Xander

Met up with @StackerNoob at the London coin fair yesterday and obtained one of the 2017 Silver Forum 1oz bars

@BackyardBullion can I put my name down for this serial number (101) for this year's 1oz bars?

All markets are managed - manipulated. These mean the same thing, it is just that managed sounds better somehow and manipulated sounds underhand (which it is).
You say there is a correlation between the silver price and the economy. i would say the authorities want us to believe there is but if there really is a correlation then we should be able to see this on the charts.
So do we see a correlation between the silver price and the 'overall economy' and what is that correlation? As the economy 'improves' does the price of silver go up or down? It has to move b/c you say the silver price is dependent on the economy.
If we accepted the statement that silver is not money but it is an industrial commodity, then we would assume if industrial performance rose so would the price of silver.
The Dow Jones has risen from 10 000 in mid 2010 to 26 000 today. So the index has risen 160%.
The price of silver is about the same price as today as it was in mid 2010. So despite the Dow Jones going up 160% silver has not moved.
Are the stock indices are good guide of the economy? - well i would say they used to be but certainly since 2009 they are little to no guide at all. These numbers are manipulated. We know this by looking at the PE ratios of the top companies (never mentioned these days). Amazon has never turned a profit and yet its stock the last time i looked was over $1400 a share. It is La La Land. The PE ratios are so high in many cases it would take several decades to get your money back on the price of the shares.
All the numbers are inventions and manipulations. Stock price that bear no relationship to earnings and the prospect of earnings. Statistics that say there is full employment when over half the population isn't working and cannot find a job.
Silver mines have been on their knees. They have been losing money at a time demand has been robust. They are not exploring like they should. This will lead to major problems down the road. There is no true price discovery. There is no supply and demand economics operating.
If silver is an industrial metal there really is no reason why it violently moves when a Fed official speaks. It is an industrial metal. i had another look at the price of silver - it fell over 4% after the NFP data yesterday.
Are they projecting on the basis of the Fed might raise interest rate 0.25% the economy will slump over 4%. Why on earth would the Fed raise rates if that were the case?
Gold and silver are the only real money. They are the silver bullet to fiat currencies which are imposters. Fiat currencies always go to zero. They are a one-way bet and that is a losing one. For decades the authorities have attempted to push gold and silver out of the equation. You will find statements that silver is the most under priced asset in the world. No-one knows what the price should be but for sure the phony data coming out of Washington did not merit a 4% fall in price. There is no link between the economy and the silver price. There should be. The most vital industrial metal on the planet has its price suppressed into oblivion. So cheap it is thrown into landfill never to be recovered.
Eventually it will no longer be possible to manipulate the price anymore and price will go up 10 fold, 20 fold, 50 fold.. and the pundits will be surprised or give another lame excuse and make out they knew all along.

A few silver pickups.  10 x 2018 kookaburras and 10x 2017 Anniv Britannias.  Like both as they come in capsules, and of course the beautiful designs.  The flying Kook is a nice change.  
Then a PF70 2012 Brit, and a bunch of Red Dragon Queen’s Beasts silver proofs.  They should appreciate nicely - as the series progresses.  

Last three bullion sovereigns from HGM.

Last three bullion sovereigns from HGM.

Last three bullion sovereigns from HGM.

2018 half sovereign. 

Last three bullion sovereigns from HGM.

A Queens Beast Bullion 1/4 oz gold Unicorn from the Royal Mint  cheaper than Atkinsons price was £20 cheaper than when first issued glad i waited .

Nice shieldback sov arrived from Athens 

Here is some gold Sovereigns I picked up to start my collection.

A good value bar from a new seller on the forum Paul11
 

23.1g of 999 at under spot. Bought back from the missus  the ultimate friendly central bank 

Had a sniffle recently, realised i'd caught the gold bug... 

Received today from HGM. As usual, bought them before the recent dip.

Received today from HGM. As usual, bought them before the recent dip.

Received today from HGM. As usual, bought them before the recent dip.

Received today from HGM. As usual, bought them before the recent dip.

Received today from HGM. As usual, bought them before the recent dip.

Received today from HGM. As usual, bought them before the recent dip.

Received today from HGM. As usual, bought them before the recent dip.

Received today from HGM. As usual, bought them before the recent dip.

Received today from HGM. As usual, bought them before the recent dip.

Received today from HGM. As usual, bought them before the recent dip.