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Re:The Longest Record Broken: Gold/Silver Ratio Hits Highest... by tsimionescu on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @07:58AM (#22615596)
If I understand correctly, bartering had never been a major mode of trade, even going back to tribal societies.

That said, silver could become a medium of exchange again, for the same reason it had always been.

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Re:The Longest Record Broken: Gold/Silver Ratio Hits Highest... by lawn on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @08:10AM (#22615691)
The problem with silver is the much larger supply compared to gold and the market cap is comparatively tiny (even less than the cryptocurrency market!). It's if course possible, but I find it quite unlikely.
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