2006-11-28 12:30:39 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
because that was the first form of currency prior to actual "dollars"
2006-11-28 12:39:17 · answer #1 · answered by Chrissy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a dollar value to everything ... and the why is just because people are willing to pay money for it, that's all. That's the way it works ... its called capitalism. Value is only related to some human's need or desire, and money is the abstract expression of that value.
2006-11-28 12:33:22 · answer #2 · answered by themountainviewguy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Do you mean gold, silver, diamonds, rubies? Hmmm. Maybe because we like them? Or do you mean gravel and cement? Because it's a way to earn a living doing or selling something people use every day.
2006-11-28 12:32:19 · answer #3 · answered by jam_please 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. I think it has to do with application. Though a lot of times it has to do with simple vanity. And who has ever been able to figure that out? Too, it has to do with labor cost, rarity, development, this kind of thing.
2006-11-28 12:33:29 · answer #4 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SUPPLY AND DEMAND ECONOMY. DIAMONDS ARE RARE , EVEN MORE SO THAN EMERALDS AND RUBIES ETC. NOT ONLY IS GOLD RARE BUT WHEN PUT TO THE FIRE IT CAN BE SHAPED INTO JEWELRY THAT DOESN'T TURN YOUR BODY GREEN , NOR DOES IT LOSE ITS SHAPE.
GOD BLESS
2006-11-28 12:39:25 · answer #5 · answered by thewindowman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simply because there is a market demand for them...
2006-11-28 12:33:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
some rocks are rare and pretty. some are good for landscaping. other rocks are good for colections.
2006-12-02 10:59:28 · answer #7 · answered by cooper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have???
2006-11-28 12:31:29 · answer #8 · answered by Samslou 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cuz there dumb der.......
2006-11-28 12:32:44 · answer #9 · answered by mickie j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