How Much is One John Wick GOLD COIN Worth?
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2019
- We take a look at the coin from John and try to figure out just how much its worth.
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One dead body? 1 coin
Two drinks? 1 coin
A pack of pencils? Priceless
Lmfao 😂 😂 😂 😂
A pack of pencils? Pack of dead bodies
Hotel? *Trigavo*
...and the rest is Mastercard
@@CounterRyu To be precise, a pack of pencil=3 packs of bodies LOL.
I think it's just gold foil coated chocolates.
Definetely. That's probably why it's so valuable. Probably pure Columbian chocolate or something
Lmfao 😂 😂 😂
@@DaSourOrange maybe even Caribbean guava Cocoa
Mmmmmm.... Chocolates! 🍫🤤
@@CLP97 you seem to know a lot about chocolate , also your making me hungry !
One gold coin is one service. No matter how big or small.
When we see only a mere portion of the coins amassed by Wick we begin to understand just how much he has done.
2 coin for guns, 3 coins for map and key, multiple coin for dead body? Doesn't sound like one service one coin
@@meliorbutterfly if we count one body as one service then I think a dozen coins is fair which includes cleaning and getting rid of them
@@meliorbutterfly about the gun I saw him bought many but only gave 2 coins ( 2 guns for 1 coin? )while 3 coins for the map we saw 3 keys so 3 for the efforts of trying to replicate the keys and blueprints, while body 1 for each.
@@meliorbutterfly Information is more valuable than guns
Ammo
I think the coin is equivalent to a service. So for each coin, you can avail of a specific service. So on the bar, whenever the bartender "serves" you a drink you pay 1 coin each.
12 bodies equals 12 coins?
@@ericlewis450 yes. A coin per body cleaning service.
Ridiculously expensive drinks lol
Nah, in the bar they paid 1coin for 2drinks
What i was thinkn too
"Two nights at hotel cost one coin" - then how much one night cost ? These coins are "service tokens", not currency. One service = one coin.
No you give multiple coins depending on the service.
If it was one service= one coin then how comes he pays more than 1 coin for the clean up crew?
Sketch it D.I.Y maybe it’s for the amount of people that need to be disposed of
He gives 2 coins to the gunstore.
@@Sketchy_Dood each body is a service
I thought one gold coin is worth one favor. That's always how I interpreted it.
That’s because it is, there will be a guy saying “then why did wick give the cleaning crew so many coins?” Because each body is a favor, or a service.
Makes slot of sense
That's how I see it. Value changes depending on the favor
That’s how I see it too
This comment explained more than this 10 minute video.
The coins are a social symbol to tell others you're part of that world. And the more you have the higher up the food chain you sit.
in my opinion the coins are virtually priceless. considering the john wick universe these coins are mainly representative. they are more of a symbol. if you are part of this underworld and are presented one of these you MUST honor it. you never know when you might need to cash one in, so you wouldn't melt it down. they might as well be made of lead. they would still be as valuable.
Seems easily faked...🤔
@@EroticOnion23 When made of gold it's harder to fake, as it's more expensive. Also someone caught faking them is likely to get killed. Sometimes the coins are redeemed for above their monetary value, sometimes beneath, and given that you only purchase services from people involved with the underground it would be very dangerous to try to counterfeit them. Now if they are made of gold it would however be worth it, and if anyone ever came across them it would be the best thing to do, to melt them down for their gold value. This would make them untraceable. So if you happen to kill one of John Wick's colleagues and loot a big stash of gold coins, the best thing to do would be to melt them down and then quietly sell the gold to a pawn shop or somesuch. One thing the Continental could do to increase security here would be to include some platinum in the mix, even 1%. This would allow them to through agents working certain pawn shops or other businesses, to determine when someone had melted down coins by detecting that quantity of platinum in with the gold after an exchange. Of course any metal combination could be used but "cheapening" the coin with baser metals has symbolic implications so I think if anything they would go for platinum as it is even rarer and more expensive than gold.
