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Shire Silver
Commodity Based System

Administrator Information
Name	Ron Helwig
E-mail Address	info@shiresilver.com
Position / Job Title	Inventor
First Language	English
Organization	Shire Silver
Organization Type	Community-Based Organization (Unregistered)
URL Address	shiresilver.com
Currency System Information
Status	Operating
Year the System was Started	2007
Community	World
Country	United States
Medium of Exchange	Coin or Token
Unit of Value	Precious Metals
Valuation	Independent Value Based On Silver Content
Cost-Recovery Mechanism	FREE - No Charge
Source of Funding	No Funding
Purpose for Establishing System	All reasons
Additional Information
Shire Silver is a plastic card with precious metal (gold or silver) embedded in the card. That is, the card contains the actual value. The model is public domain so anyone can create their own version. The small amounts, ranging from 5 grams of silver down to .05 grams of gold allow precious metals to be easily used in everyday transactions while fitting well into modern wallets and cash registers.

Images Gallery
Half Gram Gold Card Our largest and most expensive card, it contains .5 grams of 24K gold. At prices current when uploaded, it is comparable to a $50 bill.	Half Gram Silver Card The half gram silver card is our smallest silver card, containing a half gram of .999 fine silver. Beautifully designed and credit card sized, it will look and feel good in your wallet.	Twentieth Gram Gold Card Our smallest gold card, it holds .05 grams of gold in a beautifully designed laminated card. It is the same size as a credit card, so it fits easily in your wallet.

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