Exploring JOHN and PAULS views sensibly

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In one of my favourite novels the lead characters after years suddenly realise there is a commodity readily available in insane massive amounts to make arrow heads out of, or even pots n pans EARTH ABIDES by George R Stewart and that commodity is likely to be available for thousands of years.

Copper Alloy Coins Us pennies and cents in the US, 1 & 2 pence pieces in the UK, there must be trillions of each knocking around just waiting to be beaten into arrowheads or melted into copper cook pots.