Why the push for gold over silver? Say the world goes to hell and you need to trade something for food. Would you rather trade 1 of silver that you bought for $30 or 1 oz of gold that you bought for $1,600?
Ideally you want to buy both.
What I'm going to do is do approx 2/3 gold and 1/3 silver so I do have the ability to trade but most of my wealth is in a manageable package.
I rather carry 10 coins vs 1000 coins.
Seems this wont be a problem for a guy with only 10-50oz of silver. Sounds like your collection is over the poverty line, not everyone has this problem.
The amount some spend on physical orders is often limited, mine is. Got a gram of gold, 50 bux a while back. Lots more silver, just more accessible without breaking a payday.
If we end up bartering with metals, I suspect I wont want many rando npcs from that new world, knowing I have more than a few small bits around. ie: same reason I dont pay with $100 bills at the liquor store (if I drank).
Bury 1000 coins, carry 3.
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