Gold vs Silver Value History
On the cusp of relearning why gold and silver have been man’s most often dependable stores of value over millennia. We made the following illustration measuring Gold vs Silver values over the last 158 years of time.
The chart illustrates the Gold Silver Ratio for over 158 years of time.
Each year in our round shaped Gold Silver Ratio Chart is represented by a certain amount of dots. These dots represent how many troy ounces of silver were equivalent to the 1 oz gold price. The value for each year is the latest value available for that year, and the years advance in a clockwise direction.
Born by a thorough Silver Price History research, the Gold-Silver Ratio graph tells us much about our financial and economic history.
You can learn more about this Gold Silver Ratio Chart here.
Over this same timeframe, the amount of Gold vs Silver yanked out of the ground has ranged as high as 26 to below 6 oz os silver for every 1 oz gold.
The US Treasury and central bank (Federal Reserve) have recently joined forces to create currency and bailout the financial system infinitely if needed.
The 2008 and 2009 QE1&2 bailouts led to Gold nearly 3Xing in value and Silver jumping 5X. This time we will likely see similar end results as controlled yet severe currency debasement of US dollars seems to be their collective medium and longer-term endgame goal. See more about how to calculate the long term Gold Silver Price below.
The gold-silver ratio history has been recorded for over 5,000 years of time.
And we have yet to see how it performs under a truly global fiat currency and debt crisis we believe that is now underway in the 2020s.
Gold and silver at these current prices and valuations today should not only continue to preserve but also enhance bullion buyers’ purchasing power, this decade and even into the next.
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All the best to you and yours.
