Read from 22 on for a laugh.
Just got to your post and read the above. I'll bet that many of the folks who belittle investing in gold and silver coins/ bullion bars -are most likely stock brokers. Every stock broker I've ever discussed gold and silver investments with, has finally admitted that they hate to see their clients money 'trapped' in gold and silver. By that I mean they will definitely not get that amount of money from their clients to do their buy/sell's ...thus losing commissions on that tied-up money until it's freed up again.
Regardless, I think gold and silver will continue their upward spiral. I think silver will pony over $11 this month - possibly sooner; and the sky's the limit on silver, gold, platinum and all the commodities - if Iran shuts down the Strait of Hormuz.