| The historic price ratio of silver to gold | | | | At present 90% of all silver is made to a |
| shows that about 10 ounces of silver would | | | | standard 925%Sterling silver,which means it |
| buy one ounce of gold, a 10:1 ratio. | | | | has a small amount of impurities added |
| Recently, the ratio is about a 50:1 ratio | | | | ,However for an investment this just isn't |
| (with silver at $20/oz., and gold at $1000 | | | | good enough .and it gets worse ,if you do |
| oz.) As the silver to gold ratio returns to | | | | buying trips for silver from lets say to |
| historic values, from 50:1 to 10:1, you may | | | | Asian countries,the majority of silver in |
| make over 5 times more money investing in | | | | street stalls would not pass the assay test |
| silver, than gold! | | | | 925 that's because the manufacturer has added |
| | | | large amounts of copper or bronze with the |
| More than all of the silver produced by the | | | | silver in order to be able to sell it cheap. |
| mines each year is consumed by industry, | | | | |
| which leaves little to no room for | | | | There are no tricks to buying silver ,firstly |
| substantial investment demand. A marginal | | | | you must establish a good customer |
| increase in investment demand will drive | | | | relationship with a reputable manufacture or |
| prices sky high. | | | | wholesaler. |
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| Most silver is produced as a by-product of | | | | Secondly he should be happy to provide |
| mining gold, copper, zinc, or lead. Higher | | | | documentation of were the raw silver comes |
| silver prices might not substantially | | | | from with a assay test certificate. |
| increase the amount of silver mined each | | | | |
| year. Consider, in 1980, when silver prices | | | | Thirdly try and buy silver that's |
| went up to $50/oz., less silver was mined | | | | Monogrammed,Customers love having designer |
| than in 1979. | | | | name brands such as KDL,and you will find |
| | | | that if a manufacturer is name stamping his |
| So watts this mean to the jewelry sector | | | | silver jewelry he has a reputation to |
| ?.Simple a huge increase in the cost of | | | | protect. |
| silver jewelry and with that will come a | | | | |
| bigger demand by the general public. | | | | So to sum things up ,Yes invest in silver |
| | | | jewelry ,but only in 98%pure silver ,wear it |
| Now this is were it gets tricky ,if you are a | | | | ,use it and wait for the price increase then |
| jewelry retail shop or a customer you have to | | | | you truly have a valuable asset ,you can even |
| be sure that the silver your selling or the | | | | have it melted down and re sell the silver |
| silver jewelry item your buying is of the | | | | .Its a win win over gold .Even if gold |
| highest standard,98%fine silver is the | | | | increases in price it will not match the |
| best.It is quickly becoming the new fashion | | | | percentage profit that silver is now starting |
| standard. | | | | to return. |
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