Gold bars instead of money What if you could buy and pay for things with gold bars instead of...

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Gold bars instead of money

What if you could buy and pay for things with gold bars instead of money.

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Ontheroad · M

It would get a little heavy - I'll stick with plastic😁

SwedishGuy · 56-60, MNew

@Ontheroad @Ontheroad lol

Rabscuttle · 41-45

We wouldn't be able to buy much. Gold is rare; there's not enough of it to go around (which is why everyone- or just about- has abandoned the gold standard), and it's also HEAVY. You'd need a team of mules to transport your wallet.

Although I suppose that would make for a good pick-up line, if you were an early adopter...

JoyfulSilence · 51-55, M

@Rabscuttle

It may not need much transport. See my reply.

cherokeepatti · 70-79, F

I think some people would accept them once they get weighed etc.

JoyfulSilence · 51-55, M

I asked Google how many pounds of gold it would take to buy a car. It said:

With gold trading at approximately $4,550 per troy ounce, it takes just 0.68 pounds of gold to buy an average new car costing $45,000.

That would fit in my pocket!

Google says

Roughly the volume of a single standard Matchbox toy car.

Yet heavier!

SwedishGuy · 56-60, MNew

@JoyfulSilence Ok sounds good

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