referred to as "the golden city," Isaiah 14:4. The second metal mentioned in Scripture is in reference to Abram (Abraham). It is found in Genesis 13:2, "and Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.” That these two metals were placed in the earth by the Creator shows His infinite wisdom in providing man a basis for a universal monetary system. The creation of gold and silver was one of God's great masterpieces that civilized society. The use of gold and silver as money did not come about as the result of any government decree or even of Divine commandment. It came about as a result of the choice (often by trial and error) of the people themselves. This choice was made for several reasons. Gold and silver are universally desired as objects of beauty, especially in the form of jewelry. They are durable, even when lying in the ground for thousands of years. They are divisible, and can be formed into any size or shape. They are also scarce and cannot be produced by any process known to man. These characteristics make gold and silver an ideal store of wealth, which is what real money is. The Founding Fathers of the American Republic understood the basis of real money, thus, in the Constitution it is spelled out that, "No State shall... make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in These 69 The American Republic which may have been the reason for it having been enabled man to develop a system of commerce in a