About recession , the global charts indicate we are at the start on a new one ...so we'll have to wait and see what will happen...
If a serious global collapse happens, things like gold, silver will likely lose value unless their prices are artificially controlled.
Imagine a global collapse in a very isolated area , go to that area and trying giving them some metals like gold or silver. If they like the gold/silver, they could price it way below the real international price. This things are not what they need in such situation. Guess what they will value and price very high? Things they desperately need to relieve themselves from their condition.
Gold will only do well if the collapse is isolated and if the community where a collapse happens have zero access to to the rest of the world.