@ Siameze:
the bullion thing will come into focus. Different coins attract different communities. Unobtanium -- a 'serious' coin [
http://coinwarp.net/altcoins/unobtanium-0-inflation-cryptocurrency ] -- has attracted serious coiners; and there was this sort of 'Aha! moment' when we realised just how many of us hold bullion.
The silver thing is a practicality. IndiaMikeZulu did a bunch of research, and it seemed to us (here in Western Australia [Perth Mint]) that 10-oz bars of silver were simply the most economical product. (I look forward to learning more about bullion from you as we go.)
Since then, a number of our projects have become connected through The Bullion Thang. For example, 'national chapters': it makes sense that some aspects of crypto-coining happen on a national basis ('currency zone,' whatever): postage costs, postage risks, legalities, etc. We Austtralians, for example, have tapped into a source of silver via a Un-Ex member.
We are developing 'P-WIPping,' which enables people who know and trust each other to trade coin by using Internet-banking transfers. ['Peer-to-peer; Website, Internet-banking, Phone']
Finally, we are avid theorists, with a particular interest in the relations between the community and the crypto. This resulted in Distributed-Vault Coin, a coin that is traded only on Un-Ex.
Mark
