At one point in history, shells were used as money. Various metals such as copper began to be used as a mode of exchange for various goods or services. Cultures all over the world used all sorts of materials as currency to buy sell or trade.

After centuries of development and trade between different cultures, gold and silver rose as the standard of exchange accepted by all major civilizations. The metals  had to be of a certain purity and were embossed with images of leaders or gods of one culture or another.

It was hard work to get the gold and silver out of the ground. It took enormous investment to get the metals into a form that was accepted as a consistent medium of exchange. The gold or silver was first discovered, then it had to be dug out of the ground and purified by fire. This was an enormous investment of humanity.

During the time of King David, in Israel, they mined gold and silver and when Davids son, Solomon became King, it is said that silver was as common as stones. It is because of this rich history and great writings such as scriptures that gold and silver is so well respected as a store of value.

The Constitution of the United States specifically states that coin minted by the Government is to be in gold and silver. Such respect was given to gold and silver because paper money had been used in the years before the American Revolution to such an extent that inflation brought ruin to many holding on to the paper. Those who kept and increased their holdings of gold and silver did well and even prospered.

Get gold and silver. It has a much longer history than paper money and is embossed on the human psyche unlike any other store of value.

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