John, I hear ya, I respect the idear that gold to allot of guys holds the key to a solid monetary exchange.......but, last checked, Germany uses paper money today...... Or at least it did 15 years ago when I was there.   I beleive gold will always hold value, but the holder of food and water in a dire economic position IMO, comes out ahead.....

 Like I said, Ive been wrong before, and am open to it again, but it seems as though being hung up on precious metal is possibly an outdated myth.   

 Didn't mean to offend anyone with the phrase "human stupidity".   Only a human would worship the shiny "precious" instead of feeding himself.