Silver Bullion Coins

Like gold, silver is one of the oldest recorded coinage metals. Silver has many unique properties, including conductivity, that has made it a valuable industrial metal in the solar industry, the medical industry, and the electronics industry. Despite silver's sizable industrial usage today, silver's historic role as a store of value makes silver bullion coins one of the primary demand drivers for silver.

The benefits of silver bullion coins is their high value-to-weight ratio. Large sums of money can be transported easily. It can also be divided into smaller units, or melted and re-formed as ingots or other coins without destroying its value. Silver is durable over many years’ time, even when changing hands on a daily basis.

While silver has been used in the minting of coins throughout history, it has recently been removed from circulation. In 1965, because the intrinsic value of the silver being used in the production of American coins outpaced the face value of the actual coins, silver was discontinued as a coinage metal in the United States. Since then, the U.S. Mint, along with many coin-producing authorities around the globe, started producing silver bullion coins. These are coins which are valued for their silver content rather than their face value.

Facts About Silver Bullion Coins

• While 90% silver coins have been popular for their comparative durability when minting coins intended for circulation, 99.99% “fine” silver is common among silver bullion items, with 99.9% being the most common.
• More than 2/3 of the silver bullion produced worldwide is a byproduct of lead, copper and zinc mining.
• Since 1900, silver demand has outpaced production, effectively depleting the global supply.

Commonly purchased silver bullion coins

Why Buy Silver Bullion Coins?

Silver bullion coins are both great investments and unique mementos. While some buyers cherish silver bullion coins only for their numismatic value – that is, their value as collectable coins – most purchasers recognize silver as an investment that provides diversification benefits to their portfolio. Owning physical silver provides a hedge against the inflationary tendencies of fiat currencies, and adds diversification benefits to an investment portfolio.

Interest in precious metal investing has expanded rapidly since the 2008 financial crisis. Record sales of silver bullion coins by the U.S. Mint, Australia's Perth Mint, and the U.K.'s royal mint indicate that this trend is likely to continue. Order silver online, or call Gainesville Coins today at (813) 482-9300 to speak with one of our representatives about adding silver bullion coins to your investment portfolio.

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