This short video may help you with what is happening with precious metals.
NOTE❗️ Part two follows - don’t end video.
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In a pinch 925 silver or what you have can be used for BATTERING. One silver spoon for say meat or cheese etc. or even bullets. Many preppers have the means of melting down ‘scrap’ silver, ie coins before a certain time, flatware, jewellery etc and converting it to pure silver in ingots. Many videos of it on YT. And I bet most of you would know someone that makes their own ammo. I have no idea about how a silver furnace works, but here is a video.
https://youtu.be/Ovj5NIhsWI8
I would imagine that you would be pretty popular if you had one of these. 😀
You know, I've actually thought about that, making my own bars, because silver (and gold too) has a low melting point. But then it got me thinking.... how does one control the quantity in an ingot, one might go over or under a set amount, like a gram or an ounce. And then dealing with others who have their own setup, one might not be able to trust the purity and quantity of ingots from someone else.
So for consistency and known, trusted, and widely accepted barter, I finally figured would stick with coins and ingots I already have from trusted sellers.
For example, if the going price for say 10 gallons of gas was a silver half-dollar (or whatever) then it's an easy transaction. Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm thinking I should stick with known and trusted values.
Looks dangerous to me then you might not have the ability to get a fire that hot. But then if we really go down the SHTF scenario, it will be like living in the 1800s and long forgotten crafts would make a come back. Maybe I’ve been reading too many prepper books. 😂
Yeah I've thought about that too. I can swing hammer and drive nails, know how to fell a tree, build a fire from scratch, cook in a Dutch Oven, field dress deer and small game, and other such "lost" skills. I have collected a lot of hand tools that don't rely on electricity to run. Oh, and I know how to plant crops, tend them, and harvest them.
I guess my wife and I could make it in a SHTF scenario.
Edit: Forgot to add, courtesy of the USMC, I still know how to hit a target out to 300 yards. Just sayin' ...
Skills (physical skills) will get you thru a crisis. We used to own 100 acres of virgin land. We fenced it, built temporary accommodation by felling trees, put in a couple of dams (bulldozer) but we were on a lake so water was plentiful. Cooked food over open fire, and a zillion other skills. Oh how I wish were were still there. Back then we knew this time was coming, but we never expected to live it. God protect us all.