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Message:: [QUOTE="National dealer, post: 3945, member: 487"]Well now it is my turn to throw in my TWO cents. Yes that is a pun. If history has taught us anything, it is that hindsight is 20-20. Many objects have been used as currency as our moderator has stated. Brass, copper, silver, and Gold began because someone came along and said it was precious. Now if you would take a look at the 1933 law that outlawed the ownership of gold, a few facts are undisputable. One, gold was valued at more than $20 an ounce. Making it feasible to bankrupt the nation with gold certificates. Bullion is just that. The value fluxuates throughout the 24 hours in a day. Call any dealer and ask for the price of a Silver Eagle. The price can change in seconds. How would that affect the gas you buy at the local station. We would have to see what our coin is worth at that particular moment of the day. Silver followed gold in the 60's and copper in the late 70's. Our government used gold, silver, and copper because that was the method of the day. The simple reason that they created the constitution to be changed is because they were intelligent enough to realize that things do change. At some point we have to realize that we the people need governed. No two will will ever agree to the finest points. Now one last point. This forum is not about arguing or putting another down. There are plenty of others for that. We all, try in our own small part to further the knowledge of each other.[/QUOTE]