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<p>[QUOTE="rotobeast, post: 273143, member: 8671"]I'm considering it.</p><p>I just have a feeling they will appreciate well.</p><p>I also have a fondness for their history.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, this is what I've been told about the creation of them, don't know if it is totally true or not but....</p><p><br /></p><p>There was no currency shipments to California in those days, so everyone paid for goods in gold dust.</p><p>In a saloon for instance, people would ask for 3 fingers of whiskey, then the bartender would reach in a gold dust bag and pinch out gold dust with the first 2 fingers and thumb.</p><p>Saloons started hiring the biggest guys they could find to pinch more gold dust.</p><p>So, people wanted a uniform way to pay for goods and not get ripped off.</p><p>Hence, they started striking their own coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hopefully someone will correct me if I am wrong, but it seems like a reasonable story.</p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rotobeast, post: 273143, member: 8671"]I'm considering it. I just have a feeling they will appreciate well. I also have a fondness for their history. Now, this is what I've been told about the creation of them, don't know if it is totally true or not but.... There was no currency shipments to California in those days, so everyone paid for goods in gold dust. In a saloon for instance, people would ask for 3 fingers of whiskey, then the bartender would reach in a gold dust bag and pinch out gold dust with the first 2 fingers and thumb. Saloons started hiring the biggest guys they could find to pinch more gold dust. So, people wanted a uniform way to pay for goods and not get ripped off. Hence, they started striking their own coins. Hopefully someone will correct me if I am wrong, but it seems like a reasonable story. :)[/QUOTE]
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