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So after a wild ride today, silver went to a low of $78.53 before ending the day at $83.17. and as the silver hit that low at about 1345 (or so) I think that the mint is busy making decisions about their product prices (just a guess) I get an email from the mint that the 'next' silver coin/medal (Woodrow Wilson Presidential Silver Medal) that was to be released went to "TBD" I think it was supposed to sell today at 1200 EST - I got an email at 1201 MTN time (1401 EST) only 15 minutes after that big drop.. Quote: Dear Valued Customer, We would like to provide an update that the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Silver Medal on sale date has been changed to TBD at this time. We will update the product page as soon as possible with new information as it becomes available.
We appreciate your subscription to this program greatly! Thoughts? The next silver coin to be released will be on Feb 26 (I wonder what happens then.) 
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Pillar of the Community
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 "Holy Atomic bomb, Batman", did the sky stop falling yet? I just got back home, and all I can say is - who broke Silver? The 90's looked like it would hold but by the time I got to the dentist and parked my Jeep I checked my phone and saw Silver trying to crash thru the low 70's support level. I bought a little more SLV at around $78 after I saw it bounce at around $74. just to get my dollar cost average down a little. Then I immediately sold my ZSL silver short and collected some insurance money. That Put that was mentioned yesterday should have paid off big today if they purchased it. That was a bit overdone really, but $75 was actually the worst case scenario to the downside and $145 was the best case scenario to the upside. And that was the expected range was for the next 60 days, I don't think anyone expected we'd actually see it all in one day.
Edited by Harry213 01/30/2026 4:30 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Here we go: $100,...$90,...$80,...$70,...$60,...$50,...
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote: it's interesting watching people who have never seen this before Well, I watched it happen both in 1980 and 2011 and remember both events well. The thing is, though, that what happened in 1980 was pure market manipulation by two individuals trying to corner the market and, as a result, the market soared up dramatically and then fell right back down to where it was before the increase soon thereafter. I don't see that happening here. A closer analogy would be to the 2011-2012 run-up where prices gradually increased due to a number of market factors, and then slowly fell back down to where they started. Again, though, while there is obviously a correction going on right now, I honestly don't see silver returning to where it was at the beginning of this extended run ($30 or so), mostly due to the increased demand from AI industries. That doesn't mean it will go back to $120 or higher anytime soon (if ever) but, once again, I think the silver I bought at $14-20 will turn out to be a good long-term investment in the end. Only time will tell, but for now I'm holding onto what I've got.
Edited by barryg 01/30/2026 4:42 pm
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Quote: Here we go: $100,...$90,...$80,...$70,...$60,...$50,... 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's going to be interesting to see Monday, what the coin shops will say this weekend was like for them. Swamped by buyers or swamped by sellers?  No shortage of people right now waiting for pullbacks to buy more, so I'm going with Buyers. A silver dealer friend of mine is currently buying at $7 under spot and selling at $4 over spot. 
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Quote: A silver dealer friend of mine is currently buying at $7 under spot and selling at $4 over spot. Ha! Shanghai-USA have better margins than that!
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Quote: It's going to be interesting to see Monday, what the coin shops will say this weekend was like for them. Indeed. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote: Ha! Shanghai-USA have better margins than that! I know it's crazy right, but I've heard of places buying at $9 and they all say it's because of these crazy unpredictable swings. Hopefully now it stabilizes and starts moving at a normal pace so the refiners can catch up and the margins could come down.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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So when are those "I Rode The Crazy Silver Rollercoaster of 2025/2026 and I Didn't Die" T-shirts coming out?  Or was it more like a bull riding machine?  
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Bedrock of the Community
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Crazy drop - can't wait to see what happens Sunday night..........see ya then!
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Can someone explain the meaning of the huge price difference between New York and other places like Bombay? Obviously one can't buy it in New York at price X and immediately sell it in Bombay for X+$30. Are there any sellers in new York at X and any buyers in Bombay for X+$30.
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote: Can someone explain the meaning of the huge price difference between New York and other places like Bombay? Obviously one can't buy it in New York at price X and immediately sell it in Bombay for X+$30. Are there any sellers in new York at X and any buyers in Bombay for X+$30. Good question. Not easy to answer. The price difference is difficult to explain without pointing at something nefarious that's happening beneath the surface. For example why was Shanghai spot at $128 US$, on Jan 27th when NY was still near or at $120? The arbitrage trade between NY at X and Bombay for X+30 for example is occuring, in reverse as far as I am aware, between sovereign governments around the world and US refiner's. Siphoning the metals by the ton from US refiner's at the lower price.
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote: Can someone explain the meaning of the huge price difference between New York and other places like Bombay? Because the situation is different in each locale? A Samsung TV in a store in Shanghai also has a different price tag than a Samsung TV in a store in NYC. And apparently, arbitrage is difficult if not impossible in the case of silver due to international and local factors beyond my grasp.
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Pillar of the Community
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Crazy day indeed. Just catching up now on some reading from the analyst's on what all occurred today. Aside from the bump in the dollar and new pick for the Fed Reserve throwing everything for a loop, I found this: Quote: "Dips below $100 are an "opportunity," particularly around the 20-day moving average of roughly $93, Grant said. Prices on Friday ended well below that level. Still, "you have to be able to withstand the volatility, which is likely to remain high," said Grant." The 20 day moving average is at $93, it makes sense. It held firm around that level for awhile. So convincingly that I took a bite around $93.8 just moments before breaking. One thing I do know about moving averages is that price tends to want to get pulled back towards them. To be continued......
Edited by Harry213 01/31/2026 01:50 am
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