I started buying back in 2007 at under 700 an ounce. Silver was around 12 or so I think. I bought a lot of silver between 10 and 14 an oz. I did a post on this awhile back but deleted it when everyone thought I was crazy. LOL. Both metals are real money unlike the paper currency we carry around. Real money retains it's purchasing power over time and currency loses it's purchasing power over time from the tendency of governments to over spend. The metals are a great place to store excess capital