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Message:: [QUOTE="weryon, post: 607841, member: 17622"]T$ A monetary system backed up by gold did not work in the past and would never work in the future. Back then banks could somewhat back up the bank notes with gold, but could you imagine today’s world backed up by gold ? I love the way you say “real value” when referring to gold or silver, because it’s the same concept as the bank note. If thousands of years ago gold and silver would not of been prized and used as a trading commodity what would you be setting value on ? various sized balls of yarn ? The only difference between monopoly money and “real” money is the ruling, at the base they are the same. Only in a capitalist world does one hold more importance. Now if I leave my philosophic stand point I do have to agree with you as a collector that I do care a lot more about coins struck in silver and gold rather then nickel and the junk you referred to as “clad crap” … but at the end of the day it’s the clad crap that matters because you are using it to fuel your coin addiction, and your country is printing it like monopoly money… I wonder what they would be doing if they couldn’t print it up and lower interest rates… probably plunder Canada for it’s gold <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]