@@EroticOnion23 and get excommunicado
2000s: was obsessed with Neo
2010s: i'm obsessed with Wick
2020s: gonna be obsessed with Cyberpunk 2077
Johnny Silverhand seems to be one hell of a character
Lol Keanu reeves
2019 : You were obsessed with Fortnite
2020 still obsessed with wick
Wow breath taking.
That v neck is so deep we can see John wick 5 down there😅
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It’s a u neck😂😂🤣😂
I definitely caught some belly button
The only small pet peeve I had about the first John Wick movie was that I thought he should have had a lot more gold in his buried case than shown @ 0:47. He had 24 cylinders of gold. I believe each cylinder can hold twenty 1oz gold coins. So, 480 gold coins. The spec price of gold today is $1,886.70 so that would be a total of $905,616 which does not seem like a lot for the greatest assassin out there, I would have expected to see his case filled to the brim with gold coins like a pirate's chest. That image alone would shown the audience how effective John was at his profession.
A quick montage of him scooping all that gold out of his case in order to gain access to his weapons and ammo below would have been the cherry on the top.
For his final task, he wasn't offered money, but rather freedom. Had he been paid money, well that hole would cover the whole basement.
Well in the 2nd and 3rd films its shown that John has caches of even more coins everywhere, like the bank and the library, so he likely has loads more, but he preferes to keep them spread about to keep them safe
He also bought a bitching house and car
When your the top dog you don’t get a lot of frequent low level targets. As viggo said, John would be given impossible tasks. The biggest targets worldwide. That’s why John is feared, respected and honored. Clearly he’s not above the rules but when you’ve garnered the reputation he has it’s because of the big name contracts he’s pulled. If you wanted to kill the boogeyman you wouldn’t send Marcus, or Perkins. You’d send the most feared killer of killers to do the task
I just assumed he had stashes all over the world!
This is the first time I've seen you Allen. This was way more enjoyable than I expected! Good stuff
How much is one coin worth?
After 10 mins: we dont know
i think the value of the coin is according to the owner of the coin. its like a token for the service.
Thank you
The gold coin is worth $1500
Thank you for saving my time
If it's worth the same price as the owner then John's coins are at least a few million
As a gold and silver stacker, I agree. As I write this, the "spot" price is $1552.00 for one troy ounce of gold. The gold coin in the movie appears to be one troy ounce. In addition, the fictional value to the coin would be the acceptance into "their" inner circle.
No its about value!
So it's more like a favour credit system.
It would be really cool if the PM minting companies made a real gold replica John Wick coin.
I have a 24k John Wick gold coin licensed production, it definitely look smaller than shown in the movies. If I had to guess I'd say the coins in the franchise are 1.5oz, minimum, depending on how thick it is.
@@lv2465 they do in silver and gold
Honestly? I think the gold coins count as 'favors'. Instead of keeping track of who owes who how many favors, it's been monetized. Some guy does you a favor, you give him a gold coin. He then doesn't necessarily owe it back to you, a gold coin buys you a favor from anyone, and you owe a favor to anyone who has a gold coin.
Thank you for taking the time to do this.....I enjoyed it.
"Assfluence" is now ©opyrighted.
Eki the Alchemist he slid that in there pretty slick.
Her massive *ASSFLUENCE*
And I thought I was the only one catching that. ... pretty slick indeed.
Alan says “massive assfluence” at 08:28 😅 § I did a triple take, then looked in the comments to check my hearing.
One Coin, one Service. This is why the coin value fluctuates.
Yeah...And also i think not everybody has gold coins. It's like premium currency that only great hitmen have.
@@MoridaFanadier I agree, but if you do a thing that earns you a coin, you're in. Just like the Cabbie who chauffeured Wick's Dog. You only need one coin.
Im pretty sure it’s like a favor coin with value depends on situations.
My interpretation has always been the services are the equivalent of a club card: they allow you to purchase from/enter assassin establishments, or even solicit favors as their own form of bartering, but there is a later exchange of actual currency behind the scenes.
