Silver Coin Commerce

Morgan Silver Dollars

5. June 2010

The Morgan Dollar is a silver United States dollar coin. These dollars were minted from 1878 to 1904 and again for one more year in 1921. The Morgan Dollar is named after its designer, George T. Morgan, who designed both the obverse and reverse of the coin. The dollar was authorized by the Bland-Allison Act [...]

New and Exciting Use for Silver

30. May 2010

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I read an article yesterday about yet another use for silver in the future. It seems that they are coming up with more uses for this versatile metal all the time. The latest is the use of silver in ultra-thin flexible touch screens that can be rolled up. Imagine being able to roll-up your laptop [...]

Silver as an Investment (Part 3 of 3)

25. April 2010

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More Investment vehicles Certificates A silver certificate of ownership can be held by investors instead of storing the actual silver bullion. Silver certificates allow investors to buy and sell the security without the difficulties associated with the transfer of actual physical silver. The Perth Mint Certificate Program (PMCP) is the only government-guaranteed silver-certificate program in [...]

Silver as an Investment (Part 2 of 3)

17. April 2010

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Types of Investment vehicles Bars A traditional way of investing in silver is by buying actual bullion bars. In some countries, like Switzerland and Liechtenstein, bullion bars can be bought or sold over the counter at major banks. Physical silver, such as bars or coins, may be stored in a home safe, a safe deposit [...]

Silver as an Investment (Part 1 of 3)

17. April 2010

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Silver, like other precious metals, may be used as an investment. For more than four thousand years, silver has been regarded as a form of money and store of value. However, since the end of the silver standard, silver has lost its role as legal tender in the United States. (It continued to be used [...]

Silver Paper vs. Silver Coins & Bullion

3. April 2010

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History of Silver Coins & Bullion People in the older times did not use any form of currency to purchase the things they needed. They just traded their goods at the market place and exchanged things they had for things they wanted or needed. As time passed, people began to learn the value of currency. [...]

History of World Reserve Currencies

20. March 2010

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Recently there has been quite a bit of information out there in cyberspace about the potential for the US Dollar to lose its status as the world reserve currency. What Is A Reserve Currency? A reserve currency, or anchor currency, is a currency which is held in significant quantities by many governments and institutions as part of [...]

The Free Silver Movement

18. March 2010

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The Free Silver Movement.