@RodrickSage It's the other way around: gold is money, cash is just paper. You're the one that will refuse the trade.
You exchange your metals (gold, silver) for things you need, like food, medicine and ammo.
@RodrickSage True. The government can always ban, confiscate and shoot anyone whenever they want. There's no financial solution to a political problem.
@Zeb with who? the first thing they did in the great depression was banned gold, and if gold is banned, only an extreme few will take it.
the average normie does only know about copper, silver and gold cuz they are the most known and cuz of games but, in real life, its either cash or property for them.
and again, the exchange centers and banks can simply refuse you and confiscate your gold.