I think there is a common misconception—that you are “investing” in silver and gold. Thats not why you do it. You are not going to be magically rich overnight. In fact, if the SHTF your buying power will be limited as the supply of goods diminishes.
Silver and gold are stores of value. While the bread you are buying might be purchased for silver coins...the price is probably going to be two or three times today’s price in silver.
Of course, if viewed from a real value perspective.
However, most common investment vehicles are viewed from an inflated US$ perspective, not a real value perspective.
I was merely taking the latter, common, perspective, over the former, uncommon, perspective.
As such I contend that the statement is valid since it is from the common and prevalent perspective.
IOW I believe that we are not differing in fact but only in the point of reference for neither gaining nor losing capital.