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To: tejek who wrote (173805)	12/26/2008 8:47:40 PM
From: coug	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

re:>> But why gold? That's what I don't get. Inflation? Safe haven? Supply/demand? All of the above?<< All of the above imo. For I haven't heard of an alchemist yet that can turn lead or any other basic element for that matter into gold.... :) And people have tried throughout the ages.. As I haven't known, unless I have been out of the loop too long, where one can change a basic element of the periodic table into something else.. ie.. Pb into Au.. periodic.lanl.gov Now for diamonds, that's a whole different matter.. As long as there is a lump of coal in your stocking, all you have to do is find or make a high temperature/pressure system and you can have all the diamonds you want as BOTH coal and diamonds land under the big "C" , carbon.. :) galleries.com Just my understanding of course at this point in my life....:) Like everything else I post.. Subject to change as my learning curve, hopefully climbs..:)