Silver for Second Best?

Just like green is associated with "environmental protection," silver has long been associated with "second best." For some reason, silver is often used to convey the idea of being "second best" while gold is always the ultimate prize.

In sports, the winner gets gold, the second-placed winner gets silver, and the third-placed winner gets bronze. This is consistent in most major sporting events like the Olympics, the soccer World Cup, the Commonwealth Games, and others, except for the very first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896, where silver medals were awarded to winners. As a result, all the top sportsmen and sportswomen only compete for win the gold. Who wants to be second best?

Silver awards in film festivals are presented below the gold awards. In film festivals such as the International Berlin Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival, silver bears and silver lions, respectively, are given to films or performances that are somewhat extraordinary but nevertheless, not quite that extraordinary enough to win the glow of gold. Of course, they will never publicly declare that silver awards are lesser awards, but again, they signify "second best."  

Then, there are the golden and silver ages. When there is a cultural or scientific explosion over a sustained period of time, they call it a golden age. You have probably heard about the Golden Age of Hollywood, the Golden Age of Radio, the Golden Age of Comics, and the like. Well, the silver age is a somewhat inferior incarnation of the golden age, in terms of impact and importance. Again, the notion of being "second best" is insinuated.

"Second best" or not, silver is important for a lot of reasons. Most important of all, silver is valuable. If you have silver to sell, contact a silver buyer today. Find out how much instant cash for silver you can get!