Gold in a collapse

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I Shrugged
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Gold in a collapse

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Here’s a short video by a Lebanese woman on gold as collapse insurance. She makes some interesting points. I was most interested in the shot of people in Venezuela shaving gold slivers off of coins to make smaller purchases.

https://youtu.be/ggiiKfXQDG4
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Great post and was the kick in the a$$ I needed to buy some fractional coins, and also helped validate my recent silver purchase!
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I Shrugged wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:18 pm I was most interested in the shot of people in Venezuela shaving gold slivers off of coins to make smaller purchases.
I’m sure that will make Smithers happy about his 5g pieces.
Do they use silver at all?
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I love combibars
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dualstow wrote: Fri Dec 23, 2022 3:14 pm
I Shrugged wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 1:18 pm I was most interested in the shot of people in Venezuela shaving gold slivers off of coins to make smaller purchases.
I’m sure that will make Smithers happy about his 5g pieces.
Do they use silver at all?
Yes.
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