In 1980, the price of silver spiked from its prior level to significant highs on the back of the Hunt brothers cornering the market and gold running from $35/oz to over $800/oz, not due to photography or industrial component demand of that era.
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Sean KonunEvidence Quote
“if you go back to 1980 uh the gold was running from $35 an ounce to over $800 an ounce the the Brothers had quartered the market and the price of silver spiked”
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We're Set Up for the Greatest Squeeze in the History of Silver: Shawn Khunkhun— Commodity CultureCreated: 8/12/2026, 10:00:25 PM
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