Book 19. (1 results) Kajira of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 1 | 97 | If this is done over a period of View more quotes about time">time, with many coins, of course, the individual could accumulate, in metal value, a value equivalent perhaps to one or more of the original objects". |
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Book 19. (7 results) Kajira of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 1 | 94 | "This object has been clipped, or shaved," he said. |
| 1 | 95 | "A part of the metal has been cut or trimmed away. |
| 1 | 96 | In this fashion, if that is not noted, or the object is not weighed, it might be accepted for, say, a certain face value, the individual responsible for this meanwhile pocketing the clipped or shaved metal. |
| 1 | 97 | If this is done over a period of time, with many coins, of course, the individual could accumulate, in metal value, a value equivalent perhaps to one or more of the original objects". |
| 1 | 98 | "Metal value?" I asked. |
| 1 | 99 | "In modern coinage," he said, "we often lose track of such things. |
| 1 | 100 | Yet, if one thinks about it, at least in the case of many coins, a coin is a way in which a government or ruler certifies that a given amount of precious metal is involved in a transaction. |
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"This object has been clipped, or shaved," he said.
"A part of the metal has been cut or trimmed away.
In this fashion, if that is not noted, or the object is not weighed, it might be accepted for, say, a certain face value, the individual responsible for this meanwhile pocketing the clipped or shaved metal.
If this is done over a period of time, with many coins, of course, the individual could accumulate, in metal value, a value equivalent perhaps to one or more of the original objects".
"Metal value?" I asked.
"In modern coinage," he said, "we often lose track of such things.
Yet, if one thinks about it, at least in the case of many coins, a coin is a way in which a government or ruler certifies that a given amount of precious metal is involved in a transaction.
- (Kajira of Gor)