[BlackJack]

Willie, the coin is worth $10 when you shop at a participating retailer. The coin will buy something that costs $10.

IF-say- the federal guv collapsed because a nuke went off in Wash DC- I'd rather have a pocket full of silver coins than a pocket full of paper notes.

Its like a $10 bill made out of 1 ounce .999 silver instead of a paper note.

[Poohbah]

If the federal government collapsed that badly...

You'd be FAR better off investing in copper-jacketed lead.

[Willie Green]

The coin will buy something that costs $10.

You mean I could use 1 oz of silver to buy 2 oz of silver?

And then take those 2 oz of silver to buy 4 oz of silver?

And so on and so on?

Cool!