Even during a collapse things will be bartered. The means of currency may be work, sex, and yes gold and other precious things. There is always an economy, even in the darkest scenarios, there will be trade.
204 posted on 12/27/2013 11:44:12 AM PST by central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
The local corner convenience store can't break a $100 bill. A one ounce gold piece? Great for bartering for a tractor. Useless for a few pounds of flour.
/johnny
205 posted on 12/27/2013 11:49:20 AM PST by JRandomFreeper
(Gone Galt)