> Does that explain why gold has been used to make coins and ingots Over say, Iron? Yes. Because iron rusts. An iron-coin does not last forever. Copper, Silve

> Does that explain why gold has been used to make coins and ingots Over say, Iron? Yes. Because iron rusts. An iron-coin does not last forever. Copper, Silver, and Gold are easier to take care of, but even old copper/silver coins tarnish and corrode away with time. Gold does not. A gold coin made 100 years ago would be as brilliant today as it was back then... with minimal maintenance. There's a _REASON_ why gold was chosen, all across the world, from MesoAmerica, to Europe, to Asia, as a unit of currency.