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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 1181146, member: 3011&quot;]Metals such as gold and silver still have the edge as money because they don&#039;t rot like cocoa beans so they are a better store of value, they are divisible into any quantity without destroying value [how do you make change for a rock with a hole in it or a shell?], and every quantity of gold and silver is equal in value to every other quantity of the same purity.&nbsp; Some cocoa beans or shells or rocks may have properties making them more attractive or valuable than others.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would also add to your list the fact that for something to be currency it must have a value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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