The "stability" of precious metals is crap. Gold and silver have NO intrinsic value. Only the inflated value caused by a bustling world economy that lets us afford shiny pretty things. They are no more "real money" than paper.
If the economy ever got bad enough that we had to really worry, no one would be buying gold or silver for any price. They'd be buying food, salt and ammunition. But no starving man anywhere on Earth is gonna trade you even a ham sandwich for a pound of gold.
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