Distortions have a tendency to revert to the mean, and while they also tend to overcorrect, I can't see what you're calling for here...even back to ancient Egypt (before widespread trade and based more or less on regional availability) you're looking at around 4:1 silver to gold and a historical median of around 15:1. Sure, the current 80+:1 is absurd and is driven by the paper markets, but 1:2? No.

I know you're also playing face value in there, but when SHTF those numbers won't matter...even now I don't see 1c on a copper cent, I see .03 dollars of metal (and the more the system continues as it is, the more dollars they will be worth - face value be damned). No person with 2 brain cells would trade you a Morgan dollar for face.

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