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To: John Vosilla who wrote (91279)	2/5/2008 2:46:19 PM
From: TimbaBear	Respond to of 110194

Performance of gold since set at $35 during the depression versus the DOW. A perhaps more meaningful time frame might be since July, 1974 when Nixon removed the US from the gold standard. I think the price at the end of 1974 was $42.33-ish.

To: John Vosilla who wrote (91279)	2/5/2008 2:53:25 PM
From: Paul Kern	Respond to of 110194

1980 to present is the best I can do. stockcharts.com

To: John Vosilla who wrote (91279)	2/5/2008 4:06:00 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110194

Gold should not be measured against the Dow. It should be compared to the purchasing power of the US dollar. When compared to the Dow... of course, there will be periods of time when gold will outperform and some other periods when it will underperform. The proper comparison is gold vs. US dollar and not gold vs. the Dow.