Thanks for the reply.

But if it is a medium for the transaction, it still would cost more, the more the coin costs to acquire right?

At some point a consumer needs to "buy" coins to transact.

With the rapidly changing value of the coins I just do not see how this gets implemented real world style!!

You almost have to separate the value of the coin from the function of the coin. I do not think that value and function can coexist if the markets have such large changes in value.