With a gold/silver sell-off there is only one place to go: coins. Paper gold/ETFs are price manipulated, physical gold is a storage and insurance nightmare. A small coin/gold dollars, eagles ... can be an investment from $xx,xxx to $xxx,xxx ... It's easy to carry or store overseas when like in early 1900s Germany an American wants to flee for safety and freedom. Try leaving the US with physical gold, dollars, securities, ... and see how far you get. If you make it out, try opening a bank account in another country. Banks don't want the account expense/paperwork that the US now demands of them.from $xx,xxx to $xxx,xxx ... It's easy to carry or store overseas when like in early 1900s Germany an American wants to flee for safety and freedom. Try leaving the US with physical gold, dollars, securities, ... see how far you get.