, you will get the hang of it. 3. Hold a piece of known silver on the tip of your finger, and balancing it, take another piece and give it a little tap. You should hear a nice bell-ringing tone. If it clinks it probably isn't real.