And it is strange that while we have far more uses for Metals and Stones than we did 2,000 years ago and more, in terms of Silver in Photography and other uses, Gold as a Conductor, etc. We have far more applications for these and other Minerals today than we did then. But we are more reluctant to directly trade it today.

This is likely because in the past they were actually using the metals more widely in their fewer applications, meaning the same way people had drawers full of True "Silverware" maybe the coins themselves in their metal form was how the Earth was moving itself, to then be formed to create things.

This can be seen in the idea people have that "Our Economy is the Greatest in History!", and it ought to be. Look at the Obelisk at the Vatican marking St. Peter's Crucifixtion, brought there by the Romans before that and not for that purpose, but then used it for that and the Christians used it to Pilgrimage, and now the Vatican is there. But think about that, how there are like Collections of things.

I don't mean to narrow this concept to imply in any way Auctions are the singular root metric of this, but do want to point to Auctions and Museums. As more expensive Items are Collected Publically and Privately, there ought to be a better economy. There are more items being traded, and really our Economy is just a metric of those Earthen derived things, being moved around the Earth.