“So why does the price of gold and silver keep going down?”
Most gold and silver is traded on paper without ever seeing the physical. And like printing money, there appears to be more gold and silver than there really is.
If everybody ran out with their paper gold and silver to claim the physical many of them would be sadly disappointed. On that day, the price will go through the roof.
So are you indirectly saying that buying and having actual possession of easily identifiable gold and silver bullion and old coins is a real good idea at these low prices?