[Partisan Gunslinger]

$1000 worth of gold bought in 1980 would be worth about $2200. $1000 dollars from 1980 have inflated to $2865. The price of gold has not keep up with inflation long term.

You're cherry-picking dates. Try it from the early 30s, the early 70s, the late 90s to now.

[Woodman]

I Cherry picked in reaction to the article’s cherry picking. I used the average price of $640. In 1980 I had Goldbugs trying to get me in at the peak near $800 and into silver at about $35. All investing is relative, sometimes gold is ahead of inflation, sometimes it’s not. To me gold is just another way to invest.