The History of Silver As a Currency – and More (+2K Views)

Lorimer Wilson October 28, 2012 Comments Off on The History of Silver As a Currency – and More (+2K Views) 3,710 Views

Silver has thousands of industrial uses and is considered a store of wealth by investors. The infographic below illustrates silver’s history as a currency in the past and as an essential component in industry and technology today.

So says an introduction to Visual Capitalist’s (VisualCapitalist.com) latest informative infographic on silver presented here by Lorimer Wilson, editor of www.munKNEE.com (Your Key to Making Money!). This paragraph must be included in any article re-posting to avoid copyright infringement.

*http://www.visualcapitalist.com/portfolio/the-silver-series-the-history-of-silver-part-1 (For more information on silver, also view Endeavour Silver’s Education Hub)

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