It was about $375 when I bought my first ounce. I preferred silver though after watching the Hunt brothers do their thing. Late 80’s we were buying 100 oz silver for $550. It was so cheap we never wanted anything smaller. But that was also when my new Chevy S-10 was $7750. I’m still stacking but mainly graded eagles the past decade. I’ve never earned a high salary but always lived frugally, mainly due to my silver addiction.