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To: Enigma who wrote (93801)2/26/2003 12:52:48 AM
From: goldsheet  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 116756
 
> The price wasn't almost doubled

OK, only + 69.3% then ...........

"Gold Reserve Act of 1934 (1/30/34) monetized all gold reserves and set the standard size at 400 troy ounces. All monetized gold reserves then revalued to $ 35 per ounce from previous $ 20.67 price. "

> owning stocks was the nearest people could get to owning the metal

Numismatic coins were not illegal, although the "average citizen" turned theirs in for paper.