Free silver you say? Erm, sort of! If you’ve been studying up on silver, particularly currency and history, you’ve probably run across the term ‘free silver’. But what is free silver? Free silver refers to a political slogan in the last half of the 19th century in the United States and was brought about by [...]

Silver ETF is a silver exchange fund, or a stock certificate that is based on a backed by silver commodities. In other words, the certificate which is traded on the stock market is actually a representation of silver bullion, coins or ingots that are held in another location. Many investors believe silver ETF funds to [...]

Silver coins were at one time very common. Today, they are primarily a collector’s item; however there is also a commodity market for silver coins and the manner in which you determine the commodity value of a silver coin is to find the current melt value. Of course, there is also the secondary value that [...]

Ingot is a metallurgical term that is usually defined as a precious metal plate or bar. Essentially, silver ingots are silver that has been melted down and then shaped into bars of a specific weight. The weight of the bar is what will determine the ingot silver value. Silver ingots are the most common way [...]