MichaelAnissimov comments on Items to Have In Case of Emergency...Maybe. - Less Wrong
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An "apocalypse" like nuclear war is not particularly likely to kill off more than half the population, at most.
If a first-world country suffers a calamity in which half its population dies, it'll lose nine-tenths of its economic output at least.
Good point. I find it pretty hard to believe that people would start using gold instead of silver for casual transactions, but I suppose it's possible.