Great article and you make some very valid points. I believe in gold, however, physical silver is a fantastic buy right now and is extremely undervalued. Traditionally, silver gold ratio has been approximately 15:1 and at this time it is trading at around 66:1!! Rather than having smaller gold denominations silver IMHO is a better option, as well as physical fiat currency outside of the bank (under your mattress?) and of course bitcoin. Fiat currency isn't going to die over night and during a crisis you should burn through your currency first.
I have a BBC philosophy to preserve my wealth. Bullion, Bitcoin, Cash in that order of importance.
Agree on many instances...whether gold or silver, we must physically possess one or both to survive what is coming.