Gold is now about 65 times more expensive than silver. Historically it was always somewhere between 9 and 16 times as expensive as silver. I believe one of the forces pushing down gold us a level-seeking relative to silver; other forces are pushing them both down.
If one wants metal for security, I’d buy silver. I do.
I just bought some silver eagles. It’s nice to hold something with intrinsic value in your hands.
And I may need to use them for bartering and melting down for werewolf bullets when the zombie apocalypse begins.
At a little under $25 each, taxes and shipping, that’s not too bad. They’re pretty, too, and George lets me pet ‘em.