SILVER vs Fast Food

Ever wonder who would win in a battle between SILVER and Fast Food?? I bet you haven't, but we filmed the fight anyways! Come watch this messy battle of Silver vs Fast Food.

Why do we stage fights between Silver and everyday things? Well...because we like to break things, and to share with the World in a lighthearted way how silver has and will continue to be an excellent investment!

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Wanna Make Some Money?!

So Do I. If you are a expert counterfeiter, maybe we should get together. We could have a 10-10 relationship: 10 months of free and easy living - we could travel the world! - followed by a 10 year vacation at that prestigious destination, Ft. Leavenworth.

Ben Bernanke is in an enviable position. He can cause the U.S. Treasury to print all the funny money he wants and never see the inside of a jail cell. But he isn't making real money at all. The dollar, strictly speaking, is not money. It is simply a universally accepted medium of exchange. Everyone says it is money, so for everyone from the banker to the Salvation Army bell ringer, to the bank robber, it is money! But, that's the definition of money, right? -Money is whatever we say it is...right? Well, No, people who think that dollars are money are missing the mark; they are not even close.

The Federal Reserve was originally set up to regulate the money supply in the U.S. economy, but the Fed does not create money. This prestigious board of wise regulators (to use the word wise loosely) only recognizes the natural creation of money in the economy and adds paper bills, or Federal Reserve Notes, when that money has been created. In a sagging economy the Fed should withdraw dollars from the money supply when more money than is needed is changing hands. So in theory, the value of the dollar should generally stay the same. The evidence of real, genuine money occurs when Mr. Bernanke, spurred on by a money-crazed Administration, adds more dollars to the economy than is sustainable. Then people look around, see the influx of billions and billions of extra dollars, more than is needed to run the economy, and the value of each dollar decreases, with the terrible risk that a slide in the dollar's value becomes a slippery slope that gains momentum, until we have a condition called runaway inflation. Then prices become exorbitant, lending rates go through the roof, and savings and retirement accounts are suddenly worthless.

So if Federal Reserve Notes are not money, what is money, really, and how is it created or fabricated or conjured up?

Years ago my father and I had a small remodeling business. It consisted of the foreman, the man who had all the knowledge, and the gopher who kept the foreman supplied with materials and did all the mundane brainless work. That was me. We bought our materials from the lumber company, my father turned them into beautiful cabinets, with the help of Moi, and we both installed them for homeowners. The difference between the selling price of the job and cost of labor and materials was our profit. That profit margin was real money, it was intangible, but it was represented by an increase in dollars. The profit that we generated by our work never existed before! It was our creation. When a thriving national economy generates enough increased profits through good old fashioned work, more money is needed in the market place, so the Fed, through a complicated system of discount rates, which creates easy lending to Federal Reserve Banks, causes the Treasury to print more dollars.

Money is profit, or more accurately, money is stored up work. It represents the enterprising efforts of people, people who get up early, work all morning, eat a quick lunch, then work late to create security for the ones they love. Without work and profit there is no genuine money. When more money is pumped into the marketplace than is needed, inflation is always the result. And we are already there. Last year I bought some little chemical hand warmers at the check-out stand for about $1.50. There were six hand warmers in the pack. Last week I bought the same product for the same price. My confidence in the good old U.S.A. was bolstered, until I got home and opened the package. This time there were only four hand warmers, for the same price. That little example is being repeated silently by manufacturers all over the country. Click on http://www.lessformore.info/ and you will see a nifty, simple one-page site that gives some eye-opening examples.

Precious metals have traditionally been the choice of people wishing to create a hedge against inflation. Silver is a relatively rare metal when compared to, say, aluminum which is the most abundant metal on the planet. That is why silver has intrinsic value. As prices go up, silver prices rise ahead of the pack. As prices go down, silver prices decrease. But the buying power generally stays the same. If a one ounce silver coin buys three loaves of bread today, it will most likely buy three loaves of bread ten or twenty years from now, all other factors being equal, no matter what the price is. Buy as much silver as you can comfortably afford. Make your own money by working hard, and then protect the greatest investment you possess: your ability to produce!
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-by QSB Staff Writer

Human Nature, Inflation, and Silver Prices

Several millennia ago in, a different life, I sat in an economics class in college while we discussed the planned economy of Russia. Our professor told a story about the nail industry. The central planning committe set a goal for that industry to produce a set number of nails by year's end. Well, the industry leaders knew not to argue their point, even though the raw materials allocated for the task were not adequate. They simply complied. At first everyone was happy, until they tried to hammer the nails. Every time carpenters tried to drive the nails, they broke. The problem? The nails were too thin! The nail industry sacrificed quality in favor of numbers. That was human nature in action. Governments can make rules and pass laws, but they cannot dictate human nature.

