---
entity_slug: value_of_silver
evaluator: null
evaluated_at: '2026-02-23T06:36:54.485676'
overall_score: 4.2
scores:
- name: definition_precision
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: The definition clearly distinguishes the value of silver (its purchasing
    power in terms of labor/commodities) from silver as a physical commodity, and
    specifies that this value varies due to identifiable factors like mine productivity
    and market conditions. It avoids circularity and captures a distinct economic
    concept.
- name: source_grounding
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity is directly grounded in Smith's extensive analysis in Book
    I, Chapter 5, where he examines historical changes in silver's purchasing power
    and its effects on prices and money rents. Smith uses detailed historical examples
    to demonstrate how silver's value has fluctuated over time.
- name: domain_placement
  value: 5.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: "The \"Exchange\" domain is perfectly appropriate since the value of\
    \ silver fundamentally concerns exchange relationships\u2014how much labor or\
    \ commodities silver can command in market transactions. This is a core exchange\
    \ mechanism rather than production, distribution, or consumption."
- name: vsm_relevance
  value: 3.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity has moderate VSM relevance, primarily mapping to S4 (intelligence/environmental
    adaptation) as it represents information about changing external conditions that
    affect the economic system's operations. However, it's somewhat abstract and doesn't
    clearly embody the cybernetic control functions that make VSM mapping most valuable.
- name: explanatory_value
  value: 4.0
  max_value: 5.0
  rationale: This entity provides significant explanatory power by illuminating how
    monetary value itself can change over time due to supply-side factors, which helps
    explain price movements and the real value of fixed payments. It reveals an important
    mechanism underlying monetary economics rather than just naming a surface phenomenon.
---

# Evaluation: Value Of Silver

## definition_precision — 4.0 / 5.0

The definition clearly distinguishes the value of silver (its purchasing power in terms of labor/commodities) from silver as a physical commodity, and specifies that this value varies due to identifiable factors like mine productivity and market conditions. It avoids circularity and captures a distinct economic concept.

## source_grounding — 5.0 / 5.0

This entity is directly grounded in Smith's extensive analysis in Book I, Chapter 5, where he examines historical changes in silver's purchasing power and its effects on prices and money rents. Smith uses detailed historical examples to demonstrate how silver's value has fluctuated over time.

## domain_placement — 5.0 / 5.0

The "Exchange" domain is perfectly appropriate since the value of silver fundamentally concerns exchange relationships—how much labor or commodities silver can command in market transactions. This is a core exchange mechanism rather than production, distribution, or consumption.

## vsm_relevance — 3.0 / 5.0

This entity has moderate VSM relevance, primarily mapping to S4 (intelligence/environmental adaptation) as it represents information about changing external conditions that affect the economic system's operations. However, it's somewhat abstract and doesn't clearly embody the cybernetic control functions that make VSM mapping most valuable.

## explanatory_value — 4.0 / 5.0

This entity provides significant explanatory power by illuminating how monetary value itself can change over time due to supply-side factors, which helps explain price movements and the real value of fixed payments. It reveals an important mechanism underlying monetary economics rather than just naming a surface phenomenon.
