Industrial demand, investment flows, mine supply and the coins people actually buy: what sits behind the price of silver.

How 90% silver US coins work as bullion, how much silver $1 face value contains, what a $1,000 face bag is, and how 40% Kennedy halves differ.

What the gold-silver ratio measures, how to calculate it, where it has stood in history, and why it cannot predict prices on its own.

A clear guide to the forces behind silver prices, from solar panels and electronics to coin demand, by-product mining, recycling and futures markets.