Tell me, what weight in gold do I exchange for a loaf of bread? Do you have a way to measure and subdivide it to hand? Do you trust the scales being lent to execute this?

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anabab 4 days ago | parent [-]

Check "valcambi combibar". Its a gold plate pre-divided into 1g pieces you can break away (like a chocolate bar).

1g is ~100 of money today, which would be enough for a weekly supply of groceries for a person in HCOL areas.

	▲	anonym29 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Additionally, one need not use gold; silver is easier to subdivide into manageable units for even smaller monetary values.