1 oz gold bought you 350 loaves of bread in ancient rome
and 35o loaves today.
gold is not some post war invention.
gold is where people go when tshtf.
when/if the djia is 1,500, gold will definitely be more than 1500 an oz.
just industrial and jewelry? you can go take 15 pounds of gold and start up again anywher ein the world, regardles of what the dollar’s worth. it’s called real money.