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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;fatima, post: 1392879, member: 22143&quot;]Oh you could very well cut a gold or silver dollar in 1/2 or 1/3rds, or whatever.&nbsp; What was destroyed was not the value, but rather, the governmental assay performed on the gold.&nbsp; It was then up to the seller &amp; buyer to agree to the amount of gold or silver at hand.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>On the other point, though millions of ounces were coined, you don&#039;t see very many gold dollars issued by the Charlotte mint.&nbsp; The reason for this being that once the Confederates took over this mint, the coins were cut, melted, etc.&nbsp; and used to buy European goods.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is the advantage of gold.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is the advantage of silver.&nbsp;&nbsp; It would never have worked with paper.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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