# Hey, goldbugs, why gold?  Why not silver?

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**Created:** [March 15, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-goldbugs-why-gold-why-not-silver/683782 "2014-03-15T18:21:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-goldbugs-why-gold-why-not-silver/683782/21 "2014-03-16T23:07:55Z")

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> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> **Hey, goldbugs, why gold? Why not silver?**

I suspect that a great deal of it is the common imagery in our culture equating treasure with a big pile of gold coins and objects. Dragons make their beds out of a pile of gold, not silver.

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-goldbugs-why-gold-why-not-silver/683782/22 "2014-03-25T04:35:52Z")

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I’ve invested heavily in butfor.

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-goldbugs-why-gold-why-not-silver/683782/23 "2014-03-25T13:53:27Z")

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> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#):
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> I’ve invested heavily in butfor.

Go with God’s grace.

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