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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rotobeast, post: 319253, member: 8671&quot;]First off, welcome to CoinTalk !</p><p><br /></p><p>You ask a great question.</p><p>That&nbsp; is something I&#039;ve wondered about for a while.</p><p>In my opinion, buying excessively worn common date US silver coinage would seem the cheapest.</p><p>The only problem I could see with that is, would the local butcher recognize and accept the old silver ?</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the old silver culls and small modern gold eagles may be the most efficient in the scenario.</p><p>I&#039;m doubting a local merchant will be able to give change for a Double Eagle.</p><p><br /></p><p>My opinion is based on the thought that most transactions would become local.</p><p>Travel to other areas would be based on the supply of gasoline.</p><p>A barter economy could result for a period of time, but precious metals would still be widely accepted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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