Category Archives: Silver

Does Divergence of Silver and Gold from Stock Market Trends Signal a Buy for Precious Metals Investors?

Recently the US stock market has rebounded to highs not seen since the 2008 economic collapse. In the interim silver … Continue reading

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Bill Introduced for WWI Veterans Centennial Commemorative Silver Coin

US House of Representatives Bill H.R. 4107 seeks to recognize the 100 year anniversary of the US entrance into World … Continue reading

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“Dependable Character” of Gold and Silver Often Drives Their Price

Supply and demand are the most obvious general factors influencing commodities markets. Projected motion of supply and demand in relationship … Continue reading

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Current World Currency Decline Eerily Similar to the fall of the Roman Empire

The fall of the Roman Empire is the most well-known civilization collapse in history. What are the factors that most … Continue reading

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UK Government Sponsors Precious Metals Recycling Program

Great Britain’s Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is teaming with local business to increase reclamation of precious … Continue reading

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Junk Silver Coin Investing: Facts You Need To Know

Pre-1965 coins containing ninety percent silver are known to the investment world as “junk silver coins.” Junk silver has no … Continue reading

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Anonymous Whistleblower Claims To Be “First Of Many” In Precious Metals Manipulation Scheme

A letter, received recently by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, implicates JP Morgan Chase in global silver market manipulation. … Continue reading

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Silver Supply And Demand: What Conditions Create The Modern Market?

Factors affecting silver and gold supply and demand differ greatly from one another. Modern demand for gold is only maintained … Continue reading

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Precious Metals Weights: What Is A Troy Ounce?

Many people, even those who invest in precious metals, often fail to recognize that silver, gold and other precious metals … Continue reading

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Silver History, Part III: 1876 Through 1920

As the demand for silver spread in the mid-1870s, both exploitation of silver resources and production innovation surged. The final … Continue reading

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Silver History, Part II: 1500 through 1875

1492 saw a new era in silver production, as the vast land area of the New World yielded silver stores … Continue reading

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Silver History, Part I: 4,000 BC through 1,500 CE

Archealogiccal evidence indicates that modern Turkey, previously known as Anatolia, was the first Old World silver mining hub. Greece and … Continue reading

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