The Best Silver Bullion For Barter After SHTF

In this video I discuss what would be the best type of silver bullion for barter in an SHTF scenario. I asked all of you what you thought in a poll I put out last week, and I cover the results.

I also give you my own thoughts on what type of physical silver is best for barter. I'd love to know what you think, let me know in the comments below!

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[Kyle-srjm]

My grandfather made it through the great depression.

His comment was always that when things get bad, if you are buying your food, you will never have enough money.

If you can catch, kill, or grow food, you will always have money.

[Kadmosthegreat]

The good thing about a silver spoon is it's silver, and also a spoon.

A spoon, or fork, is a very handy thing. If you're going to be on the road and you gotta carry the weight, it's nice for that weight to also be useful in your daily life.

Met a guy who used sterling flatware in his RV, he figured if his wallet got lost or a dozen other potential scenarios he could pawn the silver for some cash

[gunnargundersen]

I've said this elsewhere. I was in a jungle in Burma and the locals were testing old British India Silver rupees on a rock. People get real good really quick in working out what is Silver and what isn't when your family starving depends on it.

[junksilver]

I love the term junk silver. It's stealthy.

[patrickg]

Doesn’t have to be SHTF. CBDCs could push folks into using Silver as money/barter

[CarrotSlat]

I am a little skeptical of junk silver. In a SHTF scenario whomever you want to trade with is going to have to trust that what you have is genuine and will likely have no prior knowledge of which coins contain silver with no way to test it. Thus I would only chose coins or bars that are marked .999 silver, leaving no confusion or obscurity.

[Sasquatch__]

90% constitutional silver is one my favorite types of silver for a potential bartering situation and stacking in general.

[hvacresidentialbasics]

Polls!!!! You gave me a new respect for Mercury dime. Thank you

[pasquale]

I've been looking for this info; so timely and I really appreciate on how to barter coins, etc. Thanks!

[ksteege]

I'd go with 90% silver and favor Mercury Dimes, Standing Liberty quarters, and Franklin & Walker halves, for the same reason you brought up. The thinking being is that you immediately know they are silver, whereas Roosevelt dimes, Washington Quarters, and Kennedy halves you would have to check the date.

[paxvobiscum]

Many People always COMPARE a 1/10th Troy ounce of Generic Silver (which is either 99.9% or 99.99% Silver) to a Mercury Dime (which is 90% Silver).
Even though there is LESS Silver in a Mercury Dime compared to the 1/10th Troy Ounce Generic silver.
When I experienced Hyper-Inflation and the collapse of the Old USSR, the people in the Eastern European Theatre actually traded Sterling Silver (which is 92.5% Silver - Spoons, Forks, coffee and tea pots, etc...) for Food and Goods.
When I grew up, I was always taught that Silver is for day-to-day transactions, gold was for a major emergency or life issue.

[bowmasterletschug]

While I agree that fractional silver isn't necessarily the best bang for your buck I believe that each stacker should have at least 5 oz of each fractional silver except for the one gram. Plus it never hurts to diversify your stack

[e.t.preppin]

Don’t forget about trading with your skills. That’s how I make 99% of my fiat money now. I can’t imagine that a desire for my skills will suddenly stop. Thanks for your videos

[veritasfiles]

Great video! I probably couldn't have said it as well and certainly not better. I hope people will listen closely. Unfortunately, as time goes on, I'm increasingly thinking that this will be a highly relevant discussion to have listened to. Keep up the good work!

[ostekuste]

Vikings used something called “hack silver” where they would literally hack larger silver items down (usually quite crudely) into smaller more useable sizes. It’s been found in Viking burial sites.

[richpederson]

Nice to see my thoughts were in unison with the majority of your survey takers. It isn't the best way to accumulate a massive amount of silver, but the easiest to recognize and barter with IMO.

[bobspizza]

One important thing to figure out is what the value of silver will be in a SHTF. The way I tend to think about it is jobs and pay. If a major event happens ( depending on event) but let's just say it's a financial one and the dollar crashes. Well many will be out of work. So any job will be able to pay incredibly low even to pre covid standards because there will be hundreds that would do the work if you won't. So in a today's terms I feel in a SHTF with a dollar crash. Let's say pre covid a hard day's work paid $15 hour for labor. Well that would drop alot and since silver is not abundant I feel silver might be valued around $1, 000 an oz and the pay per day would be maybe closer to $10 hour.

[dontask]

In a SHTF...I would rather have 10 pounds of ammo than 10 pounds of silver.
Nobody is going to but trading anything. They well be taking it.

[richardladow]

While very informative, you missed a few items.
1. Fractional 999 silver has a purpose. For use in making colloidal silver, a doctor at a Coin show asked a dealer for 1/10 oz.
2. A half a dollar is 1/3 of an ounce+ not 1/2 oz.
Thanks for a great video. Right now the price of an ounce of silver is $21.44.
It’s really important that new stackers keep buying and dollar cost average downward. Fiat currency has been monopoly money since 1971! They drive the price down so you don’t want any, remember that. Become your own central bank😉

[TobaccoRowe]

Here is what I don't want if SHTF. A stack of MS70s in plastic capsules with $470 premiums