The embossed inscriptions on these coins are very interesting! Obverse: "ex unitae vires" (from the union of the forces). And there is presented the woman with shield and olive branch surround by two other olive branches. Ancient Greeks gave the wreath of olive branches to winner of the Olympics games. Today, the olive branch symbolizes peace and reconciliation. Two surround the world on the UN flag.
On the reverse: "Ens cause sui" (To be a/the reason) and mistery MMI. But usually in old coins there its nombers of value. So, probably it is the value. BUT! In latin letter "M" is the one thousend, and "I" - one. So, the value can be 2001. From other hand it can be the date. It means - this coin has been stamped in year 2001. And there is a lot of simbols: A shield with the sun and proud lion in front of. Lions represent the highest power and authorithy. Shields - the defences. But sun is the simbol of God. So, authority wchih is represented by lion have got the mandat of God. Someone designed them pretty expertly!
Fucken ehh great research !!!!
Pretty awesome analysis
BUT! 😂
Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
its spelled symbol
The value of one coin is 1/2 a soul.
You need look no further than the name of the concierge at the Continental. His name is Chiron.
Chiron is the name of the ferryman across the River Styx, the barrier between the land of the living and the land of the dead.
Two gold coins would be placed on the eyes of the dead to pay the ferryman.
Two coins is worth one soul.
So why john wick pay the guy to clean up 12 bodies in his house with 12 gold coins in number 1?
If I were to stick with my guess and play it out... they were assassins. Killing for a living taints your soul. Instead of those assassins' souls being worth two coins each, they were only worth one.
Oh damn you're good.
@@xtheoldnitex two for the eyes of one victim
It's Charon not Chiron
Chiron is the centaur hat trains heroes
The cab ride dog situation shows how valuable the dog is to John
Agreed. Plus the coin is not only for covering the cab ride from midtown to Wick's digs but ensuring the safety of his pooch too. Just my shitty .02 worth.
Yes, he would have given all his coins to ensure that his dog got safely to the Continental and the Concierge.
The cab driver would have done it for free. If something happened to the dog it's his ass. Wick took down an entire criminal organization in the first movie because of a dog
@@junsalas8820 Facts
...and thats something any random cab driver should know.
Wonderful topic selection. Keep making such interesting videos.
They explained that they arent really " worth" anything. It is representative of a social contract, and is essentially a token that can be exchanged for a service no questions asked. The " differece" in the value of the coin and the service is symbolic of the importace of the service requested.
Also- gun jesus for sommelier in john wick 4.
Around 1,300 to 1,500, there you don't have to spend 10 mins to find out!
Thank you
thats it? cant be. an ounce of gold is worth $1320.
My theory based on 1 and 2 is that the coins are worth 1 Life per. Wick kills 14 robbers? He pays 14 coins. Assassin wants to place a hit on john wick, a single man? He payed 1 coin. This also adds a ton of depth to Wicks character. Think of how much time it took to earn all those coins. How many people he killed before he left the life.
thank you for sparing me the this loser droll on for 10 minutes
@@TheFriendlyamoeba he didn't spare you a damn thing you completely missed the value of the coin if you didn't watch the video. Here's a hint it's not 1,300 to $1,500
$1000 dollars a night, now thats the real crime here.
Foreal... Lol
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@Mr Lee I wonder if Trump offers the same services as Winston does.
It's for service and protection on the continental ground. As for the house guest m
you can buy them for $2000 online through LionsGate
Well done I appreciate the ultimate value of effort it took to make this video especially that last bit
Those coin must have RFID chips to keep each coins individual value and even what each coin has accomplished since being minted. Some coins would become more collectable/valuable because of what transpired and because of who held or exchanged them. Just a possibility
Did allen just say "assfluence" 🤣🤣🤣 brilliant given the context
She does have datass
Sometimes I think he's slightly high, tired, or he reminds me of Murr's punishment on Impractical Jokers with the novacaine.
