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>>55029785
Same in the US, where "dollar" is actually defined as an amount of silver grains. That unit of measure got lost and became meaningless after 1964.
And in other european countries, it's basically the same story. The money got debased around the same time, sometimes just a little bit slower. In France you still had 50 francs Hercule coins minted through the 70's. But eventually all coins designed for circulation were debased and only special "commemorative" stuff was made in silver.

>>55029915
If he's 60 then he might have actually handled silver coins as a kid. There would still have been some in circulation. It's weird that he doesn't make the connection. Also he could have just saved all those he got in his change back then, and maybe ended up with a decent stack for free (but this part would have required more foresight and knowledge of history).
Also another thing I noticed: a lot of video games and such have gold, maybe even silver coins in the game. You spend those coins to buy stuff in the game. But somehow this becomes totally forgotten once the player returns to reality.