Right. Semiconductor-grade silicon is way more valuable than silver, and some types of semiconductors are, I believe, even more expensive than gold. But you h

Right. Semiconductor-grade silicon is way more valuable than silver, and some types of semiconductors are, I believe, even more expensive than gold. But you have to buy them. You can't buy things with them. You might be able to barter, if you can find someone who has what you want, and also happens to need some 6 9's pure gallium indium phosphide or whatever. However, the guy at the corner liquor store is unlikely to give you a bottle of whiskey in exchange for it.