“But having a little gold in hand may help in a pinch. Especially if paper currency has no value.”
Exactly. I have probably 20 maple leafs or 1TOZ bars and three times that in silver. Couple three grand in cash, and some loose diamonds with appraisals. (All with receipts and withdraw receipts, too, in case some idiot ATFer in the current day decides to presume it’s drug money.)
Passports and guns.
It’s my grandpa-fled-the-SS-with-his-clothes-and-I-intend-to-go-in-style-stash.
Keep it in the safe in the hangar by the Cessna.
“(All with receipts and withdraw receipts, too, in case some idiot ATFer in the current day decides to presume it’s drug money.)”
Documentation on my legal ownership of a firearm won’t stop confiscation without representation. Best case is completely stashing cash/gold/silver/guns/ammo out of the prying eyes of government intruders.
The rule of law is only as good as who has the best aim in a given moment. Hesitate on the draw and you have been robbed.
You’re all set.