Long Position on Silver and Gold?

[muddywings]

I agree this is a good way to enter the PM arena and pay the lowest premiums, but building on your premise that in SHTF scenarios collector values are moot, I do not put as much faith in the SHTF value of pre-'65 US coins despite their silver content. The face value is still only "One Quarter Dollar", etc and the silver content is not marked on them at all, so the general public will be ignorant of their value....IMHO, I'd recommend generic rounds and ingots that have clearly printed on them "1 Troy OZ .999 fine silver" or something similar.

If available and priced acceptably, why not get an assortment of 1/10 oz, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 5, & 10oz...? There is no "recommended" ratio, just whatever you think is a good split....

are these: http://www.gainesvillecoins.com/prod...-999-pure.aspx just super small coins?

ETA: I'm not set on this vendor, just surfing for ideas. Also my insurance guy just got back to me. Insurance fo $2200 worth of coins will cost $32/year more than i hoped for but on par for what I'm paying for my wife's wedding rings