You may even shop as I do, more with a goal of finishing than really comparing and receiving the best value. However, it is a holiday shoppers responsibility to compare and arrive at the best gift at the best price all factors considered. I thought it would be appropriate to do a little comparison between the two primary precious metals gold and silver. Much has been discussed of the gold to silver ratio. In fact you can hardly discuss the subject with any serious silver investor without the subject surfacing.
Discussions usually involve the proper ratio of silver to gold.
Many will submit that the proper ratio is somewhere in the 15 to 16 ounces of silver to gold area. In other words fifteen ounces of silver would purchase one ounce of gold. This belief is usually founded on the fact that this was the accepted ratio while the United States was on the bimetallic system. However, I prefer to take a much longer view and see if we can discover any facts that might help us in the future. From 1250 to 1850 the ratio was sixteen to one or less.