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About Silver

The factors influencing the Silver price are: private and institutional investors, industrial demand, and the large concentrated short positions. The difference between gold and silver is that silver is treated as a commodity and as an investment.

Usage of silver in the industrial word: batteries, bearings, brazing & soldering, catalysts, coins, dentistry, electrical, electronics, electroplating, jewelry & silver wear, nuclear reactors, medical applications, mirrors & other coatings, photography, solar energy, water purification. Silver is also used in food and in clothing.

You can find more detailed information at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver#In_food

http://www.silverinstitute.org/

http://www.kitcosilver.com/