You’re not wrong. I would spread it over gold too, physical delivery. Gold 1 oz coins are always good if there is a reputable coin dealer near you.
My thinking has always been of shtf, and zi needed to trade precious metals for something, would I rather part with 1 oz of silver, or 1 oz of gold.
Pre 1964 us coins are the best since a dime is small, hard to counterfeit, very recognizable. War nickels are low premium, very durable, and small denomination too, less recognized but silver nonetheless. In a scenario you describe, it will serve it's purpose and you don't have to give away the farm to get something essential but ultimately not as valuable as your lowest fraction of pm.
Totally legit reasoning. Best to cover both ends tho. In the shtf scenario, there’s a glimmer of hope trading for th8ngs, for the 11 minutes things remain before it all goes south. Likely a softer disaster is likely, and have a store of wealth that every other country honors will protect you in a larger way. Dollar crash? Gold will be 10x its value in the newly defunct dollars… but banks, and countries and others won’t want to deal in silver most likely, so it could be a great bartering tool for a situation that doesn’t come to pass. If you want to trade, TP, batteries, dry food, water filters, etc are massively more wanted. When the dust settles, you’ll be able to cash out and be way better off than those around you.
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