Posted by Robert Kiyosaki:
THE U.S. MINT JUST DID SOMETHING THAT SHOULD MAKE EVERY SILVER INVESTOR PAY ATTENTION
The U.S. Mint didn’t “run out” of silver this week.
They stopped selling Silver Eagles…
then reopened sales at much higher prices.
Why?
Because the old prices no longer reflected reality.
Silver Eagles that were effectively selling around $90–$95 per ounce were suddenly repriced closer to $170+ per ounce once sales resumed.
That’s an 82% jump.
And it tells you far more than any headline about “spot silver.”
HERE’S WHAT MOST PEOPLE DON’T UNDERSTAND
The paper price of silver and the price of real, deliverable silver are not the same thing anymore.
The U.S. Mint doesn’t speculate.
They source metal, strike coins, and sell into real demand.
When they pause sales to reprice, it means one thing:
The physical market broke away from the paper market.
That gap doesn’t close because premiums come down.
It closes because reality catches up.
WHY SILVER IS ALWAYS THE FIRST TO SNAP
Silver isn’t just money.
It’s an industrial metal.
It’s used in:
• Solar panels
• EVs
• Electronics
• Medical equipment
• Defense systems
You don’t recycle it easily.
You don’t substitute it cheaply.
And above ground supply is far smaller than people think.
Gold gets hoarded.
Silver gets consumed.
That’s why silver shortages show up suddenly — and violently.
My rich dad taught me:
“When governments print money, they create scarcity elsewhere.”
Silver has been money for thousands of years.
But today, it’s also critical infrastructure.
That makes it dangerous to ignore.
And powerful to own.
The U.S. Mint didn’t raise prices because of emotion.
They raised prices because they had to.
Because replacing inventory at yesterday’s prices no longer made sense.
That’s not manipulation.
That’s supply and demand — in the real world.
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Paper silver trades on screens.
Physical silver trades on availability.
When official mints stop selling… then reopen at dramatically higher prices…
They’re telling you something important:
Silver isn’t expensive.
Paper money is getting cheaper.
And history says silver notices first.