Submitted by Guy Christopher of MoneyMetals.com.

We Americans no longer carry gold, silver, or copper in our pockets and purses as our grandparents did. But we still carry the history, legacy and spirit of those coins in our language – with more meaning than you might imagine.

“Sound money” has a clear message recognized for centuries around the world. It describes the musical, metallic ring of a gold, silver, or copper coin dropped on any hard surface of glass, stone, wood, or metal. Sound money literally refers …