the fiat currencies are the economic attack
on real money
if your stack is 150 oz of gold i would not worry much
i think of the money put into silver or gold as keeping its buying power compared to whatever the fiat money is that you use to "value" it
but if the "paper" price as been held down by half
then it would hold twice as much value
thinking of it as an in the hand store of value that is not digits on someones screen
not as a get rich speculation
next thing to be in the spotlight after energy will be water
"anyone dumb enough to buy coins on ebay?"
several of the bigger dealers sell on ebay
apmex jm bullion
buying junk silver is pretty safe, as most fakes are small "gold" bars or" silver" rounds
if you buy 50 or 100 silver dimes or quarters, they will all be different dates and stages of wear
so it is easy to tell they are real
ebay protects you if the seller never ships with a refund
of course do not buy "silver" "sterling silver" or "gold" anything from china
this is why you keep a stash of your countries current fiat money on hand
for the banks are closed but "paper money" is still accepted stage
that stage might be short or longer
depending on how quick the masses figure things out
but there might be several things that you would wish you could buy in that 96 hours
you should secure your food and water
before you buy the silver
the silver / gold will be your grubstake for when things settle down again
not for mad max
but silver would useful as a store of value in a long 1930s type depression where stores are open but money is scarce
or a venzuala situation where stores are open but money is losing value