After some huge price swings in the last week of the year, the Silver Bull has resumed his charge. As of Tuesday afternoon (January 6, 2026), spot silver was at $82.06 USD per Troy ounce. I expect a few gasps of short-selling today, but $70 seems to be the new floor for silver.
I’m holding to my prediction that silver and platinum will continue to outperform gold’s gains. The formerly languishing price of nickel has spiked. Surprisingly, we still have the opportunity to stack Nickels (U.S. 5-cent pieces) at face value. The U.S. Mint recently stopped producing pennies. I believe that Nickels will be next. The melt value of a nickel is now 7 cents, and climbing. If you have any extra storage space in your home that is secure, then acquire nickels in 50-roll bank teller boxes ($100 face value), and stack them deep. By the way, 20+ boxes of nickels will make great “ballast ” for the bottom of your gun vault, to help keep burglars from hauling it away.
Consider this your “last call” to get nickels at face value. – JWR
Economics & Investing Links of Interest
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From the stock market perma-bulls at Barron’s: Gold, silver prices surge again today. Why the rally doesn’t look like it will stop.
- A Todd “Bubba” Horwitz video interview, at Zero Hedge: Gold To $6,000, Silver Over $100 in 2026: Fiat Con Game Exposed!
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