Platinum
Categories: Econ
Copper is okay. Silver is better. Gold is pretty high-end. But if you want to impress your spouse next anniversary, or if you're looking to buy some jewelry to launch your career as a hip-hop hype man, best to go with platinum.
It's a metal that trades on commodity exchanges, just like copper, silver, and gold. Gold has more monetary value...people often use it as a safe haven for value when other markets gets squirrely. But anyone who has ever played Dungeons and Dragons knows that platinum is the real high-end precious metal. Find it on an orc carcass and the next round of mead is on you.
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