Historically, copper, gold, and silver coins were legal tender in the Indian subcontinent, and other regions across the world. Traditionally, in India, these metals have enjoyed acceptance as ‘sacred metals’ due to their religious, medicinal, and economic importance.
With the rise in its industrial use, copper may have lost its ‘precious’ status, but gold and silver still continue to enjoy the attention. Nowadays, even the acceptance of gold and silver as ‘sacred metals’ is gradually diminishing.
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