Thathundreddollarbillinyourpocketmeantthegovernmentwasholdingonto a hundreddollarsworthofgoldforyou, andyoucantradeitinorgiveittosomebodyelseifyouwanted.
As a matteroffact, the U.S. governmenthadtochangethewaytheymadepenniesin 1982 becausetherawcoppertheyusedtomakethemwereworthmorethanthepenniesthemselves.
Ifthenumberthatyouseeonyourbankaccountbalancerepresentsanactualamountofphysicalcashin a bankvaultsomewhere, butthatbankvaultcashisfiatmoney, isyourbankaccountbalancerepresentativeorfiat?