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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;masterswimmer, post: 4077756, member: 102022&quot;]I know this highly unlikely scenario was posted almost four years ago, but I&#039;ve got a potential theory.</p><p><br /></p><p>Silver is prized as an industrial metal. It has a wonderful characteristic of having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of all metals. </p><p><br /></p><p>What if the use of silver in electrical and industrial applications was reduced to virtually zero? How so you ask? The discovery of graphene and stanene are potentially more electrically conductive than silver. If either of these materials proves to be a better conductor than silver, and can be produced economically (this is a far reach right now as graphene is exorbitantly expensive) then the use of silver for industrial use could potentially be reduced to nil.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now couple the above unlikely occurrence with the discovery of another Comstock like silver load, the demand for silver would plummet. This could potentially drive silver prices to lows last seen in the 1960&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>With possible prices in the single digits again, could this drive hoarders and those inheriting collections to just dump silver at face in pocket change? Who knows? The point is, the discoverers of graphene, Geim and Novoselov already won the Nobel Prize in physics for this discovery. Graphene has so many possible uses that companies worldwide (Apple, IBM, Samsung, Intel, Nokia, Sony) are investing hundreds of millions of dollars into graphene R&amp;D. This material is considered by some to be a life changing wonder material. Who knows what the future holds and its affect on silver going forward.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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