In recent years governments around the world have try to incentivize a lagging economy with an unprecedented infusion of good old money, wads and wads of money, heaps and piles of the greasy grimey green stuff, that is, speaking of dollars. World economies have been awash in extra printed notes. Has anyone refused to be "incentivized"? Of cours not! That's human nature. Stimulus money always works, but only as long as the tap is turned to the On position. Pay unemployment benefits, and out of work folks have money to spend, which keeps the wheels of industry moving, but only for a while. The problem is, few people on unemployment go back to work because they are being paid not to work! That's human nature. Banks love the stimulus money, not so they can lend it out, but so they can hoard it with the hope that when the economy turns around they will be in a favorable position to lend again. Again, that's human nature. They also love the money so they can continue to pay high wages to people at the top. Talented leaders demand big paychecks because they are paid to make decisions that are designed to increase the bottom line. Stimulus money works only until the money, or more correctly, the borrowing power of nations lasts. At some point those countries, like China and Germany, get tired of footing the bill for everyone else, then the tap begins to turn in the opposite direction. When that happens, look for prices to knock through the roof and shoot for the stars.

So what does all this have to do with the silver market? Human nature has created a truly unversal currency. It isn't sanctioned by any government, and no government on earth can stop its use. We call that currency, precious metals. Because silver has value that everyone recognizes, it is a true indicator of inflationary pressures. The more money is pumped into an economy, the higher the price of silver. Silver is a true hedge against inflation. People who own significant amounts of silver remain mostly unaffected by prices of regular commodities that everone buys. They simply convert some silver into ready cash when prices are high, and buy more silver when silver prices drop. They recognize the value of always keeping some bullion on hand. In normal times and in times of inflation, your silver will protect your buying power. Silver is always in demand and is easily converted, that is if you get your silver from a reputable dealer. Silver bullion rounds from Quality Silver Bullion are universally recognized. Buy your silver from a trusted friend.

-by Tim Murdock

Do you have silver to sell? WE ARE BUYING. Would you like your .999 silver converted to our popular rounds to make it easier to convert to cash? Call us 8 to 5, MST, at 1-866-334-4279

What If...

Have you ever played the What If game? You know,
What If I weighed less (or more)?
What If I made more money than I could spend?
What If my spouse loved me, like my dog does, even when I do stupid things?
What If politicians had to take a truth serum so they would talk like Jim Carey in Liar Liar?
What If people saw only the real person inside me, like a Bay Watch babe or an Arnold Schwarzenegger action figure?
Or, What If I had had the foresight to put, say, 5% of my income into silver when it was only $5.00 an ounce, and buy it on a regular basis for twenty years?
Here's a What If that might go on your list. What if you could find a way to insure that your investments or your savings or your purchases never lost their value? What Ifs are usually something of a wish, a pipe dream. But not this one. This What If is easily achieved. Just invest in silver. Silver never loses it's luster. It will be worth as much in the foreseeable future as it is today. Prices may rise and fall, but an investment in silver can stabilize your buying power. Why? because precious metals have intrinsic value; they are always easy to sell; and they are much more stable than other investments. For everything you buy at the store or for almost every investment you make, someone down the line had to create a market. That means that the value of most commodities last only as long as advertising agencies keep pumping out good ads. Not so with precious metals. Silver has real value, like milk or eggs or bread. Those are always in demand. Of course I wouldn't recommend putting those commodities in your safe deposit box!

The super salesman that created the silver market didn't look like you and me. He probably wore an animal skin, had a scraggly beard, walked slightly stooped over, and had a vocabulary of about five hundred words, including such literary treasures as, "Me hungry," and "Me wantum wife! and "Me no like-a you" - Crunch! - It all happened a long time ago before recorded history.

