Chris Duane
Silver Shield
Signs of the Times
New Releases
New MiniMintage silver proof rounds publicly available each week, for 7 days only
Members Only
Members get exclusive access to our weekly members-only MicroMintage rounds
BU Collection
Limited quantities of our unique Brilliant Uncirculated silver rounds are in stock now
Introduction to Silver Shield
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new WEEKLY Proof RELEASES
See this week’s releases. Chris Duane releases one MiniMintage and one MicroMintage proof round each week.
One to the public and one exclusively to his membership-only Silver Shield Group. While typically in 1 Troy Ounce weight, the pieces are occasionally issued in 2 oz or 5 oz coins or in 10 oz bars.
World War MEme continues Mind Warfare V1
World War MEme is the invisible conflict of our age—a relentless battle for the mind fought not with steel or gunpowder, but with images, irony, and algorithms. Across the glowing trenches of social media, memes serve as both propaganda and precision strikes: a single Pepe or Trollface can pierce deeper than any artillery, collapsing certainty, rewriting narratives, and recruiting entire generations before the traditional powers even notice the front has moved. On one side stand the ruins of old certainties—tanks, drones, and shattered cities; on the other, the grinning masks and binary code of a new kind of soldier who never leaves the feed. Victory is measured not in territory seized, but in minds captured, loyalties inverted, and realities reframed, one viral frame at a time.
AVAILABLE TO GENERAL PUBLIC NOW
1 oz Silver Sculpted Proof MiniMintage Round
World War MEme continues with Glyphosate
Glyphosate, the world’s most widely used herbicide, has been cast as a silent reaper stalking the fields that feed us. Once hailed as a modern agricultural miracle, it is now linked by independent researchers and the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer to probable human carcinogenicity, with elevated rates of non-Hodgkin lymphoma among those most exposed. Beyond the farm gate, the chemical and its residues drift into waterways, soils, and food chains, where studies associate it with endocrine disruption, gut-microbiome damage, and the collapse of pollinator and soil-organism populations that sustain ecosystems. In the corn rows and wheat fields of industrial agriculture, the very tool meant to protect harvests may be quietly eroding the biological foundations of the harvest itself—leaving behind not only cleaner crops, but a lingering chemical shadow whose full cost is still being tallied.
FOR “SILVER SHIELD GROUP” MEMBERS ONLY
1 oz Silver Sculpted Proof MicroMintage Round
silver collector’s blog
Chris Duane releases a regular Silver blog on Sundays.
Why silver?
Stacking physical silver is a prudent and time-tested strategy for preserving and growing wealth.
“The financial system is a global, generational, debt-based, fiat Ponzi scheme. It is manifesting in the Everything Bubble that will pop when the silver pin of truth bursts the bubble. It is unsustainable, and when the bubble bursts, physical silver will be the only currency left standing.”
In an era of unprecedented fiscal and monetary global policies, physical silver offers a tangible, inflation-resistant asset that transcends market fluctuations and geopolitical uncertainties. Owning physical silver in the form of coins and bars provides a sense of security and autonomy, allowing individuals a hedge against currency devaluation and economic instability. Furthermore, the intrinsic industrial demand for silver in various sectors, coupled with its historical role as a store of value, reinforces its appeal as a crucial investment.
In addition to its monetary value, physical silver has over 10,000 industrial uses and is known to be antimicrobial, anti-cancer, anti-viral, and antibiotic. As a reliable and enduring asset, physical silver holds the potential to safeguard purchasing power and endure as a hedge against systemic risks, making it an indispensable element of a comprehensive wealth preservation approach.
MiniMintage by Silver Shield
The Silver Shield MiniMintage strategy seeks to combine undervalued silver with meaningful designs, limited mintage, and certificates of authenticity in a growing series with direct-to-consumer prices. The aim is to create an option for buyers that will provide fantastic value.
The Silver Shield MiniMintages differ in that there is only a limited amount of these originally designed rounds that are created. Low production numbers, coupled with the COAs for silver, all lead to an increased value for the product.
In addition, Silver Shield releases an exclusive members-only MicroMintage in even smaller quantities. Learn More
For decades, the U.S. dollar has dominated global oil trade, helping sustain America's financial influence. But what happens when the world no longer needs dollars to buy oil? From the gold standard and Bretton Woods to the rise of China's petroyuan, discover the history behind the petrodollar, the growing challenges to its dominance, and why the consequences could reach every American household.