Re: Guest Post: One Very Strange Use For Silver Coins
That's why this number was chosen.
The first owner wanted to gift the land to the man I'm talking about, but if it was a gift, it wouldn't have the same legal standing as it does when it was purchased for 1 ounce of silver.
Originally Posted by palani
Standard common law form ... $1 and other valuable consideration. But that $1 had best be silver or gold.
That is why concern about not having enough gold or silver to meet ALL debts is illogical. A buck is all that is necessary to form a contract.
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