Personally I was chagrined when coins went from silver to some other scientific concoction of metals. There was no luster to the coins, and many people saw that event as the beginning of the end of stability in the currency markets. I would love to see silver coins back in circulation. Unfortunately, because of inflation, a quarter might be the size of a dime, and a dime might have as much silver in it as the metal in a paper clip! So let the paper money flow, but why not have a little note on each paper bill that would make it redeemable in silver bullion? Can you say, s-t-a-b-i-l-i-t-y, boys and girls? Until then, you are free to purchase your silver from Quality Silver Bullion and thus stabilize your own currency.


by Tim Murdock
Staff Writer, QSB

Good News: The Government Never Ended the Gold Standard!

Suppose you are running some errands one afternoon, and you see your favorite movie as you pass the local dollar theatre (Maybe you don't have a dollar theater in your town, but we in Orem, Utah still do!). You get up to the ticket booth and search in your pocket for a paper dollar bill. Nothing. No problem, you say to yourself, I still have my lucky silver dollar. You reach deep into your other pocket, past the Snickers candy bar wrapper, past the wadded up grocery list your wife gave you this morning, and walla! You feel the familiar coin you've carried around for years. It feels good to have something of real value in your pocket. You take it out and turn it over in your hand. It's scratched up, no longer shiny, and the grooves on the side are worn down a bit. But there she is on the front: Miss Liberty still taking her long stride. You could plunk it down for a couple of hours of entertainment, but instead you make an excuse to the ticket vendor, put your silver piece back in your pocket, and continue your errands.

Does it sound improbable that people might still keep silver coins in their pants pocket or in their sock drawer or in a safe deposit box? Not really. Ask your local convenience store clerk the next time you stroll over for an evening beverage. Chances are he or she has seen silver coins pass across the counter when someone who was out of paper money, needed that pack of cigarettes, or something to drink late at night. Now ask him what he did with it, and you'll probably hear, "Are you kidding? I put some change into the till, took the silver coins home, and dropped them in the jar with my other silver."

Silver is worth just as much today on the open market as it ever was. For example, you can still purchase silver coins from the U.S. Mint, but only at the going rate for the silver itself. And if you were foolish enough, you could shove a newly minted silver dollar across the sales counter and buy anything you want. The catch is that a silver dollar at the store is only worth as much as a paper dollar bill. The real value is not in the coin; it is in the silver.

So why own silver? Because silver, like gold, never loses its value. Suppose you bought a supply of silver rounds from us, Quality Silver Bullion, and kept them in a safe place. At any time, should you need extra money, you can readily convert your silver into cash. Silver is a liquid asset. Silver can also be used as leverage on loans or for other business deals.

Here's another advantage of owning silver. Many economists are saying that present inflationary pressures are bound to drive up prices throughout the open market. And maybe soon. In that case, governments will do what they do best: print more dollars so they can pay their debts in worth-less currency (don't you wish you could do that!). In an inflationary cycle more dollars are needed to pay for the commodities we need, so governments must print more money to keep up with rising prices. Inflation also drives up the price of precious metals, so your stock of silver now brings you more dollars (or euros or pounds, etc.). If you watch the market carefully, a wise investment in silver today could bring you some unexpected profits in the future, maybe sooner than you think. If you had the foresight to buy a silver round when silver was five dollars an ounce and sold it at twenty, your would have a 300 percent profit!

"But," you might ask, "what if the economy returns to normal, after an inflationary cycle, so the price of silver retreats to previous levels? Won't I lose money?" Not likely. Remember, silver and gold have intrinsic value because they are always rare and always desirable. In times of deflation the value of your silver remains unchanged. If silver prices go down, prices over all will drop, from the Lexus in the showroom to the bacon at the meat counter. So your buying power remains unchanged. Your liquid asset of silver is a great hedge against both inflation and deflation.

Governments can legislate the gold standard out of existence, but they cannot legislate human nature, nor can they dictate market forces that affect prices. The gold standard has never ceased to exist because the desire for precious metals has never ceased to exist. The real gold standard is a product of people's values, not the edict of any government. The old silver coins people still carry around in their pockets will continue to assure that things of intrinsic value never lose their shine.

by Tim Murdock
QSB Staff Writer

This is How we do Custom Minting

How to create a custom minted piece from an original idea to a finished medallion.
This video shows how we created a custom piece for the Facebook group Silverbugs. You can check out the Silverbugs group and even become a member here http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=330731600999.

