[Disclaimer: I own both physical silver and physical gold as well as silver and gold stocks. This is not investment advice and is provided for information only. This considers the economic case for silver over gold and is not a recommendation to buy either. Do your own research and consult a financial advisor.] The main […]
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Today gold is the dominant monetary metal with silver often thought of as the junior partner.1 However it hasn’t always been that way throughout history. Silver has a long history of use as money and it could be argued that it has been even more influential than gold. Because silver is more abundant than gold
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These famous silver coins either have historic significance or are well known and popular bullion coins of the modern era. Silver has been money for thousands of years, although it has always played second fiddle to gold as a store of value. But the fact that silver is less valuable has actually made it more
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[Disclaimer: I own physical silver and silver stocks. This is not investment advice and is provided for information only. This considers the economic case for silver and is not a recommendation to buy. Do your own research and consult a financial advisor.] The key arguments in favour of buying silver are: Silver is historic money
The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 compelled the US Treasury to purchase 4.5 million ounces of silver per month. This was designed to support the falling price of silver and was one episode in a long battle in US monetary politics between proponents of bimetallism and proponents of a mono-metallic gold standard. The Sherman
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The Roman denarius was the most important coin of its time and one of the most famous coins in history. Its extensive circulation across the vast reaches of the Roman Empire demonstrates the success of silver as a monetary medium. According to Kenneth Harl in his excellent book Coinage in the Roman Economy, 300 B.C.
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[Disclaimer: I own physical gold, physical silver and physical platinum. This is not investment advice and is provided for information only. It is not a recommendation to buy. Do your own research and consult a financial advisor.] The best precious metal to invest in depends on your goals. Many, choose to invest in precious metals
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There are times in history where the government reluctantly accepts that state money has failed and the market’s money has proven superior. One such example was in the Ming Dynasty and silver. The government had initially banned silver and decreed that the citizens should use devaluing paper currency. Unfortunately for the authorities, the citizens continued
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