I’ve always had a knack for chasing the “next big thing.” Matchbooks, stamps, toys, pogs, stocks, bonds, antiques—you name it, I’ve probably jumped on it. Some were fun, some faded fast, and most never really built lasting wealth.

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But one investment has always stood the test of time: silver and gold.

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When I was a kid, you could walk into any bank and get real silver coins—dimes, quarters, half-dollars, even silver dollars. That ended in 1964 when the U.S. Mint switched to cheaper metals. Imagine if you had kept just a jar of those coins—today, they’d be worth forty times more than their face value.

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Sure, silver and gold prices rise and fall. Markets get manipulated—remember the Hunt Brothers?—but the long-term story never changes. Precious metals continue to climb, pushed higher by inflation, global demand, and the simple fact that you can’t print more of them.

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That’s why, after all the fads have come and gone, I still believe silver and gold are one of the smartest ways to protect—and grow—your wealth today.