A very popular silver investment today are the 1 oz silver rounds. They are created using 1 ounce of .999 fine silver. This makes them a very attractive investment for people looking to establish a silver portfolio. Also, since they are 1 ounce silver rounds, they can easily be converted and used as money if necessary.
There are many minting companies producing many variations of the 1 oz silver rounds. Many of them trade on a premium based on the minting company. There are numerous companies in the market producing the silver rounds. Besides the United States mint, some of the more popular companies offering private minting of the 1 ounce silver rounds are: Engelhard, Sunshine, Buffalo, etc.
The generic silver round usually does not have a fancy design to it. It generally does not have a minting mark displayed on the coin. 1 oz silver rounds typically sell at the spot silver price point plus manufacturing. However, as with everything, it is based on supply and demand. Over the last several years, 1 ounce silver rounds have been sought after for silver investing because of the convenience of conversion as well as storage.
There is currently a school of thought out there that our currency is being debased so drastically that the price of silver and gold are going to explode. This has created is a huge demand for silver; especially in bullion silver. The price of silver in its physical condition, is diverging from the actual spot price. Many have flocked to the 1 ounce silver rounds for their ability to be converted quickly into money or goods. They are easily divisible and much lighter to carry around than 100 ounce silver bar. If we end up in a period of inflation, then silver will also have no choice but to rise. Again, 1 ounce silver rounds benefit from this because entry-level investors can pick these up inexpensively today. This may prove to be a very wise decision for many of these investors.