eli5 what made people think that silver was such a precious resource?

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eli5 what made people think that silver was such a precious resource?

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Silver also has antimicrobial properties, and in the thousands of years before before we understood germs and bacteria, it was though to have “magical” properties. Hence why vampires can’t see their reflections (mirrors used to be made from silver) and why silver is considered effective against werewolves.

https://www.addmaster.co.uk/blog/a-shortish-history-of-silver-as-an-antimicrobial

https://www.woundsource.com/blog/history-silver-in-wound-care

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19566416/