why do people use money when gold is a perfectly good object of value to trade?

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People have traded gold for a really long time. With accurate measuring devices and the internet for variable prices, why do people use individual nations currencies and crypto which are often unstable?

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A gold coin’s value is based on weight, and that weight can be easily manipulated. Also people can mix cheaper metals into the gold to increase weight. Basically it’s way too easy to counterfeit and stores don’t have the time to check every coin.

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