First published by Money Metals here: https://www.moneymetals.com/news/2018/03/22/gold-silver-possession-constitutional-right-001442

It's a safe bet that most readers of this column who hold physical precious metals – gold, silver, platinum and palladium – do so because they view them as a store of value. Gold and silver especially, have served in the role of honest money for at least five millennia.