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Politics : Gold and Silver Stocks and Related Commentary

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To: seventh_son who wrote (4586)1/30/2005 4:02:14 PM
From: goldsheet  Read Replies (1) of 18308
 
<figuring that US official gold was worth less than 1% of the paper money outstanding>

That number is VERY incorrect.

US gold reserves worth about $110 billion
Currency in circulation is about $755 billion
Gold reserves equal about 15% of currency in circulation.

Gold: ustreas.gov
(remember gold is on books at $42.2222 per fine troy ounce)
Currency: research.stlouisfed.org
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