[Toddsterpatriot]

But a more meaningful comparison might be the 8133 tonnes in official U.S. holdings

If those are metric tonnes, that'd be about 286,883,116.7 ounces. At Friday's close of around $626, that's about $179,588,831,054. Do you think that'd be enough money supply for our economy?

[palmer]

No. There would have to be a huge increase in the gold price and a corresponding price deflation, making it very impractical to changeover.