Gold and silver have been valuable to man since about the beginning of recorded history. Can you show me one example where this has not been the case? They are internationally, universally recognized forms of money. Ask Venezuelans and Zimbabweans if they would rather have a pound of their native currency or a single 1oz silver coin.
Yes, the current debt based system will collapse, as it must. And yes the US dollar will become heavily devalued, as all Fiat currencies must. It will probably be by far the worst economic crisis the world has ever seen and yes, having gold and silver doesn’t guarantee anything. But gold and silver are the closest things we have to “real” money.
But this is not the thread to discuss such matters, we can create another thread for that. I’m just asking about storage.