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Silver is a traditional hedge against inflation, as silver has more industrial uses than gold . Silver of all the elements is the best conductor of heat and electricity. America has been gripped by 'silver fever' many times, such as when a young Mark Twain went for search of it in the 1860s.The use of silver in items such as electrical appliances and medical products has increased since 2001. New applications for silver are being explored in batteries, superconductors and microcircuits, which may further increase non-investment demand.With the U.S. government's planned trillion dollar bailout, inflation is a certainty. Silver is recovered from silver ores or as a by-product of mining other metals.

World currencies are growing 10-30% yearly, while the supply of gold and silver grows by about 2%. From September 2005 onwards, the price of silver has risen from around $7 per troy ounce to $14 per oz. for the first time by late April 2006. Silver fell with the Credit Crisis in October to around $9 an ounce, which was a fine opportunity to invest in silver.The Motley Fool ( Why Silver is More Precious Than Gold ) has reported that it expects silver to increase its ratio against gold from about 70 in Feb , 2009 to 20, which would place silver at about 45$. A historical side note, the name of the United Kingdom monetary unit "pound" reflects the fact that it originally represented the value of one troy pound of sterling silver. For Americans, you can invest in silver as part of your IRA at amerigold, IPM

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How to Invest in Silver

Silver Bars

an Engelhard silver bar

A traditional way of investing in silver is by buying actual bullion bars. In some countries, such as Switzerland and Liechtenstein, bullion bars can be bought or sold over the counter at major banks.. Silver can be bought online and shipped to your home. Usually, the shipment is insured in transit. Make certain you have instructions for delivery to take place with your signature. you don't want a box of silver bars sitting on your doorstep !
The 100 ounce bar is usually reserved for individual purchases. The most common sized bars are : 1 ounce, 10 ounces, 100 ounces and 1,000 ounces. The major producers of silver bars are : Johnson Matthey, Engelhard, Wall Street Mint, and Sunshine Minting.

Where can you buy silver bars ? They can be bought at APMEX, Monex, bulliondirect.com. Silver bars are also for sale on Ebay, be sure to check the sellers history first. Are silver bars heavy ? A 100-oz silver bar weighs about 6.86 pounds.

Coins

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Silver coins are another way to invest in silver. There are collectable coins and bullion coins. If you are a silver investor and know nothing about numismatics ( coin collecting ) , stick to bullion coins. Collecter coins takes more time to study, and their value reflects more than the price of silver at the moment. Coin stores will often try to cheat you when buying your coins. Some popular bullion coins are the : 99.99% Canadian Silver Maple Leaf, 99.90% Mexican Silver Libertad, 99.90% Chinese Silver Panda, 99.90% American Silver Eagle. You can buy silver bullion coins at: APMEX, Coinland.com, Ebay, mexicanlibertad.com, buybullions.co.uk and Pandausa

Silver Certificates

In the past, the U.S. dollar has been issued as silver certificates in the past, each one represented one silver dollar payable to the bearer on demand. These notes were issued in denominations of $10, $5, and $1 and can no longer be redeemed for silver, but are have historical value. The only government to sell silver certificates is the Australian Perth Mint.

iShares or Exchange-traded funds

iShares are units of families of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) managed by Barclays Global Investors.

'The objective of the iShares Silver Trust is for the value of the shares of the iShares Silver Trust to reflect, at any given time, the price of silver owned by the iShares Silver Trust at that time, less the iShares Silver Trust's expenses and liabilities.' U.S., AUS, Europe

Mining Companies

As with all mining shares, there are many other factors to take into account when evaluating the share price, other than simply the commodity price. List of major silver mining companies.

Interesting article on the Hunt oil brothers and their attempt to corner the silver market in 1979.

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