I caught that, too. Totally got to be on purpose. Haha.
good to know i'm not the only one that caught the joke
🤣You beat me to it...🤣
I never thought the gold coins had a monetary value... They seem to be used as a professional favour by those in the "underworld" system... The gold coins equal underworld professional status and leverage... :)
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@@learmagnum I wouldn't be surprised if Ian Mcshane own a hotel in real life.
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The value also depends on the service you need done. Not just who you are, but who you are negotiating with.
Having the value placed upon the assassins progress really makes sense to me. Although there are alot of theories out there so I'll leave it at that
In one interview the director said it was also a passage to the service and not just monetary value.
The honest trailers team interviewed them and they talk about it longer
I think it is kinda favor coin. Something like that.
That's even stated in John Wick Chapter 3.
That would make sense as well, the coins pay for services of the High Table associated businesses and without them you cannot use any of their services.
Ordinary currency, that is issued by a country, cannot buy these services.
@@dj1NM3 Yes but that didn't explain the number of coins needed for different services.
Real money: Who are you?
Gold Coins in John Wick: I'm you but better
v..
Gold coin is real money. Peper money is fake money, its just currency.
John wick with gold coins and a V: I'm you but WAY better.
Iladhuny Nugroho tell me why Money works? it’s mutual belief that it’s worth to be traded for goods right? So does gold we believe that the so called precious metal is something worthy. when economy collapse not even Gold can help, you can’t eat it... I won’t trade my food and water with Gold when chaos happens
@@feraldorozanandy1114 you and him are both right but if the economy collapse, gold can be used to help you or get yourself out of trouble
Me sitting here with a Krugerrand gold coin, gives the video a whole different mood for me.
Wow this video was soo worth it. It truly gave me a lesson in metaphorical value. Thanks.
He didn't even skip a beat with assfluence. Well done good sir.
Ehats meant
0:50 Our money is not backed by gold at all. It's a common misconception that the paper bills we have represents stored gold reserves. This used to be the case prior to the 70's, but it's not the case anymore. US currency is separate from gold reserves now, and is only worth what people believe it to be worth. Makes it so much easier for the federal reserve to manipulate it. It's called "Fiat currency"
I always just kind of assumed the coins were worth a favor. The bigger the favor or the greater the difference in social standing the more coins
Gen : _"They not only tidy up the house and repair any damage made, they also take the bodies and get rid of them. Which as we all know- Well, not me, I don't know"_ [3:52]
His Lawyer in The Background : 👍😬👍
Technically, the Continental doesn't "guarantee no fighting takes place at the hotel". They guarantee no fighting goes unpunished at the hotel, as we discover after John Wick kills a man in the Continental.
And the female killer that attacked John in the continental. She was also liquidated. :)
The coin at the bar was to repair the damaged window...
That's reasonable assumption.
Two coins...
Very good video, and it makes me think. Thank you, bro! Love it! I heard they are worth $10K when JW has them, but then you had more value because it's John. LOL. Great conceptual video.
"Her massive assfluence..." Maybe it's just because it's 2am here and I'm feeling a bit punchy, but I laughed hard enough I snorted. 😂
2:49 . . You are indicating that John Wick paid one gold coin to stay for two nights at the Continental. .
But if you watch the scene you see that Wick hands over the gold coin. . . to the guy behind the desk. .
The guy on the desk puts it STRAIGHT into his own pocket. .
Wick was not paying for two night's accommodation. . That was a $1,500 TIP. . .!. . .!
Me: *LET ME WORK THERE*
I agree...that's what I thought was implied
That's my take as well. In a criminal society, it makes total sense.
I don't think so.
Keep in mind, that "civilians" also have access to the hotel, although they do not know that it is an assassins' lair.
As a consequence, he lets the coin disappear as quickly as possible to not cause a lot of attention from people that pay with green paper.
@@zulu0489 Good explaination. Keeps with the whole 'secret society' theme.
