For the last 30 years, the ratio has consistently ping-ponged in a wide range, characterized by rough lows of 40 to 45 and rough highs of 80 to 85. A simple strategy of converting silver ounces to gold when the ratio was 45 and swapping those silver ounces for gold at 80 would have resulted in 100 ounces of gold to become 562 ounces in 30 years. Yes, US $665,000 worth of gold rather than $122,000.