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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 2483590, member: 19250&quot;]Another point of this matter is this......</p><p>My father&nbsp; had access&nbsp; to buying gold as he was working&nbsp; at the Federal&nbsp; Reserve&nbsp; at this time.</p><p>However&nbsp; the middle class at this time couldn&#039;t&nbsp; afford&nbsp; to buy such. Even at the price of gold in 1933 dollars&nbsp; the common man or woman couldn&#039;t&nbsp; afford such a luxury .</p><p>My dad always told me people turned in their&nbsp; gold as it was weighted . They kept their gold if they had any in a silk purse. The reason being coins rubbing together could mean loss of money. When a person&nbsp; came into the Federal&nbsp; Reserve&nbsp; their gold was weighted&nbsp; if it weighted&nbsp; correctly&nbsp; they got the amount on the coin. However&nbsp; if a $5 gold piece&nbsp; was weighted and it didn&#039;t&nbsp; weight they got the amount it weighted. So a $5 coin may only&nbsp; net $4.67 .</p><p>In today&#039;s money&nbsp; many may think 33 cents what the heck.</p><p>Well .33 cents went a long way in the 30&#039;s! </p><p>So the everyday person didn&#039;t&nbsp; own gold. Most lived a modest life style. Only those whom were wealthy&nbsp; could afford&nbsp; such.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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