http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/silver-coins-blog.html Welcome to the Silver Coin Investor Mini-Blog, where we discuss relevant issues and news regarding silver coins and bullion as investment. en-us silver coins Fri, 24 May 2013 23:46:19 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:46:19 -0400 silver-coin-investor.com http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/index.htmld33a780b925faae758c31a237fe4d2ccA guide to silver coins as long-term investment from the current perspective. We emphasize silver market fundamentals and the urgency of taking possession. Fri, 24 May 2013 23:46:16 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/Gold-Silver-Ratio-Redux.htmldb77da0dfb37b26230251d57687aa34bThe gold silver ratio is simply one of a many indicators that upon inspection would leave anyone thinking that the world of precious metals had turned upside down. Fri, 24 May 2013 20:09:58 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/silver-hike.html9241221d173c937eeda17351d430867aI HOPE THAT IS RIGHT ABOUT CME ON SILVER CONTRACTS HIKES COMEING SOON. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:48:21 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/party-is-just-getting-started.html73c35ba521901415fa7b3a3f302c27e2The current economic situation is bleak at best. Paper markets are creating distortions in the physical.. The issue I find most fascinating, supply ! Fri, 24 May 2013 17:47:43 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/silver-investing1.htmld5a364139c8e7c30c561d0f8732dfbd8Thank you Jeff! Excellent writ, sir. You are so right, IMO, as a die-never LTSB (Long Term Silver Bug). At the moment, I'm convinced...even though my friends Fri, 24 May 2013 17:46:00 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/confiscation.htmlf9cac5c0a7afbcfe3d90d9f09bde0087March 23, 2013 Dear Dr. Jeff, That they will try to confiscate my silver and gold is a given. But they will not find my gold and silver. It is too Fri, 24 May 2013 17:44:47 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/Silver-Mining-Sentiment-and-the-Confidence-Game.htmlaa17bd19aefd3db3f836c3c78301c1a4Silver mining, long suffering from years of mispricing, is just one more indicator or horrible sentiment in the midst of the Fri, 24 May 2013 01:29:34 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/Silver-COT-The-Day-the-Numbers-Lied.html53cf8b029bde7a14b46848e4070e6925The weekly silver COT report is one of the last clear windows into how the large banks manage silver price manipulation. Are these numbers on the verge of extinction? Mon, 20 May 2013 15:11:22 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/The-Last-Investable-Moment-for-Silver.html111976aa12761c09bed8f4e57b6beec4The last days of silver as commodity are quickly approaching as the fundamentals underlying the worlds reserve currency continue to unravel. The transition from commodity to store... Mon, 20 May 2013 15:10:59 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/Intrinsic-Value-and-the-Final-Battle-for-Silver.htmle683608ffe692088392e87026003bfe5The ultimate battle coming soon to the silver market may be fought between the two most powerful forces in the world, ultimately leaving the retail investor and cheap silver in the dust. Mon, 13 May 2013 16:16:29 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/Bubbles-Bubbles-Everywhere-Including-the-One-Around-You.htmla3aaf632ca3fa3037dfdecedadf620c6Mainstream financial observers have become seemingly expert at identifying "bubbles" that threaten to disrupt the one they depend on excepting of course, the largest bubble of them all. Mon, 13 May 2013 16:15:20 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/silverbill.htmlf023aec804bed1ab7349e683a96e1e9aDOC. DON'T CARE WHO BUYS SILVER? I JUST KEEP BUYING EVERY WEEK-MONTH, IVE BEEN AT THIS FROM 93 FOR 30 YEARS NOW,I'M SURE MR. JOE SIXPACK WILL NEVER Mon, 6 May 2013 20:29:25 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/dr-george-horner.htmlde676125a9102f6023b22459632705a1RE answer to your Hypothetical Question ie What if Silver and Gold Investors are Wrong? Yes these days anything possible !!!!!!!!! But as I believe you Mon, 6 May 2013 20:27:41 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/too-big-to-jail.html187abe88f266d9bc753f7938fc00c080I am a sixty four year old disabled and retired veteran who grew up believing in the rule of law and fair play. It is disheartening to reach my age and Mon, 6 May 2013 20:18:20 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/graphene-silicene-or-some-other-similar-type-material.html212a1e0ea714e51dcf6a0fcaff09efc7Graphene, silicene or some other similar type material will probably come much sooner to the market place than we might think. Methods of scale up are Mon, 6 May 2013 20:15:37 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/silver-insurance.html71a4b67b3146909d7d5211de147d0f72I never started buying silver and gold to get rich. As I read somewhere, it is insurance. My mom got me into PM's as she told me the silver and gold Mon, 6 May 2013 20:12:13 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/when-silver-becomes-money-again.html53b5cca6860fdcb068601ef6cb512a0cSo how many people out there really get silver? I believe what we who understand are up against is called “conditioning”, to fiat dollars that is. No matter Mon, 6 May 2013 20:07:08 