When Will Silver Top Its Hunt Brothers High? It’s Complicated

As silver prices approach their record highs, the question arises: what exactly is the record high?

For silver, the answer isn’t straightforward. The precious metal’s all-time high was set in early 1980, when the Hunt Brothers’ attempt to corner the market propelled prices higher. It is one of only a small handful of markets whose record highs from the commodity spikes of the 1970s and 1980s have yet to be surpassed.