The battle for the crown in the precious metals world continues to heat up as silver has gotten off to a strong start this year. With one month of 2013 officially in the books silver has gained 3.4% (despite a sell-off toward the end of the month) compared to gold’s -0.5% performance. This year will be especially interesting for these two metals as the fate of the global economy will likely have a big sway as to which hard assets finishes the year on top. Precious Metals and the Economy Despite being a precious metal silver still carries a ...