Gold has had its day ~ more recently the discovery of “super atoms” suggests that gold can and will be counterfeited successfully ~ in large quantities.
It is gonna be so bad Spam will be worth more.
Merrill Lynch has revealed that some of its richest clients are so alarmed by the state of the financial system and signs of political instability around the world that they are now insisting on the purchase of gold bars, shunning derivatives or "paper" proxies.