Gold, ok where did we have it from ?
Discussion
Ok watching the BBC colours programme on gold we have 65,000 bars worth 500k each, less what old one eye sold cheap (that's worth a fair few quid).
Acvording to the tv most gold came from Egypt/Africa,
So who's is it ?, where did we steal it from ? (Carter & Tutankahmoun was mentioned if that's got anything to do with it
)
Acvording to the tv most gold came from Egypt/Africa,
So who's is it ?, where did we steal it from ? (Carter & Tutankahmoun was mentioned if that's got anything to do with it
)
speedyguy said:
Ok watching the BBC colours programme on gold we have 65,000 bars worth 500k each, less what old one eye sold cheap (that's worth a fair few quid).
Acvording to the tv most gold came from Egypt/Africa,
So who's is it ?, where did we steal it from ? (Carter & Tutankahmoun was mentioned if that's got anything to do with it)
Why would we have stolen it?Acvording to the tv most gold came from Egypt/Africa,
So who's is it ?, where did we steal it from ? (Carter & Tutankahmoun was mentioned if that's got anything to do with it
)See all those old factories and terrace houseing near the factories in all those northern towns? They made LOADS and LOADS of stuff that people all over the world wanted. So we would import wool and cotton and turn it into cloth and export it.
We'd get paid money and use some of that money to build factories, terrrace houses and stuff, use soem of it to build ships to improt and export the stuff and use some of it to buy machines and labour to dig stuff out of the ground in forrin parts.
Or we stole it.
Ali_D said:
Gene Vincent said:
$18.39 per ounce 1848, $1620.00... £90 million?
Good genes gene!Now thats an ancestor worth celebrating. Just don't mention it to the Spanish as they might want it back now.
A cold-blooded killer (30+ notarised cutlass run-throughs, including two females pirate captains), slave trader and he is known to have Black-flagged 3 ships (Black pirate flags meant "We're coming to get you and we're going to fight to the death, no-one on your ship will be spared, Red flag meant if you offer no resistance we'll only kill the Officers) He liked cats though!
Gene Vincent said:
Well, one of my ancestors gave the UK treasury £1,000,000 (1848 prices) worth, he was a pirate. He attacked only Spanish Bullion ships.
Was he a pirate operating in the 19th century or, given the reference to Spanish bullion ships, earlier? So why was the figure calculated at 1848 prices? Just curious! Oh, and watching the programme as I read this thread.Lost_BMW said:
Was he a pirate operating in the 19th century or, given the reference to Spanish bullion ships, earlier? So why was the figure calculated at 1848 prices? Just curious! Oh, and watching the programme as I read this thread.
The 1800's were the 19th century. The 1st century was the years 1 through to 99... 
louiebaby said:
Lost_BMW said:
Was he a pirate operating in the 19th century or, given the reference to Spanish bullion ships, earlier? So why was the figure calculated at 1848 prices? Just curious! Oh, and watching the programme as I read this thread.
The 1800's were the 19th century. The 1st century was the years 1 through to 99... If 19th century then 1848 prices relevant. If, as suspected, earlier than 19th century - remind me when that was again - then why 1848 prices quoted, as per the actual question, and its point.
Parrot for Mr. louiebaby?
Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff