If the COMEX and the FED are trying to scare people into selling all their physical silver/gold, this time the plan backfired. More people bought gold after the slam than before it. If they are trying to get the weak hands to sell it isn't working, the strong hands are holding and buying more. Looks like the only way to get them to sell is to let the price go up.
Since silver is one of the most indispensable metals with almost no substitute, producers who need that silver are ready and willing to pay more for it since only a very small amount is actually used in each device. If the price of silver went from $22 to $220 each ounce, a producer would only see his cost increase by several dollars for each item made.