I believe they stated during chapter 3 that it's like a payment for service so the currency is effectively favour for favour
Ur thinking about markers
These are promises to another assassin who did something to help assassins when they needed it most and can request help in return at any time
daire Collins nah he’s right, the director said in an interview that the gold coins dont have actual value, they’re like calling cards. You trade them in for a service, one gold coin for one service, no matter what that service is.
kelnhide so 1 pencil can be bought with the coin 😂😂😂
Jassiel Quintana if someone is selling, then yeah most likely.
@@kelnhide That makes sense. To get rid of one body is one act of service so getting rid of 12 bodies cost 12 coins or 12 acts of service
7:52 it is exactly like the kula system of the indigenous people of the Trobriend Islands.
Really exciting, worth a read.
Liked the take on this. Thoughtful and believable. Thanks
I think the coins are more a form of committing to a service than currency.
Brandon Bonaudo very simple but great analysis and hypothesis
That's what I'm thinking. They are only worth anything in the world of assassin's. Easy, utraceable.
@@blazinpuffs yep. thinking the same. 1coin per transaction of course they pay with real money or status to get that coins. This guy with V neck just making a stupid video for views
I agree
@@nosubscriber184 i agree, the coin just represents, per transaction in criminal world,, price doesnt matter. even if its for five star hotel or cab
Kim Kardashian's massive ASSFLUENCE. You've won a subscriber.
Hell ya
Ditto
Hahahaha same here
I had to go back, I was like "did he just say that?" 🤣🤣
@@kushkush1481 😂
I looked at it like chuck e cheese tokens, only worth anything in its own system, but forbidden to use outside it. Also, it's a really cool way of showing who's in the club and let's you skip over the existing value of things without making the audience think too much about the cost of his extravagant spending habits
Wow. Great information and fun facts. Love the gold education too
Didn't they say in JW3 that the coins hold no monetary value and that they're essentially a social contract to be exchanged for different purposes and or agreements amongst those offering and needing services?
I sure this what baretta said in the john wick 3
Andrew Chenault yes sir 💯
It is money then.
In their society they may work that way but they're still gold and gold has monetary value.
@@dickiewongtk yes in their circle.
8:31 massive assfluence) good one mate
Edit OMG HOW THA HECK DID I GET TO 600 LIKES WTF
I was wondering if someone was going to catch that and comment on it.
I had to listen to it twice!
I didn't even catch that ☠️
@@Triumph2727 Yup me too..!
I had to check before making the same comment! Glad someone else caught this ass well! :)
I cant help but think of the fishnet sack of Chocolate gold foil coins we got as a kid. I legit felt like I was in a private club with those lol 🤣
Great! My 4 year daughter heard you say “ass-fluence and heard me laugh so now she’s found her new favorite thing to get her dad going 😅😅😅
That V-Neck isnt deep enough, bruh. Step up your game.
This vneck is a double top for the vaule of his gold coin.
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Who’s on lockdown and waiting for JW chapter 4. gather here for a selfie 👍
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So sad that it got delayed
I want John Wick to meet Agent Smith.😁
Are you insane? No JW chapter 4 until theaters reopen. They ain't given up those $20 a seat theater tickets for a $5.00 Pay per View that ten people watch at a JW house party
.me too
The thing I thought it was weird was how the guy used a coin to pay for drinks for just him and John, when 1 coin was also used for way more things
Wonderful analysis 😊👍🏾
Each coin is basically a minor favor to an extent. You can trade one in for a minor favor. They still need cash as shown in JW 3.
exactly. in the 1st movie he had one coin for each dead body disposal
I think the value of 1 gold coin is simply 1 act of service. I also don't think new assassins are refused or requested of more gold coins because that would result in disorder. Probably better to have assassins do a good and clean job with the services available than to cause the whole society to be made known to public due to poorly removed bodies, dead assassins and whatnot.
Relevant services necessary for their jobs are probably "forced" to be rendered with each gold coin. While most of the vendors are willing, I think the idea of the gold coins is to facilitate those that are good at the job with easier and unrestricted access to the services needed for them to do their jobs. They probably get some gold coins along with actual money for each contract and the gold coins are most likely not allowed to be transacted or melted down.
