A Wise And Portable Hedge Against Inflation

Silver Coins – more precisely 90% silver coins were the basis and staple of US circulating currency for 170 years, that is until 1965. This is when the price of silver bullion started increasing and approaching its monetary or face value; the government stepped in and replaced the [...]

Bullion Coins: American Silver Eagle Description:

Because of rising silver prices, silver was removed from circulating dimes and quarters beginning with the 1965 issues. Though Eisenhower dollars and Kennedy half dollars continued to be produced in a clad silver composition until the 1976 Bicentennial year (silver clad half dollars were not produced in the early [...]

The Canadian Silver Maple Leaf is a silver bullion coin issued annually by the government of Canada. The coin has been minted by the Royal Canadian Mint (RMC) since 1988.

The face value of the 1 oz coin is 5 Canadian dollars, the highest among international silver bullion coins. During the month of February 2008, [...]