*If [[gold]] sells for $1500 per ounce, and [[silver]] sells for $25 per ounce, it costs approximately 60 ounces of silver to purchase one ounce of gold, or a ratio of 60:1.
*If [[gold]] sells for $1500 per ounce, and [[silver]] sells for $25 per ounce, it costs approximately 60 ounces of silver to purchase one ounce of gold, or a ratio of 60:1.
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:*If the ratio fell to 40:1, gold would become [[cheap]], and silver would become [[dear]].