New Britannia design for 2010…

A new design 2010 Silver Britannia will be released next year by the Royal Mint, the new design has been created by Suzie Zamit, since its release in 1997 the designs have been done by Philip Nathan… The Britannia comes in Silver BU and Silver Proof as well as a four coin Silver Proof set which consists of £2, £1, 50p and a 20p, produced in .958 silver as opposed to .999 silver this bullion coin is definitely one for the collection… Next years Britannia will come in a presentation box as opposed to the shabby plastic holder it has come in for the last few years this is a huge improvement and shows the mint is listening to collector and dealers…
http://www.silverbullionworld.com/britannia.html

Silver the poor mans Gold…

Is silver the poor mans Gold…? Well in my opinion it is, silver rides the coattails of gold as gold rises so will silver and at a current ratio of around 62:1 it makes owning silver very affordable. The historic ratio for silver to gold was around 20:1 and this has held for much of human history until recent times… As the price of gold continues to rises so will silver and as the ratio of silver too gold closes silver seems to be the better investment long term, in uncertain economic times people run too gold pushing the price of a ounce of gold up higher to new levels and in doing so pulls the price of silver up with it… So if gold seems out of reach for your pocket then maybe you should consider silver as the next best option for a long term investment…