Quote from: gentlemand on August 12, 2015, 02:22:32 PM

Quote from: deisik on August 12, 2015, 02:15:26 PM

Within the last 1000 years gold fell out of favor only twice.

What were the circumstances?

The first time it was the devastating epidemic of Black Death in Europe in the 14th century when half the population died out, and gold lost its shine for real. The second time it was Inca gold that flooded Europe in the 16th century, which heavily affected gold prices back then...

The true punisher was the Black Death indeed