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What do you think of when someone mentions silver?

Precious metals for collecting or investing in?

Shiney whitish metals?

Anti-microbial properties?

It probably depends on your ethnicity and cultural background; your socio-economic status; your education and work experiences, and other factors. 

While silver is not gold for value per ounce (or gram), silver has established its desirability over centuries and is considered a “precious metal.” Actually, go back far enough and silver was prized most for its ability to help its owner detect poisons and to kill bacteria, fungus & molds. The wealthy and more middle classes might have fed their children from a silver spoon (hence the old saying) because dangerous substances they feared would poison or cause disease would change color. Poisoned wine in the king’s silver goblet could be detected more easily, so it prevented assassination.

There are numerous references we could recommend if you want to learn more about the use of silver in health care and politics, and maybe you’ll enjoy some of these pages & channels.

For silver and health, check out History of the medical use of silver – PubMed (nih.gov)

For silver “stacking” as investments for future bartering or just collecting — especially for you surfer dudes — check out our friend’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/@stackingsurfer. YES, that is his real hair…

Here’s Harvard’s take on the role of metals in our health & diet: Precious metals and other important minerals for health – Harvard Health

Do you have another use for silver we should know about? Please write and let us know.