This would also make John Wick's collection of gold coins all the more impressive as that would show how many difficult contracts he has done. It would also make assassin's who slack off due to the large amounts of money have to continue their job simply because they need the services to survive in the event they become a target and the only way to get more gold coins is to do contracts.
So, the moment someone gets excommunicado, they maybe just no longer have the ability to "force" any acts of service with the gold coins anymore and any vendors found to willingly provide their services are killed. So, only those who are forced by physical means or threat of life will be given a pardon.
They're Krugerrands. South African untraceable currency made of 22k gold
Well thought out. I doubt melting down coins is forbidden, no way to stop it really, but to destroy a coin is to lose a voucher for one act of service, which is pretty stupid in the criminal world Under The High Table.
This is my first vid I’ve watched that isn’t about Star Wars... obviously I came from the other channel. Still killing it tho my guy
Getting rid of the body isn't that hard, but I can't give out any information. I used to work for this Company and had to sign a confidentiality agreement when I went to another job. And this is the only thing I did in this line of work. Also, after the coins they work on commision. He is corrrect about half of it of it. And he is right about the person holding it and it's exclusitivity. And as a badge of personification towards this world. Again, I can't get any more specific about them without Breach Of Contract. But I can tell you this. The vending machines are not included. They take regular coins and that is one of the reasons why they have pockets.
First time we actually see a coin is when John pays Charlie "The Cleaners" to take care of his "dinner reservation". Come on y'all
No we see the Gold Coin first when John breaks out his assassin box from concrete in his basement. We see 8 rows of them with 4 guns, a knife and some clips. Paying Charlie is the first time they are used.
@@DeathRoseGaming paper clips?
@@Scion15 clips = magazine. Magazine is the real name. Clips are old fashion ammo storing devices for War 1 & 2 rifles, because they don't have springs like Magazines to push up the bullets. So clips = without spring. Magazine = to push up bullet to place in chamber in order to shoot gun.
@@blacklightfreakout825 I know that, tell Simone lol
@@blacklightfreakout825 "clips = magazine" Wrong.
"Magazine is the real name" Wrong, it's a different tool from a clip. They share as much with each other as they do with a funnel.
"So clips = without spring" Wrong again. A magazine without a spring is basically an ammo can that can be attached to a gun while a clip is a piece of material that attaches to the rear of several cartridges.
Rick Harrison:" Best I can do is 1$ and I'll be risking with that price...
Rick Harrison: im making a living here you know, lemme call my buddies on the high table to see of its real or not
@@pussinjordans8800 Rick H : I want that coin !!
Any pawn shop buys gold. But john wick coins are better than gold.
I think the coin has a dual purpose. First is the cash value and second shows it represents its business sanctioned by the high table. Basically its coin used while doing assassin work.
Love these movies ! I always wondered about the value of the coin.
Reallyyyy impressed with how in depth your analysis! Good work! This gives the social conventions of the underworld a new angle.
This was a very intelligent analysis and interesting to watch. Thank you for the good work :-)
Assfluence, priceless. Tussee (touché)
Tushee?
Video was much better than I thought it would be.
The way you explains it really puts things into perspective. Essentially, the value of the coin is based on the actions/value/character of the giver. So the coins work like... Honor Bitcoin?
Ra's Eternal Wisdom that’s what I was thinking u
this was literally said in the movie
@@-Kidzin whaaaaaaaanejduxjajhheuex
I'm finna rewatch the whole thing now. I needed an excuse to anyway 😂
@@BeeMusic2024 that guy that controls mint said some exposition backstory of coins etc
@@-Kidzin well thanks for making me a lil less ignorant. I was probably more focused on the action or the person who showed it to me tbh
"Assfluence". Absolute gold.
