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Re:Odd Lots Podcast: Signs That a Civilization Is About to C... by bigtimeidiot on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @02:06PM (#14150145)
>the US did this with nickel in nickels in the last 5 years IIRC

Using expensive precious metals in what are essentially symbolic tokens seems like a waste, but that's just me.

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Re:Odd Lots Podcast: Signs That a Civilization Is About to C... by _jal on Wednesday April 19, 2017 @08:55PM (#14153131)
I'm personally deeply amused by the tinfoil-hat goldbug ecommerce sites.
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