Silver, like other
precious metals, may be used as an investment. For over four thousand years
silver has been regarded as a form of
money and
store of value. However, since the end of the
silver standard, silver has lost its role as legal tender in the United States. (It continued to be used in coinage until 1964, when the intrinsic value of the silver overtook the coins' face value.)
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