Very interesting! Maybe I should think of changing my name to "Dances With Silver?" Of course we already know who "Dances With Gold" should be!
From a U.S. collectors view (me) I already know you cannot get an honest answer from Government any where in the world. It is just not going to happen. Just yesterday I met a woman (new co-worker) from Russia and we had an interesting little talk. Amazingly she described the Cold War and the governments propaganda threats to the people concerning the terrible U.S. and their allies. I laughed as I told her of the same on this side of the big pond. I reassured her we were all the same. Just want to live in peace, raise a family with some freedoms and have opportunities to better ourselves. One must learn to read between the lines as the media and the government just as well be one! She is very fortunate as now, after being terrified to make the move over here, she has had the opportunity for the past three years to see the issue from both sides. Hopefully she will share her findings with relatives back home.
Now I can say GO SILVER and GO GOLD!!!
