Silver Near $75/Troy Ounce

Above, a 1945 Walking Liberty half dollar. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

A few minutes ago, I took a gander at the current spot price of silver at Comex. Well, to say the least, it was hovering around an astounding $75/toz. It opened today at $80/toz.

While gold has fallen a bit, silver is still roaring like gangbusters.