The Facebook group "SILVERBUGS" has created a custom silver round and it can be purchased by clicking HERE. Silverbugs was created to provide a place where people could join to discuss silver, gold, economy, bullion deals, and much much more. It has quickly become a very popular group with hundreds of members worldwide. People gather to share the latest news and information on the market with their fellow Silverbugs. This .999 fine silver round was designed by Silverbug members, and is available to all who wish to purchase it. All you silver bugs out there, whether you are members of the Silverbugs group or not, can fill you silver urge by obtaining these rounds. You are welcome to take a look at the Silverbugs Facebook group page HERE. Everyone is invited!

This round is .999 fine silver and weighs one troy ounce. It can be purchased individually or in bulk. They will be shipped in plastic tubes of 20, if 20 or more rounds are purchased at a time.

Divisible Gold Panner - Part 2

In this video you will see how to divide this silver round using a chisel and hammer.

Convert your Bars to Rounds

Many people say that buying large silver bars is a bad investment decision because liquidation will be more difficult. At QSB we want you to know that we can convert your bars to any rounds of your choice...

Silver Bullion: Silver Fraud | Silver DUDS part 2

Here are some more things you should know before buying silver bullion.

What do People Know About Silver Bullion?

We had a booth at the recent Big Business and Technology Expo in Orem, Utah. At the expo we were able to ask a few people some questions about silver, and we videotaped their answers. Take a look at this video to see what people know about silver.

Silver Bullion | Is Silver a Liquid Investment?

I have talked to people that don't want to buy silver because they don't feel that they can liquidate it when they need to. I personally feel that Silver is VERY liquid because it is a cash-like product. Here is why...

Last day of 2009. What will the Silver Price do in 2010?

Today is the last day of 2009, and in this year we have seen the silver spot price go as low as $10.55 and as high as $19.21. Overall, the silver price is gradually rising due to a number of causes.

President Barack Obama took office on January 20, 2009 as the United States' 44th president. To the economic recession Obama declared, "Even as we have had to spend our way out of this recession in the near term, we have begun to make the hard choices necessary to get our country on a more stable fiscal footing in the long term." (Source Found Here). That being the case, this was the year that the United States' National Debt reached over $12,000,000,000,000 with the mltiple bailouts. U.S. dollars are being printed at an unheardof rate, and some say that the US Dollar is already losing its value. For this reason, precious metals, like silver, are increasing in value and price. Besides inflation being a huge threat, the demand for silver greatly increased this year.

At the end of July 2009 Chinese citizens were provided with the opportunity to buy silver bullion as an investment. It is interesting that silver has NOT gone below $16.00 since August. Look at the graph below and you can see that a few weeks after that time, the silver price increased over $2.00 and went as high as $19.21 at one point. With a highly populated nation being encouraged to invest in silver, the demand is very high.Now, the question that everyone wants answered is "What will silver do in 2010?" If I claimed to know the answer to this question, I would most likely be a very wealthy man. There is no "sure" way of knowing exactly what the silver market will do in 2010, but by taking into consideration the previously mentioned facts, you can get an idea of where it has been and where it is going. As shown in the 2009 yearly silver graph, the silver price has been on a steady incline, and could possibly continue to do the same into 2010.

On behalf of Quality Silver Bullion, Have a Wonderful New Year!

Written by Jim Little

How to Avoid Buying Fake Silver like These - Silver Duds

This video gives some tips about what you need to know when buying silver. It will also show some of the tricks used to get investors to buy fake silver. Don't fall in that trap; watch this video.

Quality Silver Bullion - See How We Mint Our Silver!

I would be happy to answer any questions you have about the minting process. Just leave your questions in the "POST A COMMENT" area below.

-Jim Little

Devaluation of the dollar is real!

When I came into work at the beginning of this week I thought it would be a fairly normal week. As the week played out we saw record highs in the gold price, while silver made a substantial leap also. We are very excited about the silver market!

A few months ago some people that I spoke with said that $14.00 was too high for a silver spot price, and they were going to wait for it to come down before buying. I could be wrong (and I hope that I am for the sake of those investors) but I think that $16.00 is the new $14.00 base. In the last year of the market, silver shows that it is not only rising, but that it shows no signs of coming down.

I am not saying that silver will not come down at all, but it definitely won't go as low as some people are holding out for. If there is anyone who has not yet put at least some money into silver, I urge you to do so!

