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Re:Why Deutsche Bundesbank had to promise to leave 1200 tons... by umanwizard on Sunday April 30, 2017 @03:52PM (#14233488)
There is quite a continuum between fiat currency collapsing and the sort of zombie apocalypse you describe.

Fiat currency has become worthless many times in many countries without a total breakdown of civilization to the extent that gold no longer has any value (e.g., Argentina, Yugoslavia, Brazil, Weimar Germany, post-revolution France, ...)

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Re:Why Deutsche Bundesbank had to promise to leave 1200 tons... by ComradeTaco on Sunday April 30, 2017 @04:15PM (#14233589)
I always imagined that if you were stockpiling large amounts of gold in your home it was more of a survivalist thing than a risk management thing.
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