They confiscated often simply the private gold in history by a so-called “gold ban” (s.h..). This private wealth was used to reduce government debt. The role of the sturdy medium came in history often the gold during an economic crisis. But was the price of gold for solution of the problems also often again rapidly. So it remained for a long time at this low level.
In the High inflationary period was then in the position for the gold to buy large amounts of relatively worthless money, but the purchasing power of gold fell off rapidly when prosperous economy. After a purchase, one had to choose again the correct point to phase out this type of investment, so that the asset was not devalued or on indefinite long time bound. Other precious metals include the tangible assets other precious metals such as silver, Platinum and Palladium. These metals are also heavily dependent on a flourishing industry, since they are consumed as important material in the production of goods. The economy should now have a strong shock, would be also a drop in demand for these metals to the result. It is questionable whether they will receive a priority in addition to gold also in the stages of hyperinflation and after a complete collapse of the monetary system. It is sure that their value as opposed to the banknotes marked with an artificial value can never be equal to zero. Silver came in the form of the silver Peso (Mexico, ab immanent “immobility” in the non-transportability and the barrier to entry in the form of high value. To acquire a real estate loan, can in a depression by a sudden unemployment or loss of income sources for non-performance of the debt service (loan payments) to the attachment of the property by the creditor (usually Bank) lead. The tenants of residential or commercial real estate can be unemployed in a genuine crisis and terminate the lease.