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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
Spain’s Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (FNMT), in association with the Real Casa de la Moneda, is set to release two new coins marking the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Continue reading
The silver investment that most people make has been pretty stable, but people are getting concerned that they will not get the same returns they did at one time. Continue reading
The price of silver in the market isn’t an accurate representation of the profitability of silver as a viable long-term investment. The silver prices are fluctuating since 2011. Continue reading
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While most people aren’t aware of it, a rise in demand worldwide for silver coins is a warning sign that some potentially serious problems will hit the financial system. Continue reading
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We enter the world of commodities. Commodities are physical assets that you can touch compared to paper stocks representing shares in a given company. Each country produces or buys the commodities it needs to fuel its economy. Continue reading
Following the Erta Ale volcano of Ethiopia, the Mint of Poland has issued two-ounce silver coins. This is the second release during the ongoing volcano series of silver investment. The coin features an inlay of the actual lava oozing from Mount Vesuvius. Continue reading
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Overview
Since the 17th century, most world powers started using paper currency as the dominant form of financial transaction. As the world’s superpower, the United Kingdom was the first country to rule in favour of paper money as a practical form of trade instead of gold. Other countries such as Germany and the United States followed in the 1870s. Continue reading
As the prices of silver tumbled last month, the Perth Mint saw the Australian sales of bullion gold escalate to a nine-month high while the silver jumped to an eight-month high in July. Mint bullion sales also surpassed their year-ago levels. Continue reading
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As per preliminary reports from US Mint, sales of silver coins hit a 10-month low in May. It sold hardly 2.02 million ounces of American Eagle silver coins in May, the weakest total since July 2014 and down by almost 28% from 2.8 million ounces in April.