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US Market Gold and Silver History
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Analyze the historical financial trends of precious metals with a record of annual Gold and Silver prices sourced from the New York Market. Spanning the years 1791 to 2020, this collection provides the value of these ornamental metals in U.S. dollars per fine ounce, alongside the calculated ratio between their prices, allowing for detailed economic and historical assessments over a 230-year period.
Columns
- Year: The calendar year of the record, ranging from 1791 to 2020.
- Gold Price: The annual market price of gold, denominated in U.S. dollars per fine ounce.
- Silver Price: The annual market price of silver, denominated in U.S. dollars per fine ounce.
- Gold/Silver Price Ratio: The calculated ratio representing the relative value of gold to silver for each specific year.
Distribution
The data is structured in a CSV format (
goldsilver_1791-2021.csv) with a file size of approximately 4.98 kB. It contains 230 valid rows and 4 columns. The dataset reports 100% validity with no missing or mismatched values.Usage
- Economic Research: Study the fluctuation of commodity prices and inflation over two centuries.
- Investment Analysis: Backtest long-term investment strategies involving precious metals.
- Data Visualisation: Utilise libraries such as Seaborn to plot time-series trends and price ratios.
- Historical Contextualisation: Correlate metal prices with major historical events in the United States economy.
Coverage
- Geographic Scope: United States (New York Market Prices).
- Time Range: 1791 - 2020.
- Update Frequency: Annually.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Economists: For researching monetary history and commodity valuation.
- Investors: For understanding historical market cycles of gold and silver.
- Data Scientists: For practising time-series analysis and visualisation.
- Historians: For examining the economic impact of historical eras through market data.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Gold & Silver Prices: 1791 - 2020
- 230-Year Precious Metals Market Chronicle
- US Market Gold and Silver History
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Original Data Source: US Market Gold and Silver History
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