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Gold vs silver price charts of performance

Both gold and silver are precious metals and both are often mentioned as some kind of safe haven – especially in a financial crysis. On the other hand both the application and the production of silver and gold are more or less different.

However risk and potential return carried by them were also different in the past 5 years, as it can be seen on the charts below.

Gold vs. silver price chart about the past 5 years*

Changes of price in case of silver or gold carry more meaning if we compare them to each other.

The chart below shows by how many percents the price of precious metals have increased or decreased, as compared to the date on the left side of the screen.

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5 years chart of silver price’s performance

Silver is often referred as an investment alternative of gold. However silver’s market is not completely similar to gold’s market – there are a lot of different background factors affecting silver’s price.

(Differences between gold and silver are highlighted in the 5 year gold-silver comparison charts.)

5 year price chart of silver*

The 5 year chart of silver summarizes the chages in the price well, however, we recommend to have a look at the chart(s) below, too.

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10 years chart of silver price’s performance

Silver is often referred to as an investment alternative of gold. However silver’s market is not completely similar to gold’s market – there are a lot of different background factors affecting silver’s price.

(Differences between gold and silver are highlighted in the 5 year gold-silver comparison charts.)

10 year chart of silver spot price*

The 10 year chart of silver summarizes the chages in the price well, however, we recommend to have a look at the chart(s) below, too. Continue reading 10 years chart of silver price’s performance


Silver market basic informations

We collected a couple of things that are good to know regardless of you are speculating for silver’s price, a silver mine stock, or buying tangible silver:

Silver consumption

Pure gold and silver are very soft and ductile. On the other hand their alloy is a lot more suitable for making coins or jewelry, eg.: white 9 carat gold contains 62.5% silver and 37.5% gold, 18 carat gold contains 75% gold and 25% silver.

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