had 500k in gold bricks in my hand today

That is, to be re-melted and poured into bullet casts for making your own .

a reply to: TinySickTears

A tongue in cheek way of saying a full magazine of bullets will get you more than a pound of gold. When/if TSHT people are going to be taking what they want or need and a hoard of precious metals is not going to stop them. Barter is going to be months down the road and even then, almost no one will be trading for something they can't use to survive NOW. Until order is fully restored [ and that could be years ] people will be more worried about survival than wealth.