If the price of silver has plummeted, there should be a flood of supply out there, eh?  Well, look at Scotia Mocatta's website for silver products.  ScotiaMocatta is Canada's biggest precious metals dealer. 

https://www.scotiamocatta-estore.scotiabank.com/stores/scotiamocatta/catalog/catalog.aspx?nst=GXLqF7%2bdXVntKnBaWPeeeTETwfkd7uVq

As of today, they are sold out of every silver product--except for the 5 oz. bar.  This is more evidence that there is a shortage of physical silver, and that the paper prices at the COMEX do not reflect the reality of this shortage.