history

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 * First silver mines discovered in Asia minor (modern day Turkey) and greece nearly 5000 years ago
 * It was crafted and used as jewelry, bowls, cups, and other objects
 * About 600 BC large silver deposits were dicovered near Athens
 * This silver helped build the Greek empire
 * Laurium mines
 * Most silver during this time came from Spain, after they had won the Second Punic War in 202 B
 * Because of this Romans and Greeks used silver coins
 * Romans controlled Spanish silver mines for nearly 1000 Years
 * In China silver was often traded for the exotic spices and silk with the Europeans

The "New World" Silver
 * Christopher Colombus came to the Americas in search of gold and silver
 * The Potsi mine in Bolivia and others in Peru and Mexico produced a vast vagority of the worlds silver for about the next 300 years