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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheMont, post: 2699082, member: 80121&quot;]One small point concerning stacking. How about the number of Jewish people who had gold coins to help bribe theie way out of Nazi held territory and make it to the west? How about the policy of giving pilots gold coins to use if they were shot down over enemy territory? My parents went through the depression of the thirties (I was born late in their lives) and told me stories about how banks closed, government bonds became worthless. Roosevelt declared it was illegal for citizens to own gold and they had 30 days to turn them in for paper money. By the way, he did that because our paper money, at that time was backed by gold and silver, by calling in the gold he was able to print more money.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today our paper currency is backed by.......nothing. It is a fiat currency with the backing of the Federal Reserve System, which is not even a government agency, similar to the Post Office. Keep in mind the only Government agency that makes money and turns it in to the Treasury is the U.S. Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having said the above, I only buy gold and silver coins, not rounds or bars. I do collect Casino Silver Strikes, but that&#039;s because I like them and local dealers don&#039;t, so I get them for a little above melt.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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