Well put gll, and that’s exactly why I got into it. Not necessarily to make riches, but more to preserve what I have. A few bucks here and a few bucks there, it adds up over time. I fully expect in my lifetime that we will see digital currency, and when that happens, I want an alternate trading mediaMetals aren't really something you buy to make money on... They are more than anything a means to conserve value. As such, their price says more about the condition of a currency than anything; a higher metal price suggests a lack of confidence in a currency and a decrease in it's value. Gold is not the standard it once was, but it is still a standard...
Like anything else you might own that could be traded for currency, the question should be, are you in need of more currency now? If not, why sell?
That said, IMO, the circumstances where gold may be better than currency are limited to a brief period after a currency collapse and then when a new stable currency is established. In between, there are many better commodities and durable goods for barter; however, the nature of most of those is that they are generally more bulky and may require controlled storage.
The gist... If you have gold and don't need money, hang on to the gold, unless you can think of something that will be more valuable to you in the circumstances you expect to develop.