Don't know exactly what it is about gold that produces that reaction, but I feel it. The only concern I have about the monetary value of gold is how it prevents me from getting any. It just looks so dang nice . . . and warm . . . like it ought to be good to eat. I think this is a sign of dragon blood somewhere in the ancestry.
From the responses on this thread it would seem that gold advocacy is not a poular topic on this site. That is unfortunate.
Gold has been money for thousands of years. The Krugerrand minted in 1978 looks the same today as it will a hundred years from now. Not sure you can say the same thing about the ten dollar bill.
It will probably have about the same purchasing power then also. Not sure the new ten dollar bill can make the same claim.
Guess we will find out soon enough.
HG