Why Silver Is One Of The Most Important Elements On Earth

[The Moonshaft]

Published at GoldSilver.com

"This month, we’re shining a spotlight on silver. Did you know that in over 14 languages, the word for 'silver' is synonymous with 'money'? That's no coincidence... It’s far more than your ordinary metal, silver is a versatile marvel that has fascinated humanity and been used as money for thousands of years. If you're new to the precious metals game or even a seasoned investor, here’s some of the reasons why silver should belong in your portfolio.

"Silver Is The World’s Most Reflective Metal — Polished silver reflects 95% of the visible light spectrum, which makes it the most reflective metal known to man. Its reflective properties are also used for objects like mirrors, telescopes, microscopes and solar panels."

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[SteveW]

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"This month, we’re shining a spotlight on silver. Did you know that in over 14 languages, the word for 'silver' is synonymous with 'money'?

Yes, it was even synonymous in the UK. Long after the coinage had been debased a store might ask if you had a few coppers to make change. In the same way the cupro-nickle coinage was called silver, even though it was not!

Although silver coinage was no longer being produced you could sometimes find a Queen Victoria crown piece (0,25 GBP or 5 shillings) in the late 50's. Produced with 0.925 silver the coins contained 0.84 KAG. I still have 2 specimens, a Jubilee Head and what was called the Old Queen.

 

[CrypticMystic]

Yes, it was even synonymous in the UK. Long after the coinage had been debased a store might ask if you had a few coppers to make change. In the same way the cupro-nickle coinage was called silver, even though it was not!

Although silver coinage was no longer being produced you could sometimes find a Queen Victoria crown piece (0,25 GBP or 5 shillings) in the late 50's. Produced with 0.925 silver the coins contained 0.84 KAG. I still have 2 specimens, a Jubilee Head and what was called the Old Queen.

'Stirling' also comes to mind - what could that reference? Silver or pounds?

Silver is also the best element to conduct electricity with.
Invaluable to high end electronics and computing.

 

[sixgun]

'Stirling' also comes to mind - what could that reference? Silver or pounds?

Silver is also the best element to conduct electricity with.
Invaluable to high end electronics and computing.

It's Sterling.
The Sterling was a silver coin in Saxon times - 240 Sterlings weighed a pound of silver.
Pre-decimal coins in the UK - as recent as 1971, there were 240 pennies in the pound.

The pre-decimal coinage that seems to make no sense all of a sudden starts to make sense when you trace it back to its honest money roots.

 

[SteveW]

The pre-decimal coinage that seems to make no sense all of a sudden starts to make sense when you trace it back to its honest money roots.

It makes sense if you know the history of money. Pre-decimal the accounting was L.s.d, with the Libra and denarius tracing their origin to the Roman system.

It was also easier to calculate the price of a gross of 3d widgets in pre-decimal money.

 

[The Moonshaft]

The properties of silver are amazing. Sometimes, though, they are no match for the properties of ordinary water, particularly in a place like Minnesota.

 

[The Moonshaft]

Full article here: https://www.thoughtco.com/interesting-silver-element-facts-603365

 

[CrypticMystic]

I think there is also something about silver's ability of light-refraction.
Because it is so amazing at refracting light it is commonly used in film.
It's the reason mirrors are made of silver as well.

 

[The Moonshaft]

I think there is also something about silver's ability of light-refraction.
Because it is so amazing at refracting light it is commonly used in film.
It's the reason mirrors are made of silver as well.

An enormous quantity of silver was used by photo film producers like Kodak, Agfa, Ilford and others during the heyday of film photography. As digital photography became dominant, silver consumption went down for photo applications. At the same time, though, silver use is expanding for electronics, solar panels, electric vehicles, medical applications and various industrial products.

 

[The Moonshaft]

Full article: https://www.silverinstitute.org/silver-brazing-soldering/

 

[The Moonshaft]

Illustration provided by Visual Capitalist

 

[The Moonshaft]