It used to be the gold standard and then it was credit, then with BitCoin the standard is math. Aren't currencies already backed up by firepower? With GatCoin the standard is tons of TNT.-- JesusHChrist, Dec 07 2013 United States Dollar http://en.wikipedia...nited_States_dollar [Cuit_au_Four, Dec 08 2013] Suggest denominations of Colts, Horse pistols, Buffalo rifles, Elephant guns-- popbottle, Dec 07 2013 Okay, so is it the explosive standard or the firearms standard? And whose guns andor explosives are they? And why should we use them to back an imaginary currency? These are all questions that don't really need answering.-- Alterother, Dec 07 2013 Already baked. See link.-- Cuit_au_Four, Dec 08 2013 random, halfbakery