The reality is that bullish sentiment on gold right now is infinitely higher than it is for silver; and keep in mind that while gold is the most malleable metal of all (the only metal that will look the same 1,000 years from now as it does today), silver pieces going all the way back to pre-biblical times were the primary medium-of-exchange (fiat paper currency, in the overall scheme of things, is a relatively new phenomenon and a convenient one for politically sensitive central banks).  How well known is that up until 1968, silver certificates were redeemable for an equivalent amount of silver?

....read David Rosenberg's whole comment "Silver Linings" (scroll down to the title)  HERE