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Monday, 09/29/2008 12:54:41 AM

Monday, September 29, 2008 12:54:41 AM

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I just checked the Hong Kong silver market and silver has only dropped a few cents and looks like it's holding and possibly recovering.

Have you seen this? Hang tough. I think something big could be about to happen.


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Gold and silver dealer reports an ‘unprecedented’ shortage of metals
Sunday, September 28, 2008 By David Clerkin, Markets Correspondent
A surge for demand in gold and silver has resulted in an unprecedented shortage of the metals for retail investors in recent days, according to Gold and Silver Investments, a Dublin-based firm that allows retail investors to speculate on movements in the value of precious metals.

Gold and Silver Investments director Mark O’Byrne said the supply of gold and silver available for small retail investors suffered a dramatic deterioration within hours on Friday, as wholesalers reported that government mints and refiners, the primary suppliers of the metals, had stopped offering new supplies.

‘‘It’s absolutely unprecedented,” said O’Byrne, who said the shortages were likely to drive up the costs of gold and silver in the secondary market.

‘‘This did not happen even in the 1930s and the 1970s, and will result in markedly higher prices in the coming months.”

According to O’Byrne, gold and silver were now only easily accessible in the primary market, which consisted of central banks and other major traders of the precious metals.

However, he said that minimum transaction sizes in this market were out of reach for most retail investors - at approximately $350,000 for gold and $135,000 for silver.
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