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Colored bird feathers are money.

Posted on: January 29, 2018 at 15:46:02 CT

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What, exactly makes gold valuable? When Cortez landed in Central America, the currency of exchange for the indigenous peoples was feathers--colored plumes. They had gold but placed little value in it.
So, what makes gold so valuable?

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Gold is money - pickle MU

- 1/29 15:12:46

Colored bird feathers are money. - Alferd Packer MU

- 1/29 15:46:02

Valuations are subjective. Gold has not had a historic - ummmm MU - 1/29 16:20:59

not quite the right question - pickle MU

- 1/29 16:04:12

Because people have recognized it as money since forever - Uncle Fester USMC - 1/29 15:49:44

I use day old carrots. I bought - GA Tiger MU - 1/29 15:32:31

RE: I use day old carrots. I bought - pickle MU

- 1/29 15:43:49

What is his theory on carrots?(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 1/29 16:25:57

you're an idiot, GAT (nm) - pickle MU

- 1/29 16:50:22

Hmmmm. "By the end of 2016, - TigerJackSwartz MU

- 1/29 15:24:55

looks spot on to me (nm) - pickle MU

- 1/29 15:42:54

You should post the text. Very few people click links here. - ummmm MU - 1/29 15:15:06

done. would be nice to be able to post the charts (nm) - pickle MU

- 1/29 15:20:53

You can add a link to the charts. - JeffB MU

- 1/29 15:22:34

Silver will vastly outperform gold - Uncle Fester USMC - 1/29 15:35:06