Yah, right. I'll sell off all my Gold Eagles and Krugerands and get right on that shopping list. Booze ain't cheap. Gold is a smarter investment. Lots of 1 gram gold bars.
Besides that, having a ready supply of hooch in the basement makes for much too large a temptation. =;^)
UH, you Can’t eat or drink gold eagles ..... and I’m not sure anyone else will want to eat them either....remember Katrina? How many people were out trying to trade with Gold?
One big problem with gold ounces is they are just too big for daily use. If the currency is no good, and you want to buy a few chickens off your neighbor, you gonna trade an oz of gold for them? OTOH, silver dollars are reasonable, and you can easily fit 1000 of them into a sturdy breifcase. That’s about 18 grand cash and carry at today’s prices. Wouldn’t hurt to mix in some silver quarters and dimes for change too.