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Right, I was referring to the assayed value, not the historical value. Gold is basically unique in history as a material with very little practical essential u
by claydavisss 8y ago
Right, I was referring to the assayed value, not the historical value.
Gold is basically unique in history as a material with very little practical essential use for most people who have held it...yet holds value durably over the centuries.
- tehwebguy 8y agoFinally, an investment vehicle I can bury for 1600 years and know it will still have value when I come back to it!
- moate 8y agoGems of a wide variety and other precious metals also exist. It's really not super unique.
- blacksmith_tb 8y agoJust think, some molecules of the gold in the traces on the mobo of the device you're using right now may have traded hands in Rome as a coin! Can't say that for an emerald...