Holy shit! Hey, U.S. Mint, i see what you did there.
This is a supplement to my article, A perfect storm: The explosion in the silver market, the consequences for the U.S. economy and a potential escape hatch for us peons - 12bytes.org.
U.S. Mint 1 oz. 2024 American Eagle, 13-Jan-2026
U.S. Mint 1 oz. 2024 American Eagle, 19-Jan-2026
'Asian Guy' provides the explanation for why the U.S. Mint did this. Note that the screen-caps i used above are for a different coin. Indeed, the one 'Asian Guy' references is currently priced at $173.
Why did the mint set the price at $173? The U.S. has been bleeding silver to India and China, in part because of the price gap. Is this an attempt to get it back?
IT'S LEAKED: US Mint Quietly Reprices Silver To $173 | "They Know It's Over" - YouTube
Jan 17, 2026
The United States Government just tipped its hand. On Friday, January 16, 2026, while the Comex spot price closed at 90.14, the US Mint quietly updated its internal pricing, listing American Silver Eagles at nearly 173 per ounce. This "Sovereign Leak" is the ultimate confirmation that the paper price is a fiction and the physical reality is repricing to triple digits.
In this emergency weekend alert, we expose the massive disconnect between the Screen Price (90) and the Sovereign Price (173). We analyze why the government is "front-running" the market and what this 92% premium means for the future of the dollar.
We break down the "Friday Night Heist"-a coordinated raid on the Comex vaults where 4.2 Million Ounces were physically withdrawn in a single day. Data confirms that Asahi, CNT, and JPMorgan vaults were drained to feed the insatiable demand from the East. The "Registered" inventory has collapsed, leaving the exchange dangerously close to a Force Majeure event.
We also cover the "Retail Swarm." New data from The Kobeissi Letter shows that retail investors have bought silver ETFs for 169 consecutive days, trapping banks like Citi and Bank of America in a 4.4 billion ounce naked short position. The "Unstoppable Force" of the public has met the "Immovable Object" of the insolvent banks. The verdict is clear: The paper market is broken, and the Great Repricing to $173 has begun.
BY THE WAY, i think i may have discovered the original YouTube channel for 'Asian Guy'. I added the following to my article:
One of the more popular resources for information regarding the silver market seems to be a YouTuber known simply as 'Asian Guy', an AI generated avatar behind which is allegedly a team of researchers. There are many other YouTube channels using the same avatar and the information in them isn't always consistent with 'Asian Guy' who claims that the original and only channel that the team posts on is Boring Currency. They further state that they do not post on Twitter and do not sell anything.