[Woodman]

$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.

[Eagles6]

Depends on what you paid when you bought.

[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.