I see/hear many people talk about 1971 as a defining year, but 1964 was just as important and much less talked about.. Hear me out. Up until then you could convert every dollar for silver and our 4 largest coins were 90% silver. Is it a coincidence that the Gulf of Tonkin false flag in Vietnam and the introduction of the "Great Society" happened that same year? War and entitlement programs are much harder to carry out with hard money. My dad just passed on his late brother and father's coin and paper money collection to me and my kids (I never got to meet either of them, so its been pretty special looking through each piece of history and all the countries they lived in or visited) There's bills and coinage from over 50 countries- some back to the 1800's and even one Roman coin. The "junk" silver pieces interested me the most and made me look up the history of each, and see the clear causes for debasement- mainly extended wars, revolutions and faltering economies Some examples.. England: Debased to 50% in 1920, no more silver 1947 Portugal: Debased in 1947 Lebanon: 1952 Cuba: 1953 (Revolution) Thailand: 1962 USA: 1964 Mexico: Gradually debased over the decades, fully 1967 Egypt: 1967 Canada: 1968 Germany: 1974 The copper and bronze coins were some of the coolest. My dad said his dad used them as poker chips during WW2 when stationed in england. Anyways thought it was interesting to learn about my family history and the fate of nations via little pieces of metal w/ various inscriptions. Oh one last thing I noticed- all of the dictators had their own images on the coinage and it was always base metals- never silver or even copper lol #debasement #silver #coins #history #1964

Belated GM Had a big deer run out in front of us on the first stretch of driving home from the northeast US back to Texas. Currently stuck in northern Pennsylvania.. But found the perfect people to help us after walking to the closest town this morning. We had to “sleep” on the side of a major highway in 20 something degree weather- shook by semi-trucks all night, so not great Bob 😆 Say some prayers for us 🙏 Enjoy your day (and your fully functional vehicles ;)