Quote Originally Posted by Derfasciti
Why gold? Why Silver? Why not paper in the beginning or like standardized stones lol
Rarity, portability, durability and probably most importantly 'the magpie effect' ie shiny.

Paper is not easy to make rare or durable, Paper is also what I will term 'faith' based transaction.
Stones that are not rare would lead to rapid inflation, this would devalue the value in each stone. This in turn would make the money not portable. Last week you bought a loaf of bread for a stone. Next week you have to use a wheelbarrow full of stones to buy the loaf because your neighbours are getting stones out of a quarry.