In a normal situation it would not make sense but: > if the situation becomes so bad that government-issued money is worthless If you are receiving a salary (

In a normal situation it would not make sense but: > if the situation becomes so bad that government-issued money is worthless If you are receiving a salary (!) in a non-gold currency, and have an effective method of converting that currency to drinking water, food, toilet paper, medicine, etc. then, even if it is a crisis, what do you need gold for? And if the value of government-issued money has completely collapsed, chances are that things are so bad that you'll need things for your immediate survival. Also, as there won't be a central instance setting a commonly-agreed value of gold, it is up to each supply to set their own prices, so how would gold keep its value?