The Bible mentions silver ALOT too. In Revelation it says: “..And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living creatures,...
I disagree that value creates desire. When the first human found gold and brought it to their tribe it wouldn’t have had any value at all. It...
Ive always wondered if gold being among the softest metals had anything to do with it. The “Metals of Antiquity” which are the very first metals...
Oh well yeah I was mainly talking about the very ancient times. I am wondering what made civilizations cherish gold above all other metals. Sure...
Hmm but what about other hefty metals like tungsten? Maybe it’s the rarity?
I’m not talking about industrial usage or investment. There seems to be something that draws humans to gold and makes us want it. My local...
But in 1861 Secretary Chase issued the following circular to the assistant treasurers to remove all doubt about the monetary status of the new...
Nice! What’s crazy is no one knows where the gold originally came from.
Yup. Except it was 6 full cans not just this one.
I’ve been reading about old American paper currencies recently and first of all I want to say it’s insanely confusing how many notes they have....
The article says some of the coins are estimated to sell for $1 million or more. Now idk if they’re in meh condition but just insanely rare or if...
Makes sense. They look amazing even in the bucket still. I thought they were found as pictured in the bucket which doesn’t look like much...
Oh no it’s MS. Just not GEM like these appear to be. [ATTACH]
Here is a good example! The fabulous Hoxne Hoard found in England. They literally raised the money from rich donors to pay the finders the full...
Britain does it the best! They have the Portable Antiquities Scheme. They pay fair market value if the finder reports the find and leaves the...
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