silver investment: The Lowest Risk, Highest Return Potential, page-143

A big reason for the fall in sales is due to the high premiums paid for silver eagles compared to other more interesting designs and cheaper rounds. I am sure if you add the sales of the many other mints selling in the U S there is very little decline if any. Perth mint silver sales for February increased year on year , so stop being so reactionary to a headline and research the big picture instead of voicing your negative opinions on people who like to collect and invest a small part of their portfolio in silver.
Balanced opinion is respected far more than one sided biased.