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[Winner] Silver [Silver Details] You can easily buy 1 ounce silver Canadian Maple coins that, at this writing, are guaranteed not to lose more than about 68% of their value. Similarly, 40% U.S. Kennedy Half Dollars are guaranteed to be worth US$.50 each, and contain 4.6g of silver each, and at current prices guarantees that you cannot lose more than 80% of your investment. Of course, if silver prices ever did get that low again ($3-$5/oz), these coins could be sold at more than face value, as they likely would sell for a fairly high premium. And, this argument only applies if you buy silver coins with a high face-value-to-silver ratio. [Gold Details] Right now, U.S. Gold Eagles have a face value of approximately 5% of the value of the gold, meaning that your investment would have to drop about 95% for the face value to become a factor. [Reason] 
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