Some of you might say,"He owns a mint! Of coarse he wants me to buy silver!" This is not a plea for you to buy from Quality Silver Bullion, but a plea for you to be smart with your money. If we are not the Mint for you, then that is your decision, but we want to see our customers secure their wealth. Devaluation of the dollar is real! It is happening, and I hope that you will put your money where it will grow.

As next week comes I look forward to watching the silver market with you. Thank you for letting us be your favorite Mint!

Sincerely,

Jim Little
(Owner)

Possible Reason for Increase in Bullion Prices

Some people are saying that this is the reason for the rise in the Silver and Gold prices in the last couple of days. It might be worth your time to look at this.

Is Silver a Liquid Investment?

Last week I spoke with a number of people who were looking into precious metals investing and seeing if it was the right investment for them. One man named Andy, whose friends had been trying to persuade him to buy silver for some time, would not grasp the idea that silver was a worthwhile investment. When I asked him why not, he replied, "If I buy silver now and then need to sell it in a couple of years, it will be impossible to exchange it for cash!" Andy's concern is one that many investors, including myself, have at some point in time. In this post I would like to answer the question, "Is silver a Liquid Investment?"

I remember when my wife and I purchased our home. The day before closing on the house we received the settlement statement with the total down payment due. We had miscalculated the amount, and the savings we had counted on were not enough to make the down payment. We could earn that difference in about a month's time, but we didn't have a month; we had less than 19 hours to get it! Where could we find that money?

We had previously invested in silver, but of course, the title company would probably not allow us to walk in and dump a box of silver bullion rounds on the table for our down payment. I needed to liquidate a portion of our silver, and QUICK in order to make the payment on our home.

The next morning (the day of closing and making our down payment), I started by calling the two coin shops that I was the most familiar with, to see what they were paying for silver that day. The first dealer was buying 1 ounce silver rounds at 15 cents under spot and the second was buying at 10 cents over spot, depending on the condition of the rounds. We were able to sell a small portion of our 1 oz. silver rounds that same day and get the cash to make our down payment. And we were able to do it by contacting only two of the hundreds of places that would have bought our silver. The most exciting part was that from the time that we had bought the silver, its worth had gone up over $3.00 per ounce.

I am not recommending that anyone sell their silver now because I expect it to continue rising in price, but for Andy and anyone else who is debating between buying or not buying silver because of liquidity. . . I assure you that it is an extremely liquid investment. Silver is one of the most cash-like investments I have encountered.

Look to the Past to See the Future

The last post made contained this historical silver chart from the last year. I thought that I would point out some of my thoughts about what the spot price has done and what it is currently doing. While looking at the graph you will notice the three major peaks, and you can see that the spot price is starting on its fourth. I am not trying to predict the spot price, but it doesn't hurt to look to the past to see the future. One thing we can definitely see is that silver is on a gradual incline. Will it come down? Let me know your thoughts.

By Jim Little
(Owner of QSB)

What will Silver do in comparison with the Economy?

Silver is on its way back up with a 30 cent increase from yesterday as shown in the graph below. This is a minimal jump compared to what could happen as a result of economic distress. Market studies show that we will see yet another drastic change in the silver price, as we did in 2008 when silver broke record high prices. Silver is expected to surpass the $20 mark and even go into $30-$40 ranges. Why is that? We as a company agree that because of the recession and the worth of the dollar decreasing, silver has gone up to where it has. We also believe that the recession has not hit its worst point, and that silver will continue to increase in worth and value as inflation settles in. Whether this happens in 2 months or in 10 years, silver is still a great investment!

Leave your comments below on what you think Silver will do compared to the Economy.

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What's the difference between Silver Eagles and other Bullion?

An American Silver Eagle coin is minted by the U.S. Mint. It can be used as currency good for $1.00, but it is mostly used for the worth of the silver as an investment. Silver Eagles are made of .999 silver and weigh 1-troy ounce. (Picture Shown to the Right)

The QSB Walking Liberty Replica carries the same design of the walking liberty lady, but instead features a slightly different eagle reverse, taken from the walking liberty 50 cent piece. (Show to the Left)

Both the QSB Walking Liberty round, and the Silver Eagle Round, are each made of 1-troy ounce of .999 fine silver. The Silver Eagle coins sell for as much $5.00 over spot, where walking liberty replicas can be purchased for as low as $0.79. They both contain the same amount of silver, and are both .999 fine.

Why do investors continue to buy Silver Eagles when they can get the same amount of silver and quality, for a better price? Please leave comments with your opinions below.