As with gold, jittery investors are scooping up the precious metal, but silver prices are getting an extra jolt from strong ...

For those who understood the significance of this shift, the response was swift-older silver coins were hoarded for their melt value, leaving the new, less valuable coins in circulation.

One reason: it's just cheaper to buy silver coins ... for inflation and currency value. Figure 1 shows rolling 12-month demand for one-ounce American Eagle coins; indicating sales of over 38m ...

“Silver Prices—100 Year Historical Chart.” The Silver Institute. “Silver Mining in History.” United States Mint. “In Answer to Inquiries Concerning 1964 90% Silver Dollar Coins.” ...