Silver is a confounding, confusing, and controversial metal, whose continued use in American federal circulating coinage from 1794 to 1970 was the a central focus of competing visions of our economic system, a galvanizing topic for 19th century American Populists, and a metal whose role in American life is as confounding as it is sometimes maddening. In this Podcast, economist William Silber joins us to talk about Silver and how the white metal shaped America and the Modern World.Before we get into that, the CoinWeek Podcast is brought to you by PCGS. Now through June 30th, PCGS is running a Silver Certificate Special, in honor of important milestones for two famous American Silver Dollar coins, Submit 5 Silver Certificates for grading by PCGS Banknote and pay for only four! That’s a free cert., authentication, and grading for one note when you submit five. Visit www.pcgs.com to learn more and hurry. Time is running out!