Investing in Silver Bullion

September 15, 2009  |   Posted in Boost Silver, Silver Articles, Silver Investing   |   0 Comments  

Did you know that pure silver is too soft to withstand constant wear, so it is usually mixed with copper before it is made into commercial items? Or that silver is not affected by moisture, dryness or vegetable oils, but sulfur turns it black? While this kind of info is interesting, is it really the kind you need to make a smart investment?

It is estimated that more than 95% of all the silver ever mined throughout history has already been consumed by industrial use. That silver is gone forever, unrecoverable at any price. In 1900, there were approximately 12 billion ounces of silver in the world. Today, that figure has fallen to about 300 million ounces of above-ground, refined silver. This means that at current prices, it would only take about four billion dollars to purchase all of the above-ground silver in the world today. The obvious point is that silver is a highly rare and limited commodity currently trading at prices that soon will be part of its history.

There may never be a better time to buy silver bullion and coins than right now. World demand for silver