Well... Gold and Silver are "Stores of Value" or call them a "Store of Spending Power"... No one is going to sell their Gold or Silver unless they need "Spending Power"... I have no Plans on selling mine, any time soon... But there are those of us who have Bills to pay... What else can you do, if all you have left is Gold and Silver, and you're Hungry and need "Spending Power"...??? I don't think you'll be taking your Gold or Silver to the Store to buy Food...