[lbo-talk] Goldbugs

[John Thornton]

Carrol Cox wrote:
> Chris Doss wrote:
>   
>> I vote for going back to heads of livestock.
>>     
>
> Heads of livestock was a notion used to evaluate but as far as I know
> never used as an actual medium of exchange. It is as though we were to
> measure value in terms of 1950 Packard sedans. We never exchange them
> (or even own them), but we say a commercial building is worth so many
> Packards.
>
> Carrol

Why 1950 Packards?
Wouldn't the eleventh series (1934) Packards be a better choice?

John Thornton