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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;superc, post: 1815384, member: 44079&quot;]I think a mistake a lot of folks make is treating PM as a primary investment.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think it should be.&nbsp; It just is a hedge for a worst case scenario.&nbsp; The total global thermonuclear war scenario of my youth appears to be off the table for right now.&nbsp; Sure, maybe a small conflict may occur with 2 or 4 nukes hitting us here, but that is lightyears better than the old Carter and Regan era JCS war game scenarios speculating on how to cope with 2,000+ strikes getting through.&nbsp; So what is left as a potential worst case scenario here?&nbsp; Super hurricanes arriving in the midst of a super volcano eruption or an asteroid strike?&nbsp; One of those scenarios occurs, movement is also probably necessary and oh gee, maybe u should have also bought and loaded up with freeze dried food and a super sized ATV to carry all of your gear, weapons and PM in too.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Nah, whatever catastrophe happens will probably be more like Katrina or Haiti.&nbsp; A regional event from which in six months time the area will recover, or at least become somewhat normalized.&nbsp; You will not need tons of PM on hand to survive that, and indeed having such will probably lower your survival odds if the word gets out.&nbsp; You may be well served, perhaps better served by having a small stock of Augmentin, 48 (2 cases) of military MREs, a good knife (cheap K-bar vs Busse?), a canteen, a few gallons of drinking water, some first aid stuff, a Glock with some ammo and maybe a small water filter and 5 gallons of gasoline and $200 in small bills, than if all you have is 10 pounds of gold coins.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>That being said, if you already have the other stuff and even a generator, then sure get 4 or 5 pounds of junk silver (what is it, 72 quarters to an av pound? just under 2 rolls of silver quarters to the pound, face values approximate, so maybe 4 rolls of silver dimes for the second pound, etc.) and maybe a pound of 1/10 ounce gold bullion coins.&nbsp; Now you are set.&nbsp; Before buying your first 1/2 ounce gold coin, take a college tradesman course (welding, carpentry, engine repair, etc.) instead.&nbsp; Or a cooking course.&nbsp; That course may prove more useful to getting by after armageddon, than a whole stack of 400 ounce platinum bricks buried in the rubble of what used to be your house.</p><p><br /></p><p>So my thought is if your goal is to have 200 pounds of Kruggerands or Eagles buried in your basement you aren&#039;t prepping for Armageddon.&nbsp; You are just speculating into a risky market with lots of peaks and valleys that don&#039;t coordinate their timing with when you need the money.&nbsp; Put the money in tax free municipals and apartment buildings instead, just my opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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