Gold is useful, but with our current technology, silver is in general more useful because of it's electric and thermal properties which are unmatched by any other element. The value of silver would be, in a truly free market, at worst 8/1 with gold. Possibly more like 5/1, though if it is too expensive, alternative (inferior) products would be forced to take its place in technology (like copper).

Regardless, as for bang for your buck, I can't find any physical asset that is more valuable in potential volume/value/current cost than silver.

Gold is useful, but with our current technology, silver is in general more useful because of it's electric and thermal properties which are unmatched by any other element. The value of silver would be, in a truly free market, a worst 8/1 with gold. Possibly more like 5/1, though if it is too expensive, alternative (inferior) products would be forced to take its place in technology (like copper).

Regardless, as for bang for your buck, I can't find any physical asset that is more valuable in potential volume/value/current cost than silver.

Gold is useful, but with our current technology, silver is in general more useful because if it's electric and thermal properties which are unmatched by any other element. The value of silver would be, in a truly free market, a worst 8/1 with gold. Possibly more like 5/1, though if it is too expensive, alternative (inferior) products would be forced to take its place in technology (like copper).

Regardless, as for bang for your buck, I can't find any physical asset that is more valuable in potential volume/value/current cost than silver.