A counter report:
a month ago, I tried to make a "certain type" of purchase, offering a $20 silver piece for equal value "in kind". T'was an experiment, to see just what kind of reaction I'd get.
My solid silver, US minted coin sat there un-taken for nearly 2 weeks! The guy who finally took it acted like he was doing me a huge favor.
My silver stash went back in the safe. Wherever it is we're headin', we ain't there yet.
Fred