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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gregg, post: 3147066, member: 90419&quot;]World War IV will require a great deal of metal for the production of Mech Warriors.&nbsp; Any metal will be confiscated by the provisional governments to mount a desperate defense against the invading alien forces.&nbsp; (As it turns out, old copper coins formed into pellets are about the only metal that hurts the brood queen)</p><p><br /></p><p>At that time, retaining silver/gold hoards and personal coin collections will be viewed as treason.&nbsp; Those found withholding bullion from the &#039;Gatherers&#039; will be tried and executed on the spot.&nbsp; For a brief time a group of collectors will form a Rebellion with the slogan, <i>&quot;You can take my coin when you peel it from my cold, dead hands&quot;.&nbsp; </i>Since most collectors already have cold hands and are nearly half dead the rebellion, such as it is, will be squashed rather quickly.</p><p><br /></p><p>By 2500 the last known coin in existence will go on display at the Smithsonian.</p><p>It will be an well worn Eisenhower Dollar in a MS70 SEGS slab.</p><p><br /></p><p>Our descendants will collect acorns which will vary in rarity via genetic signatures.</p><p>The acorn grading scale will be from 4.75 x 10(4) to 4.78 x 10(5).</p><p>You&#039;ll be able to get your acorn certified by the ACS for about 70 credits.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some will gather acorns (regardless of condition or rarity) for their bullion value.</p><p>A typical acorn stacker is pictured below:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]805623[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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