Global silver trade from the 16th to 19th centuries

In the 16th to 19th centuries, people from all around the world traded silver. People bought and sold silver from different places, like mountains in Latin America and Europe, so they could make new things, like coins, jewelry, and dishes. People in one place would buy silver with money, and then they would sell it to people in other places. This way, people in different places all got to share their silver with each other. When someone sold their silver, they got back money, which was like wooden coins or paper notes, or sometimes gold coins, which was like special money. By trading the silver, people were able to get new things from different parts of the world, which was cool.