[I got the rope]

I'll buy it. Not to hijack the thread, but $50 dollars sounds reasonable if we were truly on the Gold standard.

[mwyounce]

The 22 karat $50 Gold Eagle sells from the mint for $885:
http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=13652&langId=-1&parent_category_rn=10118