"Absolute gold" HA! Nice. That was priceless. lol
The current existence of numerous alternative currencies (approximately 3000 different monetary systems) to the normative one of the USD isn't mentioned in this otherwise brilliant analysis. Yes, the varied ways we consider "value" is expressed in the simple ending to the Tom Hanks role's obsession, in the film Terminal, with his father's project of gaining all the written signatures of 40 Jazz legends from a photograph in one small container. Your signature or my signature have only as much value as people accord it. Julia Roberts signs something special and you can trade it for something else. Your video would have been made that much more powerful had you been explaining the value of "Subscribers" to UA-cam, and "Likes" and "Views" etc in terms of monetary value. We all have blind spots. Mine are worse than yours. No worries.
According to the directors themselves there's no real value to them they're to be thought of as business cards, or an identifier to let those know that the holder is in on the secret of the underworld.
However, a deleted scene from John Wick 2 shows that a coin can pretty much get you anything.
*talking about cleaning bodies*
“1500 seems like a reasonable amount to pay”
Yes I was thinking that was the first time he used them. After digging up his stash.
Let that sink in
That's cheap you know that right?
Given what a good cleaning crew today costs that is cheap! (like in cleaning crew that does not removes splatter and bodies)
We all know how difficult it is to get rid of a Body
Fantastic analysis on a very interesting subject. Thought at first you were going to talk about the value of the coins that come along with the boxed movie. I think it was Part III that gave my husband a gold Wick coin. But this was even better. Made me subscribe. Can't wait to hear more.
Good analysis. I like where you're going with it. ... But, also think of their gold coins this way: as legal tender in their underworld economy for a favor or bribe. ... The Wick universe has yet to fully explain how cash, credit, and character convert into gold coins (legal underworld tender). And, under what circumstances their gold coins become worth more than melt and face value. And, if there are more forms of underworld currency that just gold coins. .... I'm sure they will get there though. ... Personally, I like the idea of assassins using the coins of/for the dead (Charon's obol) as underworld currency. Seems fitting, imho.
Outstanding analysis and video!
I believe the makers of the film said they wanted to make it ambiguous and that if you have to ask, you cant afford it.
Yeah and I just think if you’re someone who can afford to spend the coins you’re not someone too concerned with getting change
You are right, in an interview they said that you give any random amount and it's not like their's a set price. It's all about being firm, if you ask then the services aren't affordable
Similar to a Z-job
A $100 dollar bill isn't worth the paper it's printed on. And if a bitcoin has any value, then solid gold coins can definitely be worth more than the material value of the gold.
MrGriff305 he was using the material value as an absolute base he wasn’t saying it was for sure worth that amount
@@ReDz_F36 Great, that doesn't contradict what I said. Thanks.
Funny how my paper money, my bank card, buys all my food, pays all my bills & is never refused anywhere. Bitcoin however, is completely made up money that isn't accepted everywhere, if anywhere as legal currency. I hardly ever carry cash. Just no need. It's a penny that costs more to make than it's worth, by the way.
It doesn't make sense that one bitcoin, currently is worth around $8k and 1 oz of gold is worth$1.3k, so you can purchase something as rare and valuable as gold with worthless digital coins now. About 5 ozs of gold for some invisible digits that cost a penny back in 2009. That's ridiculous!
@@lamarravery4094 Doesn't make sense that a hundred dollar bill is worth a hundred.. It's just what people believe :-)
John Wick currency is confusing
J.K Rowling: hold my tea
Again, a very adroit insight into the issue of the gold coins of the John Wick movies, presented in a way that is accessible to most people. Goodness you're smart. I rarely give such a compliment......unless truly deserved......
Coins have zero value- they are currency for favors- whether thats letting you stay at the continental or tipping for some help to take your dog to safety. Its just an accepted payment for a favor. Even when hes excomunicado his coins are worth the same because once someone gets them no one will know they came from wick.
This actually makes most sense
This makes sense but I had a question. How is it worth it to spend a coin for a drink and the same coin for a bigger favour like guns/suits?
This was actually what the directors said too.
