Originally Posted by greg80

You don't understand how a hyperinflation looks like. I went through one it wasn't bloody and people didn't riot. Money looses value, for example an ounce of gold is 1800 today and a can of tuna is $5. In case of hyperinflation gold would be $5400 and tuna would be $15. You can always sell some gold for the inflated currency and buy stuff. If you keep all your savings in money you will loose a lot, while gold stores the value.

That is until some new currency or order comes. Than you can simply change your gold into that.