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hk wrote:
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Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:22:00 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
"Reggie is Here wrote:

wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:34:38 -0500, hk
wrote:

Gold has a bit of history as a valuable item. Beads, too. Paper?
No thanks.
You should own a bag or two of silver coins if you are looking for
hard money. It is hard to make change for a Krugerrand when you are
buying groceries
While gold and silver can be a valuable hedge against inflation
or a server recession and/or depression, it would have no value
if there was a complete breakdown in government and society.
Barter for real goods and services would be the new coin. Gold
only has value if people believe it has value, the same as with
our paper money.

Whoa. You're saying my VISA card won't work. Even the platinum?
Oh ****.

--Vic
Gold has been highly valued for thousands of years. If there is a
general collapse, it will be something easily traded for valuable
goods and services.

What's the smallest denomination you can buy these days?
I have no idea. I just buy Krugerrands and Canadian Maple Leafs in
the one troy ounce of gold size, but I think you can buy Krugerrands
in 1/10th ounce and other sizes. The Maple Leafs are "purer," if you
will. Both are recognized and accepted anywhere. The face value is
not really relevant, just the weight in troy ounces. I started
"collecting" them in 1992, when they became "legal" again.

Try
www.monex.com if you want to learn a bit about gold, silver and
other "valuable" metal coins.



Never mind.


You ask a question about coin denominations, I tell you a spot where you
can find some answers, and your response is "never mind"? Curious.


Harry,
He was making a joke about the concept of trading using gold when our
society collapses. You are so into this survivalist concept it went
over your head.