The cool thing is precious medals will and have always be around and will always be worth something. No need to worry about dooms day or stratagize. Collect the precious medals that you enjoy and pray for our great nation and the folks in Japan.
The media has always been biased. I think the more recent development is that the general public buys the lie they tell that they are not.
Did you guys see this story about the kilo standard loosing mass? Wonder if this could eventually effect precious metals today. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/jan/24/scientists-weigh-up-shrinking-kilogram
Good article... I think that confiscation is a posssiblity. Some state legislatives (example: Washington state) are tossing out the idea of confiscation of gold and silver. In the meantime, many other states see through the banks shorting practices. And are setting up gold and silver as a accepted means of currancy. The big question (in my mind), is what will the feds do if the banks convince the public to pull them towards confiscation, to "save" us from financial collapse. What will the states and bullion collectors do?
Dont have the link. But you can type in Washington state house bill 1716. Another thought... I really don't think they would need to resort to such measures. Because, if very high or hyperinflation was to take hold. Many investers and others who saved PM for such a case. Will start to flood the market in a attempt to buy goods and cash in on the investment. That would flood the market with PM again.