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Something I have encountered in the studies of history (not the least of which during the Big One, and the conflicts in the Interwar period) is folks having to flee bad spots. Some did so with little more than the clothes on their back, while others fared better. Transporting a store of wealth was, naturally, a common factor. Some did so with diamonds and other jewels, as a small, light, and easily hidden store of value. Going from memory, I can think of at least one in which they sewed jewels into the family's clothing and another hid diamonds in a tube of toothpaste; the latter was simply ignored by any inquiring authorities and they made it to the New World.
A reoccurring topic here and elsewhere is alternative investments, such as gold, silver, other precious metals, cryptocurrencies, et al. So I thought this topic may be germane to the discussion.
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A reoccurring topic here and elsewhere is alternative investments, such as gold, silver, other precious metals, cryptocurrencies, et al. So I thought this topic may be germane to the discussion.
Queries:
- Have you considered diamonds or other precious stones as such a vehicle?
- Why and in what form?
- If not, why so?
- Has modern technology negated anyway the utility of said?
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