During the siege of Stalingrad the gold to silver ratio was out of wack due to the weight of silver compared to gold. When people flee danger or oppression they travel light and gold is much easier then silver to carry.
I'm reconsidering my holdings of silver due to the current police state and the building of barriers to hinder my travel.
The population as a whole are to young to remember when silver was actually used in coins and the dollar was a silver certificate.
For some reason gold is always a attractive metal.