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1Silver as an investment — Silver, like other precious metals, may be used as an investment. For more than four thousand years, silver has been regarded as a form of money and store of value. However, since the end of the silver standard, silver has lost its role as legal… …
2Silver Certificate — Silver Certificates were printed for a time in the United States as a form of paper currency. They were produced in response to silver agitation by citizens who were angered by the Fourth Coinage Act, which placed the United States on the gold… …
3Silver coin — Silver coins are possibly the oldest mass form of coinage. Silver has been used as a coinage metal since the times of the Greeks. Their silver drachmas were popular trade coins. Many factors determine the value of a silver coin, such as its… …
4Silver nitrate — Silver nitrate …
5Silver — This article is about the chemical element. For the color, see Silver (color). For other uses, see Silver (disambiguation). palladium ← silver → cadmium …
6silver — silverer, n. silverish, adj. silverless, adj. silverlike, adj. silverness, n. /sil veuhr/, n. 1. Chem. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol:… …
7Silver — /sil veuhr/, n. Abba Hillel /ab euh/, 1893 1963, U.S. rabbi, born in Lithuania. * * * I Metallic chemical element, one of the transition elements, chemical symbol Ag, atomic number 47. It is a white, lustrous precious metal, valued for its beauty …
8Silver standard — The silver standard is a monetary system in which the standard economic unit of account is a fixed weight of silver. The silver standard was widespread until the 19th century, when it was replaced in most countries by the gold standard.Ancient… …
9Silver Certificate — Former legal tender (paper currency) issued by the U.S. government beginning in 1878. A certificate represented a stated amount of silver bullion purchased or held by an investor. These certificates were created to allow an investor to purchase… …
10silver — A precious metal used in the coining of money, and in various arts, crafts, and industries. See ale silver; aver silver; bullion; green silver; herring silver; king s silver; plough silver …
