STRIEBRO – priestorovo náročná investícia ?
Ak by sme vzali všetko zlato vyťažené do súčasnosti, tak by sa vošlo do kocky o hrane asi 22m a striebro o hrane 55m.
Pure and simple, many people in and outside of the precious metals area have come to the conclusion that “SILVER IS TOO BULKY.”
What is a cubic foot of silver in troy ounces?
Now come the hard questions. . .
Question #1. What do you have in your house that occupies one cubic foot that is worth more than $143,235?
But many readers will say this is hypothetical and silver is sold in various forms such as 1 oz., 10 oz., 100 oz., and 1000 oz. bars, not to mention coins—both old silver coinage, from the past (when silver was money and anything but would be fraud) to modern-day bullion coins and silver rounds (usually 1 troy ounce silver medallion privately minted). Alas, I digress slightly.
Question #2. What do you have in your house that occupies seven cubic inches and is worth more than $300?
Looking around, it hits me just how wrong I must be. My laptop surely is worth more per cubic inch than the very bulky silver, correct? My laptop measures 13" x 10½" x 1½" for a total of 205 cubic inches, and it cost $1600, or $7.80 per cubic inch.
All the gold ever mined would fit into a storage room about 72 feet long, 72 feet tall, and 72 feet wide. (Think of a 5,200-square-foot house that’s six stories tall.) In other words, all the gold ever discovered would fit into a cube measuring 22 meters on a side.
But let’s not forget all-too-bulky silver, because all the silver ever mined would fit into a storage room about 180 feet long by 180 feet tall, and 180 feet wide. (A football field that’s ten stories high.) In other words, all the silver discovered thus far would fit inside a cube measuring 55 meters on a side.
I must point out that the amount of refined silver bullion today (January 2008) is approximately 500 million ounces, which would be a cube about 37 feet per side, or, as I stated in one of my earlier articles a space smaller than most would imagine.
So the next time someone tells you they would like to buy silver but it is too bulky, just tell them you will gladly trade your laptop computer for an equal volume of silver. Make sure you get it in writing first because contrary to popular opinion, silver is quite valuable per unit volume, yet it is the lowest per unit volume of the precious metals.
Zdroj: www.commodityonline.com
18.01.2008
