[Mamzelle]

I’ve always thought a few silver spoons would be better than a gold Eagle—flashing some gold at a barter lot would be like inviting a crew of looters to follow you home...

[elcid1970]

“silver spoons”

Sometimes we really need Captain Obvious to the rescue. I had not thought of the family sterling as a barter asset.

Thanks for the tip! And the warning.

[Atlas Sneezed]

I’ve always thought a few silver spoons would be better than a gold Eagle—flashing some gold at a barter lot would be like inviting a crew of looters to follow you home...

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I don’t know why anyone would try “flashing” their gold in public, any more that waving stacks of hundred dollar bills around.

Large purchases (like a vehicle) might be done with gold, but common sense (which every gold owner knows) suggests that smaller transactions are best handled with silver.

Frankly, any display of any wealth (including openly possessing the thing you just bought) could lead to looters following you. The smell of food cooing from your residence, or a generator running can do the same. there is nothing especially dangerous about gold. It’s just another asset.