If silver rounds aren’t a legal tender, how could they possibly be secure?

In the event of a depression, I want to buy a bunch of silver, but I was informed by a coin dealer that it’s not a legal tender. People say silver is a good thing to invest in if we are to have a depression, but if it’s not a legal tender, how can it […]

Should Gold and Silver be ?illegal? Tender?

Years ago, if you wanted to buy something you paid in coins minted from, or at least backed by, precious metals. United States currency, for example, was backed by gold held by the government – hence the term “gold standard”. Your dollar was backed by a dollars worth of gold which in theory you should […]