• Valmond@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I read it was illegal for peasants to own gold or silver, maybe just in some place somewhere…

    But yeah, gold is ridiculously expensive.

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      2 days ago

      Even today, 1 oz of gold is worth 82 oz of silver (i.e. a metal that was commonly used to mint coins used in daily life)!