@@fahadsaeedx the high table is the Illuminati of the criminal world if you will. in this world, every criminal, and assassin are part of this organization, or club or whatever. the organization is probably worth billions of dollars, so everything is already paid for, and the coins are just your ticket to access certain goods and services offered by the high table. its not one coin for a drink, its one coin to use the bar, per person, if anything(hence why two coins were used). guns and suits? again, its the service you are giving a coin for since everything is already paid for. 1 coin per dead body means 12 coins for 12 dead bodies. so this means, as others have said, one coin for one service. you earn coins by providing a service, and you spend coins for a service, all within the table. that can make a coin worth much more than the monetary value of what you are spending it on. the crime syndicates pay for being part of the table, in return the table provides a currency for prepaid goods and services, and stability and honor among criminals.
thats the best way i can put it.
I doubt it, if everyone pays at the continental with gold coins but they are worth nothing, the continental would go bankrupt
In my and my dads headcannon, we treat the coin as a symbol of itself, and anything and everything can be done with a singular coin. As per some scenes of the film, it has some viability; and it also fits with the mysticism of the lore behind the Continental and the whole elitist hitman world of John Wick.
Now in today's market (October 13th, 2021 @ 2:30 AM, Tuesday) present value for a 1 troy ounce (31.30 grams) American Gold Eagle now fetches effortlessly $2,150.00 or thereabouts 😳 of course this price point being based upon the market share and index daily commodities value of precious metals such as gold silver Palladium platinum rhodium tantalum tungsten titanium and ruthenium.
I love the representation of the high table
please make an official manifesto of the Humanity First movement
Sci Fience I agree.
We need to love all humans, and hate all Xenos. I’d pay money for a Humanity first manifesto
“15 hundred is reasonable per body” what was your previous job before doing UA-cam videos friend 🤣🤣🤣
U “can get an assasination for a few hundred dollars in peru”
Fernandez Fernandez dont mess with this guys v-neck he is dangerous
Accounting probably
It's no *problem* for me.... I can *make* just about *anything* disappear if I really *wanted* to. Nothing beats living on an *island* with an *active volcano* that makes life easier. 🌋😆
Abdulaziz Koleilat 😆😆😆
Wow thank you good information Cathy Anderson God bless
I think paying a cab with gold means the cab driver is hired for a few more rides if he comes across with Wick. Wick is very generous and doing something for him is an honor, and a lucrative decision. Doing business with John is always a good deal.
The coins are worth whatever you need at the moment and they must be honored.
No such thing as "must be honored"...want to buy a something on the cheap, the seller will just say "we're closed for the day come back tomorrow", and if you come back he'll just say "it had been sold earlier" but hides the product. Same shlt happens when government dictate price controls, sellers just hide their inventory and there will be "shortages"...
i think you have to earn those coins either by contract killing or by helping to keep underworld functioning and those coins will keep on circulating among the underworld
The more you have, the more you have done. It fits.
Steven Wallace John wick has a ton lol.
This "High Table" basically seems like what people call illuminati, group of super powerful people controlling the underworld
Dis videos answer such important questions about life but mainly about movies
Or maybe, the one gold coin at the hotell is to show he is qualified to stay there and the payment comes after the stay.
The same can plausible be in the bar, the one coin is to show he is allowed in, and he gets the coin back. I think the coin is not just a money, it is moore like a ticket to show that the one carrying it is one of the higher table associated, and after that used as a currency
I honestly think that each gold coin represents an instance of service. That service can range anywhere from a simple drink to going into an area to buy guns, the minimum of each service needing a single coin and going up from there. Each gun that was purchased by John Wick constituted a single coin. If you really stop and think about it, it’s a much cleaner economic structure than the one most countries, including the United States utilize.
Bounty: 100000 coin to piss John Wick off.
Me: Can I use those coins in afterlife?
What a clever answer. Bravo.
The coins could be more of a Deal between insiders... Accepting the coinage is a promise to do what you agreed to... else face the high table.
Cant wait for the new Movie, bet we will get a lot of lore!
You've reminded me of the coin given to Arya in Game of Thrones, the coin had more meaning than worth.