packerbacker said:
Yeah Rich, that's funny. I figured where gold goes, silver must follow but that wasn't the case. Wonder why?? Silver has recovered a little but only a little and gold is still up $31.40 at the moment.
As much as I like silver, gold is still the "big boy" when it comes to a PM being considered as "money" or a safe haven. Silver does not share that same distinction in the eyes of the big money traders.
I read as much as I can online about silver and gold and I don't buy into how some pundits say there is less silver above ground than gold now due to silver being used up in industry over the years. While it is true silver has many great uses, if there was any kind of silver drought the price would shoot up whether "manipulated" or not.
For example, if a company needs silver to make a product they have to go out on the market and buy it since they need physical. Obviously they are not having any trouble getting it at "market" prices, otherwise there would be a run on it and the price would reflect such. And think about all the silver currency that was made over the years that still exists in "junk bags" and in the coins we still find today, over 45 years after they stopped making silver coins for circulation.
I used to think the gold silver ratio would one day get back to the traditional 16 to 1, but I am starting to doubt it ever will. I am still gonna keep my stash 50/50 in value between silver/gold because I like them better than dollars, but who knows what will happen.
Jim