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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> > > A proviso: Only buy designated barter items after you have your  
> > > family
> > logistics squared away. Furthermore, only buy precious metals after
> > you have your retreat completely set up and fully stocked. Unless you
> > are in the upper 10% of per capita income and have been stocking a
> > retreat for several years, odds are that you shouldn't be buying any
> > precious metals beyond some junk silver coins for barter.
> Gene, is this last paragraph Mr. JWR's or is it your comment??

Those are the words of JWR. I have no use for silver or gold coins any  
more than I have for jewelry, beyond family keepsakes.