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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (109374)	12/30/2014 3:11:08 PM
From: bart13	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218047

It simply doesn't make economic sense to arbitrarily remove one of the elements on the Periodic Table from commercial use. Even during the centuries of the gold standard, commercial use occurred and continued, so that's not a valid assumption.

To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (109374)	12/30/2014 5:36:34 PM
From: RJA_	Respond to of 218047

The best use for gold, as with any freely priced asset will be determined by the market (assuming a free market). Electronics will find a substitute if and when gold is required again to be the money of choice. The "no good reason" has historically been mismanagement of fiat currencies leading to loss of confidence & value... reason enough when it happens.