Reply #20: That makes sense,

[razors edge]

The real value is in the metal, the collectors value is limited to the number of actual items in the purchase having a value beyond the weight.

Personally I think the dollar is ready to collapse at any second, so investing in gold now is probably a little to late if I'm right. 50 pieces should get me back home to my hills, where my brothers and I will have to decide what is best for our families.

A coin or two will go a long way at that point to getting the food and fuel one needs to make it back home to ones family.

If I'm wrong, I have something to leave my sons, and thats a good thing too.