There you can buy beautiful solid silver antiques at around the spot price of silver (that is the price silver trades at in the financial markets). But you'll have to pay the VAT on top.

Central bank buying has helped gold rise to record highs ... On the morning of Oct. 25, spot silver was at $34 after hitting its highest level since 2012 earlier in the week.

Silver prices recently reached their highest levels in nearly 12 years. What does the future hold for this precious metal?

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