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Silver Lease Rates

The movement of silver lease rates, including spikes in lease rates and their implications for the availability of physical silver.

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Jan 29, 2026
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How do numismatic premiums typically affect Morgan dollar prices versus their melt value?

typically lift Morgan dollar prices well above their melt value: the coin’s 0.7734 troy ounces of silver sets a floor, but collector demand, grade, date and mintmark can multiply that floor into modes...

Jan 28, 2026
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What public data exist on bullion banks’ physical silver inventories and their lease exposures?

The publicly available record on is patchwork: exchange and vault inventories, industry aggregates, lease‑rate movements and research are reported openly, but granular bank‑by‑bank physical inventorie...