Several months ago, I decided to invest in metals. Gold was too expensive. I was unfamiliar with the other metals people invest in (platinum, palladium, etc.), so I decided silver was the next best thing. The silver market is volatile, but has performed well since 2004 (I invested before the recent dive in price). I found a couple of options for investing in silver: 1) Buy coins or jewelry. As someone who tends to misplace things, I dont want to deal with a safe deposit box (which