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Brien Lundin: Insuring against a catastrophe that is certain
By Brien Lundin
Gold Newsletter / Golden Opportunities
Metairie, Louisiana
Monday, July 7, 2025
I occasionally give presentations on gold and silver to audiences that aren't familiar with the sector.
So I try to include as much of the basic rationale for owning the monetary metals, stressing that there are two distinct reasons to do so -- as insurance and as an investment.
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To illustrate the importance of the former, I present this chart showing the depreciation of the Roman denarius silver coin through the history of the empire:
Silver-Content-Roman-Denarius.pdf
Almost without exception, their reaction is something along the lines of "That's interesting, but it could never happen here."
To which I respond: It already has. ...
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