I’ve said it before on Free Republic. If you can’t reach out and physically touch it, then it’s not under your control. This applies to both Gold and other precious metals as well as the Brass tubes capped with Copper jacketed lead. and the tools that require them.
So my advice is simple. If you want to invest in gold or silver make sure you get the real thing instead of a ‘certificate’. And Safety deposit boxes aren’t secure either FDR taught us that lesson.
Amen. A paper certificate is just that, a piece of paper. The feds will be sorely disappointed in my safety deposit box. Mine is filled with negatives and CDs of the family albums, bwahahaha! FYI, a CD won't fit in a small box.