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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rrholdout, post: 2901142, member: 89654&quot;]Yes &#039;perception&#039; is almost everything. But perceptions change.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s take a gov&#039;t minted bullion coin. Say it has 3 major values: its intrinsic value, its assigned value [denomination], and it&#039;s PM/dollar ratio value. By &#039;intrinsic&#039; we could generalize and say &#039;usefulness&#039;. PM&#039;s have a lot of specialized and often indispensable uses that would most definitely expand in scope if not so &#039;costly&#039; an ingredient. The supply is small also, relative to iron.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think anyone believes fiat currency has no value. I just think spending can accelerate in proportion to how detached that currency is from something of intrinsic worth, at least on a psychological level - such as cash/check/card/digital progression. Even cash is more <i>physical </i>than a debit transaction. But the increase in spending could be purely coincidental.</p><p><br /></p><p>No one wants to be a sucker for the bullion hawkers, but they buy as much as they sell, and just want the margins, like anyone else. It&#039;s not snake oil. Ads are just like ads for any other product. You buy it or you don&#039;t.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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