wait, why do you trust people?
I trust no one, thats my problem
Is that your only problem?
fuck you theo
Buy gold, not silver. In a crisis nobody is going to trade in silver. They will want gold. I suggest Canadian Maple Leafs, which are recognized the world over and which contain exactly an ounce of gold. Buy from a bank, not some shady Internet dealer. You will lose money buying and you will lose money selling, but in the meantime, your money will be protected from inflation.
Iwouldt give you a can of pork and beans for an ounce of gold it shtf.
The purpose of currency is storing value. You might trade that can of beans for a chicken or something and so on, and so on. Eventually people will need to trade in another medium so you could buy a cow without having to find a cow's worth of goods the farmer wants. The low level barter has a lot of friction, silver decreases this.
gold and silver is for preserving wealth, If your rich enough to have everything else you need.
Gold isn't incremental enough. At current rates a gram is a week of groceries. Sub gram transactions would require everyone walking around with high end scales and disputes would not end well.
I already got the silver
Not really inflation proof.
Remember when the west first experienced inflation by Romans shaving bits off of coins or minting lighter weight coins of same value or diluting with base metals.
Well that shit is happening today but worse. Gold that exists in paper only.
How do you think they have stopped the value of gold from exploding?
Or silver. Remember that article last year. 3000tons of silver on the books was found to not exist in an audit.
Redditard's /r/silverbugs and /r/coins might help if you post pictures.
If you can avoid numismatics and stick to bullion (i.e. things that are worth about the same even if melted down into raw silver/gold).
Buy bullion and compare premiums with other places.
Im not talkin about buyin, just got what I have. Is the coin worth more than just silver.
Depends on the coin. Is it bullion? Private mint? Whut?
I have no idea really, but I could take a stab at it.
Base cost: The coin is worth at least this much simply due to it's metallic composition. + Historical significance: A gold coin from the lost kingdom of Jackoffia is worth a lot more than a pretty gold coin from the guy on the infomercial. + Rarity: So I've got a few of these gold coins from the lost kingdom of Jackoffia. But one in particular is a double-strike, the only one known to exist.
I can't put a $ value on any of that because I haven't got a clue. I'm sure it could be worked out through researching current market values.
If you are buying silver coins for more than what they are worth in weight, you better have your shit together. It is just a bad idea in general. Those coins with increased value are only worth what someone thinks they are worth, nothing more.
selling not buying
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