There IS a reasonable way to carve off small amounts of silver for small trades... have a lot of silver dimes and quarters in the silver stash. However, I have my serious doubts about silver and gold being bartered for goods and services... which is sometimes an unpopular opinion among other gold/silver bugs. Ever see any of those Youtube videos, where a guy walks around offering either a ten ounce bar of silver, or a Hershey's chocolate bar? They take the candy every time. 99.999% of the population knows NOTHING about gold and silver, have NO idea of its value, and are not impressed when offered some. Same guy walked around trying to sell a gold eagle (worth like $1700 at the time) for $50 and no takers. I don't think that will change overnight because of a SHTF scenario. People will value goods even MORE highly, be DESPERATE for them, and will not trade for anything like PM's. So, my PM's are to preserve the purchasing power until an economic/currency collapse passes. PM's are the LAST thing to buy... and only if you still have a pile of fiat dollars left over after already prepping to sustain yourself for a few years. I am fully prepped, and still in the position of holding too many rapidly devaluing dollars for my comfort.Originally Posted by MountainGirl
"Not needing the entire system is, for me, the ultimate prep." Yep. That's first and foremost
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