If Silver Breaks Out, What Will You Do?

IMO the manipulation is done by ETF's. They're founded on investor's faith that they hold precious metals, even though investors have no access to the metals they hold. ETF's have only existed for the last 20 years. Whether they actually hold the metals is moot - they're really more like index funds.

If silver suddenly went to $50 or more that would mean that the US dollar just crashed. At that point I would be even less inclined to convert silver into dollars. In the mean time convert 40% into junk 90% silver and use that to barter when the you know what hits the fan. Junk foreign silver .500 -.900 fine is also junk silver when the time comes but it will be a little harder to barter since it is not as well known. Pure silver and gold rounds are for wealth preservation and should be carried over into what ever new currency replaces the worthless dollars. Never use the pure rounds until normalcy has been reestablished.

Be careful what you wish for. Because at $50/oz silver, oil most likely is $100++.
So, you celebrate having expensive silver but will grind your teeth when filling up your car.