A lot of idiots overpaid for 2013 Silver Eagles
The got caught a little short and the bullion dealers manipulated the story to fool people into buying in a hurry. Now, it turns out there is plenty of silver (doesn't it always?) and folks who paid $40 for 1oz are out of luck.
Their shiny 2013 ASEs aren't looking so shiny anymore, but the same fools will fall for the same trick in 2014.