Why Silver?

Silver has long been respected and used as money because of its intrinsic value. The US dollar was fully redeemable into gold and silver until 1933 and continued to be at least partially backed by gold and silver until 1971, which is why it was such a strong international currency during the 20th century. Because it cannot be artificially inflated, silver tends to increase in value over time relative to paper currencies+.

Since 1913, the Federal Reserve Note symbolizing the US Dollar has decreased in value to the point where it takes $20.00 to buy today what $1.00 bought back then*. Unlike paper currencies, including the Federal Reserve Notes, AOCS silver is a currency that is not based on debt. Because it is made of silver, it cannot be just printed; it must be purchased.