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 @22bfc789 Gold is almost infinitely divisible. That "C" is bullshit.

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I believe its not about the intrinsic properties of the matter. 
It may be about a more practical use gold (in finance not as industrial product, etc.)
If you divide a krugerrand the verifiability goes down. You can always do acids and stuff, but its not always practical.