The answer for the Apollo program is 5,300,000 POUNDS of gold would have to be brought back to fund that program. Did we have the lift for that? Not close.
It is literally uneconomic to go to the moon for pure gold.
Y’all are bug nuts.
Many if not most oif the modern items we use were developed out of necessity due to the Apollo program - please throw away your cell phone and refuse to allow doctors to use any medical equipment invented due to the Apollo program - for starters - the list of things is very, very long [ it used to be posted on the web but just ask your friendly AI ]. And since you brought up gold, then I’m sure all of that is worth more than the amount you posited