Mercury dimes are 90% silver 10% copper. If you find yourself in a shit hit the fan situation and you have to bug out, I hope you have a roll of them in your pocket for the road. Precious metals have been currency since prehistory. In that situation, if I had a stockpile of food and you rolled by hungry, I would trade with you for the dimes. I don't recommend investing in gold right now, not even fractionals (cheaper/mixed.)
I view a complete meltdown as currency being supplies. Your silver, gold, coins and whatnot will be worthless. There will be nowhere to exchange them for goods and services. I have acces to fresh water. Can build a fire and cook. Stores of food. Room to grow more. Ammo. Guns. More ammo. Planning to stock up on booze. Cheap plastic half gallons. Catch them on sale for $12. They will be gold when the time comes. It doesn’t go bad, and everyone wants booze and drugs when the SHTF.
I'm not going to knock you for having a different opinion. We see things a little differently. In a world without a government, there would only be a handful of currencies. Just a question, have you ever held 25 Troy Oz's of pure silver bouillon in your hand?
(post is archived)