They started making brass nickels too by the way....
Silver is just one of the hedges one needs in a potpuri of items for SHTF
Spices , food, even seeds will not age forever like silver or gold....
Everything has a best before date attached except bullion....
It will still be just as shiny 30 yrs hence...
Paper Silver certificates have got the silver supply sold at 100 paper to the real ounce...
In other words those certificates are worthless, as are gold certs...in a SHTF scenario....
Only real physical metals will be accepted for trade...
Your stocks and bonds are already just paper and not very nourishing if all you can do is eat them...
They will buy damn little in a collapse...
I keep 5000 $ in metals (mostly siver, half bars half coins, and a little gold) plus trade goods like wind up and self winding watches, etc...
5000 $ in ready cash ( which I will blow on food etc if it starts to devalue )
A couple months food
And a few shootin irons and ammo to go with them
The rest is fishing gear,traps for crab and prawns....
full fuel tanks
medicines and first aid kit of decent size, tools
filters, and spares, lube In 20 litre pails,
And the research to know where im headed at the first sign of SHTF.......
like like paper charts, working radar, GPS and compasses....
Binoculars, survival suits, a dingy and oars and small motor.....
Stuff like that...
.also gold mining gear pans sluice, pump, shovels axe, etc....
Lots of rope , a chain saw,Also I have solar chargers and am looking for a good wind genny and a pelton wheel....
I have a wet suit, dry suit, air tanks, etc as well...
this is a partial list but I keep adding # to it as it comes my way....
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You tube explanation for current conditions on the markets
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