Yeah it is. Some folks just have to bully. Spoiled upbringing I suppose. They're used to getting their way and I guess they do.
Mythril armor. You make it into mythril armor and THEN trade it for goods, and many fertile wives who love to hold down a fort, and spears, and sunscreen to protect you from the UV after the ozone is gone.
But seriously, turning your silver into batteries, photovoltaic cells, mirrors, chain mail, and then trading will get much more value out of it.
You'd get a lot more gold from the gold stacker for silver mail than steel mail, who wants to walk around in either rusty or oily steel mail?