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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 747024, member: 13650&quot;]Great story!&nbsp; I&#039;ve really enjoyed reading your posts.&nbsp; I think most people come to this &#039;what&#039;s it worth forum&#039;, ask a question and then leave.&nbsp;&nbsp; This has been interesting learning how all this came to be in your possession.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I got a metal detector last year too.&nbsp; They&#039;ve come a looong way!&nbsp;&nbsp; Even the cheap ones now can distinguish between what things are.&nbsp;&nbsp; Generally, it tells you by LED arrow if you hit junk, pop tabs, bottle caps..etc.. and there are 3 different tones.&nbsp; High pitched for silver and based on the size of the object, they can distinguish between a dime, quarter, half..etc..&nbsp; Mine even knows the difference between a zinc penny and a copper penny.&nbsp; So you can decide what to skip.&nbsp; I won&#039;t dig a zinc penny.&nbsp;&nbsp; It even tells you roughly how deep the object is, from 0 to 10 inches.&nbsp; Saves a lot of time digging.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; I think you&#039;re right though.&nbsp; A lot of prime ground has been cleaned out.&nbsp; The problem I have is finding ground to search.&nbsp; All the good stuff&#039;s private property.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; Certification and grading means the same, btw.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; A lot of people have financial messes these days.&nbsp; It should almost be expected.&nbsp; There was a time when people made a decent living and bills were very limited.&nbsp; Now we live in a society where everybody and everything squeezes everybody for every dime they&#039;ve got.&nbsp; Far more expenses today than there were 50 years ago.&nbsp;&nbsp; Average pay went up but not nearly enough for what things cost nowadays.&nbsp; &nbsp; The banks hold all the cards.&nbsp; They win no matter what. For doing nothing but legally creating new money out of thin air.&nbsp; We lose.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; You are very right on your assessment of metals.&nbsp; Many people think they are smart but really have no clue what money is.&nbsp;&nbsp; There is no understanding anymore.&nbsp;&nbsp; Generations have grown up with no concept. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;This has happened by design.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; If you want to see a very interesting progression......&nbsp; look up Series 1914 Fed. reserve notes.&nbsp; &nbsp; They were larger than todays bills but look similar with very attractive art on the backs.&nbsp;&nbsp; On the front it says Authorized by the Fed. reserve act of Dec. 23rd, 1913.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Hmmm, how often is the whole of congress in session to authorize anything 2 days before Christmas!!?) </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; On the back at bottom, they say &quot;Will pay to bearer on demand, *gold* or other *lawful* money at any fed. reserve bank.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; In 1928, the notes changed but some still said, will pay gold on demand.&nbsp;&nbsp; Or silver on demand.&nbsp; Then even silver certificates were eliminated.&nbsp;&nbsp; Eventually, they changed the saying to only &quot;Will pay to bearer on demand.&quot; which lasted up until not that long ago.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Now, there is no type of wording like this at all.&nbsp;&nbsp; The people were weaned onto them and now everybody is supposed to think the paper IS real money.&nbsp; And it has worked!&nbsp; Most people I know are fooled.&nbsp; They believe it.&nbsp; One person questions why GOLD IS WORTH ANYTHING!?!&nbsp; lol&nbsp;&nbsp; .....in relation to the paper he covets.&nbsp; &nbsp; ZERO understanding of anything and these are highly educated people.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; You have to ask the question why somebody felt it was important to include this wording on our currency for so long.&nbsp; Up until it was nothing more than a formality and a token gesture before finally removing it for good.&nbsp; &nbsp; But people now think the currency we had through the 90s is all we&#039;ve ever had.&nbsp; &nbsp; There is no interest in gaining perspective.&nbsp; They have no idea the progression we&#039;ve gone through since 1913, after the creation of the &#039;Fed&#039;, to get to the mess we are in now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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