Seriesly though for years silver rounds were a great value. I don't know if I'd pay ten bucks for them but I was buying 5-10 a month back when they were going for $4-5 each.
It was less painful than buying gold, and easier to find. Not many places kept 1/10th oz rounds of gold. All you could find were 1 oz and that was pretty pricey even when gold was at $350 or so.
So I did the next best thing and stocked up on inexpensive silver rounds. Besides I think they'll be easier to liquidate in a SHTF scenario. They'd also attract less unwelcome attention IMO.
Am I advocating that everyone sell off their 401ks and go buy bullion? Of course not. That would be just plain silly. But I do think it's prudent to have a few tubes of 'hard money' locked up with the other metals I invest in. (Copper, brass, and lead.)
Just my two cents.. (Hey I made a funny..get it? two cents...I kill me.)
Aren't you supposed to be writing something?
Back to work you slug!
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I think that for SHTF, silver beats gold hands down in every area but one: compactness. If you have to bug out, it's better to haul gold. I call it "flight capital," as in: how much wealth can you pack aboard a Cessna 150? Or in a backpack, or hidden inside the lining of a coat?