We all know Gold, Silver, etc. are being manipulated, big time. I remember reading somewhere that Silver is the most shorted asset in the world and there's something like, several Quintillion ounces of silver being shorted at any given time in the world. Which is several thousand times more than the amount of Silver in existence.
So what's the general consensus on the ACTUAL price of Gold, Silver, etc. without all the price manipulation, and cabal screwery. I've seen numbers thrown out that range from 20K Gold and 2K silver, all the way up to Gold being in the 10s of Millions and Silver in the 1-5 Million range.
This is honestly more speculation than anything, but I figure it's a good topic to broach given the financial collapse is obviously on the horizon and we all want to know just how much we're going to be left holding when the dust clears.
Darned if I or anyone I know that's connected to the precious metal trade knows. There is a lag of varying length in processing the physical stuff, then assaying it, then arguing about the assay, then settling on a date for the accepted price. This could drag on for weeks. Meanwhile the price is up and down and the settlement date always feels like a crap shoot. Prices of palladium and rhodium seem a little more predictable as they have clear industrial links.