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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;claycad, post: 1165069, member: 17987&quot;]I appreciate silver certificates because they represent a time when money actually had value, instead of the deflated currency of today.&nbsp; When silver certificates were in print they stated “This certifies that there is on deposit in the treasury of the United States of America one dollar in silver payable to the bearer on demand”. Now that the Federal Reserve controls the currency and there is no gold standard in place, the American dollar is being horribly deflated more and more by the day. The silver certificate represents the golden age, or rather the silver age, of the American dollar bill, when for every paper bill printed, the Government had to back that bill with its value in silver. </p><p>&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I’m 28 years old, and when I use the term gold standard or silver certificate, most people my age have no idea what those things were. They only know what a Federal Reserve Note is and don’t know that at one time there was such a thing as a United State Note printed by the United States Government and not an independent central bank. I would add these certificates to the few I already have to display in my home and educate any visitors about the history of our own American dollar bill.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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