US Silver Eagles are the worst possible way to go nowadays. I bought a few dozen way back when they were a couple dollars over spot, but that was a long time ago. Recently they were commonly selling for spot x2.
I agree. Junk silver & generic for the win.
In a EOTWAWKI situation, there's no way I'd trade items for less silver just because the silver was US Mint. Silver Town has a much better record of honesty than .Gov!