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/what-is-silver-price-vs-value.html241d1c9d7198f819b1a5bc37646cfc57Asking what the price is like comparing Volkswagen to peaches. If the real question is, how many dollars will it take to buy an ounce of silver, you tell Mon, 6 May 2013 20:01:27 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/What-if-Silver-and-Gold-Investors-are-Wrong.html48b409424dee97e6e1932d83ad2a47ccIf silver and gold investors are wrong about the long-term, it's fairly safe to conclude that rainbow colored unicorns are real and basic economic principles have been wrong all along. Mon, 6 May 2013 16:52:03 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/The-Silver-Market-And-Little-Cracks-in-Confidence.html2efff803354be40fdd80890e423799afThe silver market and physical demand has become almost surreal against the backdrop of upside down general market sentiment and years of mis-information... Mon, 6 May 2013 16:51:25 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/The-Silver-Market-The-Same-Thing-All-Over-Again.html1762043cad1ffd1042b63cff45525dc8The latest silver market volatility is reminiscent of years gone past but given silver price manipulation and the state of the world monetary system, it's not always that the... Wed, 1 May 2013 18:30:34 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/Little-Silver-Market-and-the-Big-Box-Warehouses.html36a4b59bbe8c60e5e4755738e58c70c4The silver market has splintered in two, where paper prices have become further detached from the underlying physical asset in what might seem like an anomalous event in... Wed, 1 May 2013 18:30:28 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/silver-price-history.html0f67e9c550b8e1b5968ae95f5e903f94Silver price history is a long story of manipulation. Yet, the irony is that it is cheap! silver is an important strategic commodity as well as a form of money. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:12:06 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/polly.html6a62a3d34f770d24b015e220989b2d0eThanks for the very interesting article. How do you know Samsung bought gold instead of silver is not because of they know there is a shortage of gold Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:38:05 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/rick-s.html8c2893130a2a1dbf9b660fd43e12d5e9In the markets throughout history, you have the perfect storm developing. !) A vary large short position. 2)Fundamentals are now exceeding market price, Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:33:34 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/silver-prices-in-australia.html03db9346c21dd8f631b26079a394fcceHello Dr. Jeffrey Lewis. I had a great week. Oh I love your emails, thank you very much. Ok I am in Australia. on 16th April, I purchased 2 x 1kg bars Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:26:55 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/Gold-and-Silver-Prices-Been-Here-Before-but-This-Time-Is-Different.html46454c1ed358ef11dd35286b04d27374We've all seen gold and silver prices exhibit violent paper corrections, but this time the context is very different and the ultimate indication of desperation by the monetary authorities. Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:23:15 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/Gold-Silver-And-The-Currency-Chronicles.htmlfd4edc565eda68d94ffb2292b34d2bacGold, silver, Bitcoin, and the Forex landscape have experienced a dramatic shift over the last few decades and there is no end in site for the policies that enabled it. Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:22:20 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/What-Just-Happened-to-Silver-Prices.html0de1ec842cb4321ac250f65b0803ee5aSilver prices took a beating on the COMEX once again, though most silver investors see this as a clear turning point in the great divergence of paper versus physical silver. Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:21:17 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/Tungsten-Silver-Or-More-Salt-in-the-Open-Wound.html2c0f297448554d84aaa110dd41b7d81cCounterfeit silver - But it can't happen here?! Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:20:01 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/Who-Found-Silver-Coin-Prices-Under-30.html1872aa1b4cdc479a3c67e52138ffec85What did you pay for silver coin prices in the aftermath of the latest paper price takedown? Sun, 21 Apr 2013 13:28:11 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/Understanding-Pre-1965-Silver-Dollars-and-the-right-Way-to-Invest-in-Silver.html068e0cba0564039fc9cd488e2c680db4Circulated silver coins, such as pre-1965 silver dollars, dimes, and quarters are a simple way for the average investor to get exposed to one of the most bullish opportunities imaginable. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:06:41 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/silver-buying.html533385a874a69f0ed675d76e94c121fbIn today’s economy with lessons recently learned still fresh in our minds, diversification is the only true answer to a viable financial portfolio. Silver buying is stable and solid. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:02:39 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/Silver-Prices-Inflation-and-Living-With-the-Long-Term.html5a08390ada023875d399068e140475f4It's like deja vu all over again for silver prices as we flirt with major technical resistance while the mainstream ignores inflation and the media pumps the equities short term levitation. