Most commentators that I read are more bullish on silver than gold. Not me, I am in the minority camp being far more bullish on gold than I am on silver. Now, let me tell you why I feel this way. In 1717, Sir Isaac Newton, who was then master of the Royal Mint in London, established a new mint ratio between silver and gold, which effectively put Britain on a gold standard. During the Napoleonic Wars Britain curtailed convertibility. This was reestablished in 1821 with the new £1 sovereign…