You can not now buy gold or silver from a dealer from what I can see, only pre-order.. A very few have managed to do so, but the premiums have been astronomical.
The real physical market is way out of alignment with spot prices. It will not be long now until the paper manipulation on the exchanges ends/breaks.
On the USA debt clock, USA Federal Debt to GDP was 106% only a few weeks ago, now it is at 111% - some going!