In their latest 2016 series of coins, the Royal Mint issued a set of four Proof silver coins – “Portrait of Britain 2016 UK £5 Silver Collection”. Glyn Davies and Laura Clancy, a coin designer duo of the Royal Mint, captured watercolour-style portraits of Britain’s best-loved natural landmarks. Continue reading
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After the steady sink in the prices of grey precious metal silver for the last five years, which hit its bottom of five years in December last year, in the year 2016 there has been a steep rise in its prices, and it’s up by more than 40% since the beginning of the year 2016. This price rally is driving huge gains for silver mining stocks. Continue reading
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The London Metal Exchange, along with World Gold Council, is starting a new endeavour called LMEprecious. Goldman Sachs, ICBC Standard Bank, Morgan Stanley, Natixis, OSTC and Societe General are co-owners in this joint venture. Continue reading
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The first half of the year has seen a huge surge in the prices of silver. Silver prices have shot up almost by 50% from January 2016. This has come after almost a continuous downtrend or steady prices of silver for the last three years. Continue reading
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Silver prices hitting $20 per ounce leave the market speculating how much silver will rise in 2016. Due to the overall economic scenario globally and especially after Brexit, silver has had double the percentage gain compared to gold. Continue reading
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Precious metals have long been a sign of affluence in societal systems. However, credit was mostly given to gold as being the most precious one. Continue reading
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The rising demand for the precious metal silver in the industry and the fall in silver mining will lead to an approximately 1,005 metric tons (mt) deficit in the year 2016, which was 793 mt in the year 2015. Continue reading
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Silver is preferred by people across the world. May it be people from developed or backward countries. Silver has very unique properties – strength, malleability and ductility, high electrical and thermal conductivity, sensitivity to and high reflectance of light, ability to sustain extreme temperature ranges. Continue reading
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Silver the whitest, most malleable and most conductive metal known. Silver has had a variety of uses in history. It has always been a form of money and used widely in jewellery. Continue reading