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:42:17 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/How-to-Control-the-Price-of-Silver-and-Other-Strategic-Commodities.html9c1ae3f16473ff7352c69ac3727d47dbConspiracy or no, if you wanted to control the price of silver, here's the way to do it. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:41:19 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/The-State-Of-Silver-Bullion-and-Other-Anomalous-Events.html6f503a6069594495584ad486dc27aab2Despite Silver bullion prices having been subject to heavy trading and horrible sentiment, nothing much has changed regarding supply and demand and the bullish trading structure on the COMEX. Mon, 8 Apr 2013 15:04:39 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/Savings-Risk-in-the-New-Age.htmlee1236602aebffd8e84c5f2005ce9f07Re-examining savings risk and the nature of deposit insurance in the aftermath of the recent banking crisis in Cyprus and despite the prevailing wisdom that "It can't happen here". Mon, 8 Apr 2013 15:03:28 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/2012-canadian-moose-coin.html8b5fb5e696d7715b1f2d2e299e79177fA good, basic intro to the world of silver but I think a text version would be helpful for the beginner. I am also a follower of Bix Weir, who I think Sun, 7 Apr 2013 21:48:13 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/accumulating-while-physical-silver-goes-down.html9f6d85d674990a45fb9bfcf6ee066728Sure, it hurts to see silver continue it's downward trend, but if you are buying and holding for the future, it's just a distraction. The Fed is trying Sun, 7 Apr 2013 21:45:53 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/the-hunt-brothers-were-victims.html866543ae1bbb2a7063b07ebc6379923aI am a latecomer to PMs, but after reading the post on the Hunt Bros. I am more convinced than I was before that they were forward thinkers who did nothing Sun, 7 Apr 2013 21:38:56 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/inflation-versus-deflation.htmld73f48dfe76a444d4bad5fe5e4f7f8eaDr Jeff, firstly thanks for your tiresome work. I have been in the camp of silver being an inflation hedge.However most recently I have been questioning Sun, 7 Apr 2013 21:37:50 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/hoard-silver-coins-if-you-are-going-to-live-past-a-hundred.html8c6a11eba0aad701c548bb16535d1715the actuarial age is add your parents age together divide by 2 and then add 7 years....my parents are both 93...add seven years then i am 100,,,,i am Sun, 7 Apr 2013 21:32:41 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/why-silver-will-shine.html25a52d227bf3921e8ecf5edea7ec07a1One of the few investments that performs well in good and bad economies, current silver prices are about to change dramatically. Sat, 6 Apr 2013 17:54:15 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/sound-of-silver.html4f6b2b4ecc8afea5ce3aa875363fd77bSound check every coin you buy. Set it on tip of finger like a cymbal...tap it with another coin. learn the correct Note the coin should make. I bought Sat, 6 Apr 2013 01:34:40 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/call-the-secret-service.html6ede84d38e676a4f039cec90d03a0bb1did you contact the secret service? Treasury agents will threaten this ebayer with jailtime of 20 years and trace back the origin of the coins... counterfeiting Sat, 6 Apr 2013 01:33:32 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/fake-american-eagle-silver-coins-surface-in-canada.html2382562de912b70a447b7274409bed0aArticle first published in February-2013, U.S. Collectibles section of Coin World Enlarge Counterfeit 2011 American Eagle silver bullion coins have Sat, 6 Apr 2013 01:29:45 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/reverseconfiscation.html9d060baa96af46862cd5f14ab7189b11Thank you Dr. Jeff...for your efforts, thoughts, and continued writings! Education is key, and you are helping. Please present to the readers/us...a practical Sat, 6 Apr 2013 01:26:48 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/silver-demand.htmle7abd5b47858277b05449f798848403cSilver demand from the industrial sector may likley be the main reason for the coming price explosion. Investor demand will make it happen sooner. Wed, 3 Apr 2013 16:56:28 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/silver-supply.html690c02bd729a6ce0db1be88a9448ae3aThe silver supply deficit is the most overlooked and bullish reasons for investing in silver. But time is running out... Wed, 3 Apr 2013 16:48:44 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/Currency-Wars-Capital-Controls-and-Earthquake-Kits.html00b10faf9bacf0662271bcabe68b51eeThe recent reckless imposition of capital controls and the bail in forced on Cyprus depositors is a reflection of just how far down the... Mon, 1 Apr 2013 15:50:08 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/Storing-Silver-for-the-Next-Generation.html68b72e0d911512f69592b1c13ff6d4b3Storing silver for the long term is a seemingly abstract endeavor considering our hyperactive age of information, and subsequent obsession with short term profits... Mon, 1 Apr 2013 15:49:16 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/silver-and-gold.html2f16b8c92ae619843d1713d79375e038I hope to see Silver and Gold skyrocket! I think silver will be the most precious metal. Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:34:05 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/money-going-to-manipulate-precious-metals.html161ef0a2ee79bb6f4f2125efff93e646Since the price of gold is an indicator of the value of a particular fiat currency, it only makes sense for the governments to try to keep gold prices Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:33:33 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/the-sheep-will-be-shorn.htmlc356e42ecfa6d1339a1fec90346615b5Anybody who lives in the US and thinks the same thing cannot happen here is blind - it IS happening as we speak. Last year one of the very under-reported Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:31:21 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/junk-silver-premiums.html8735d983d9a87fdeb1b2b08a924568a7 I recently was researching silver premiums online. With the gross ripoff of depositers in Cyprus occuring, I felt now was a good time to buy some more Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:22:01 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/counterfeit-coins.html8bf196749cf7f68afb8ca4180af7555aAs silver explodes in price, so does the opportunities for profit in making counterfeit coins. Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:49:33 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/junk-silver.html4496a822363ff0077772a06b4400133bSilver is the investment opportunity of a lifetime. And 90% Junk Silver is a very safe way to invest and hedge against inflation. The ultimate in liquidity and safest in case of barter. Sat, 30 Mar 2013 21:46:12 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/china-peoples-buying-silver.html9bec924b7e6b7a9fd3e885c91a295442Gold is a rare precious metal that throughout time has stood for wealth and power both by nations and individuals. Gold is primarily used as currency, Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:54:09 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/silver-price-targets.htmlc4a7e4f43f5ded00f76b0f4cc5ccd492Hello. My backround is in music composition and psychology (Bowlby/postCBT). Been making the 'rounds ado Ag-ness since the 2009. Disclosure: 2006 while Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:39:45 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/Silver-Prices-Before-the-Monetary-Collapse.html657ee1fc3d71668053d4742cb0487474Silver prices will have practically nothing to do with economic events and cycles- until the moment they do. And that moment of confidence will never be forgotten. Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:33:29 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/Confiscation-Manipulation-and-the-Wars-Against-Everyman.html0f36cc5abeed92e4770de317783d8d95The reality of wealth confiscation is upon us as Cypriots get a taste of what silver investors have been experiencing for decades as the ever too powerful to... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:31:58 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/silver-prices.html801bfdfa6e0b0cbd2c564ad9bddbbf24Silver Prices will explode! Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:40:24 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/TheFuturePriceofSilverAReviewofEconomicandBehavioralPrinciples.html91585cfd2b506054507add33aa573b37Take a look at the the future price of silver through the dominate economic principles shaping investor outlook and behavior. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:28:46 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/SilverPriceBackwardationCorrectionsandPerceptionShifts.htmlb0a6fe666ed627a189af482811073b9eThe issue of backwardation and the price of silver is a moot point given that the phenomenon already exists on the street, where the reality of real (physical) demand already functions. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:13:19 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/silver-coin-prices-and-the-best-way-to-find-them.htmlac9398caf7cdfee82c2fa306ac5143a3Silver coin prices are somewhat of an illusion, the important thing for now is to focus on silver value for the long term and not short-term fiat price fluctuation. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:10:15 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/The-Ultimate-Value-at-Risk.html2ea19be5db48625cbce7ad8415fbeac0Value at risk may ultimately be the poster child for what happens at the tail end of a massive fiat experience. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:38:04 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/Silver-Possession-Versus-Silver-Trust-A-Safe-Alternative-to-Direct-Possession.htmldafc9b51363be854d7e907969df5f634Silver and gold investors face a surprising number of 'existential' challenges when weighing the likelihood of confiscation versus the burden of personal possession (or responsibility). Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:37:10 -0400 http://www.silver-coin-investor.com/silver-bullion.html548ab678788732bc9c01bfacc4db1255Silver bullion is quickly becoming the next big boom in precious metals. Supply and demand fundamentals, along with an easy way to hedge against inflation will cause prices to sky rocket. Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:33:22 -0400