• TragicNotCute@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    I’ve heard you can apparently buy a house with 10 silver coins, the original deed, 2 witnesses present and 2 secretaries present is this true?

    Yes, this is true. Provided the seller is a dumb dumb who will accept 10 silver coins (~$400 USD) for a house while 4 of their friends watch in awe.

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      Only if those are coins of a full ounce of silver, even. Nothing is specified so they might as well be dimes instead.

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        I was gonna give this fake seller the benefit of the doubt. Surely he’d request American Eagles at least.

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      8 days ago

      It’s likely worse than that, even. “Silver coins” in sovcit often mean silver in color, i.e. quarters.

      Dude wants a house for $2.50.

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        There are silver content quarters, pre 1964 I think? These are the ones they use, or attempt to use because it’s all bullshit anyway.

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          The thinking is that there’s real value in silver. The ones made today aren’t actually worth thier face value in materials.

          Isnt gonna get a house, but i like the sentiment that my physical money has real physical value.

          Course. We need to hasten the apocalypse, so why not just make up numbers in the cloud instead

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      I thought you were mathing wrong since I’ve rarely seen it above $25 (not that I’ve checked in a loooong time) so I looked up the current spot price. Damn, nearly at $40US/ozt.

      … I should sell some of these silver coins I inherited.