Thank you SO MUCH!!! Cannot believe that everyone responded so quickly.
I had been posing the same scenario over and over in my head. All I kept coming up with was that we’’ll all be trading REAL necessities if it all goes south. I couldn’t make the whole GOLD piece of the puzzle fit. This totally cleared everything up. Greatly appreciated.

THE LIST OF ‘NEXT BUYS’ WAS PERFECT!!!
Thank you. :)