2026-01-14
Coins as Objects of Continuity (The Anchor in Chaos)
Houses burn down. Companies go bankrupt. Nations dissolve. Silver remains. It is the only thing that outlasts the chaos.
Your great-grandfather worked a day in 1921. He was paid a silver dollar. He spent it on rent. The landlord spent it on whiskey. The bartender saved it. 100 years later, you buy it. That coin witnessed the Great Depression, WWII, the Moon Landing, and the Internet. It is still here. It is still silver. It is an Object of Continuity. In a world where everything is disposable (plastic phones, fast fashion), holding something permanent is a spiritual act.
The History Timeline
See exactly what your coin lived through. Enter a date, and see the major world events that happened while that coin was circulating.