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When Money Lost Its Ring: The Silver Silence
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When Money Lost Its Ring: The Silver Silence — A personal memory becomes a national story. This video traces the Kennedy half-dollar, LBJ’s Coinage Act of 1965, and the global demonetization of silver that led to modern fiat currency. Hear how a child’s memory of coins ringing on a kitchen floor reveals political maneuvering, psychological engineering, and the quiet shift from metal-backed money to promises and paper. Perfect for finance history buffs, numismatists, and anyone curious about monetary trust, silver’s cultural role, and the 1960s monetary pivot. Like and share if this resonated — and comment your own memories of real money. #Silver #MonetaryHistory #KennedyHalfDollar #FiatCurrency
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 Opening Title and Thesis
00:01:19 Johnson Slugs and Early Realization
00:03:09 The Coin America Wouldn’t Spend
00:04:25 LBJ’s Dilemma
00:05:21 The 40% Compromise
00:06:33 Half-Truth Dissected
00:07:26 The 40% Kennedy in the Wild
00:08:26 National Trauma in Pocket Change
00:09:43 The Global Shift to Fiat Foundations
00:10:43 Conditioning the Public
00:11:12 The Quiet Global Conspiracy
00:12:15 Fiat Era Realization
00:13:01 The Instinct for the Real
00:13:38 The Echo and the Lesson
00:14:26 Cultural, Psychological, Global
00:14:44 Outro and Callouts.
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