Comment: Yes, I whole heartedly agree

Yes, I whole heartedly agree about the Silver Institute's data, They are after all, by their own mission statement, MARKETERS of Silver. No doubt they have spun the data in a positive light, and the real data is much worse...their real data even shows WHO the big Silver Shorts were in 2011, and WHO has reduced those shorts as silver has dropped. Of course, though its in their data, they don't come right out and say it. Instead they put a positive spin on it, since it IS their business to "Encourage the development and uses of silver and silver products" and to "Help develop markets for silver and its products".

The Silver Eagle monthly sales are taken directly from the US Mint's data. The same data that websites such as, one of your recent favorites, Silver Doctors, as well as others who report Monthly Eagles sales, use.