Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Weltexpress). The song ‘Gold und Silber lieb ich sehr’ by August Schnezler is said to have been written in 1828, with the melody composed by Friedrich Hieronymus Truhn in 1843. Almost 200 years later, the song is still well known. Gold and silver are as popular as ever.
Today, Monday, the price of gold climbed to a new record high. The price of a troy ounce, which consists of 31.1 grams, rose by 1.5 per cent to over $4,403. The previous record was set in October 2025 at $4,380. Looking back further to the beginning of the year, the price has risen by 68 per cent.
Silver is being bought more than gold. Silver also reached a new record high. The price of one troy ounce of silver was $69.50 on Monday morning.
The old saying still holds true: ‘I love gold and silver very much…’
