You can trade or barter assetts ,, that silver coin you mentioned is a valuable metal ASSETT , that basement full of whatever commodity item you prefer is an assett, ownership of a company through stocks is an assett that floats with inflation as the companies debts are reduced by inflation and their assetts are inflated by inflation,, stocks are inflation neutral ,, however that wheelbarrow of $100 bills is kindling... I would rather own or control a few hundred tons of copper than have dollars that are sinking ... it’s true the dollar appears undervalued right now but I have seen currencies way out of whack before and I have never seen them reverse in a timely manner , they take years to reverse...
Well, then we’re just mincing words and are on the same page.
Capitalism Rocks! :)