I just published “The Natural Order of Money and Why Abstract Currencies Fail”https://medium.com/p/the-natural-order-of-money-and-why-abstract-currencies-fail-aad5f9f8cf89 …
This stuff didn't begin & won't end with metals. Bit gold came from asking what gold, shells, etc. have in common https://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2017/02/conflict-and-collectibles-among-yurok_87.html …
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It's difficult argument. I personally don't believe that carbon dating is an effective technique for dating. I've seen too many revisions.
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Salt (salary), cattle (pecuniary), shells& BTC all played monetary role depending on tech available. Key is Menger's salability & stock/flow
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I am well versed in this view. But I choose to oppose the view. My logic is clear: Anything pre-written history is speculative theory.
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Without carbon dating, we are left with written history. And so long as we've had written history we've had metals as money.
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