A government that can do this can outlaw private ownership of gold and silver and confiscate it all at a fixed price to make any stockpiling worthless.
“A government that can do this can outlaw private ownership of gold and silver and confiscate it all at a fixed price to make any stockpiling worthless.”
Not in todays world. Got a Chinese or Indian restaurant in your town? That’s a gold exchange. Or hide it a few years. And then of course, jewelry is also exempt. Cartels move in truckloads of dope. Conex boxes of Chinese regularly go in and out of the country. Move a few gold coins? Easy peasy....