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2. Krugerrand - Wikipedia

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   The legend is inscribed with "KRUGERRAND" and the gold weight. The Krugerrand ( / ˈkruːɡərænd /; [ 1] Afrikaans: [ˈkry.ərˌrant]) is a South African coin, first minted on 3 July 1967 to help market South African gold and produced by Rand Refinery and the South African Mint. [ 2][ 3] The name is a compound of Paul Kruger, the former ...

3. United States Bullion Depository - Wikipedia

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   Added to NRHP. February 18, 1988. The United States Bullion Depository, often known as Fort Knox, is a fortified vault building located next to the United States Army post of Fort Knox, Kentucky. It is operated by the United States Department of the Treasury. The vault is used to store a large portion of the United States' gold reserves as well ...

4. Gold reserve - Wikipedia

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   A gold reserve is the gold held by a national central bank, intended mainly as a guarantee to redeem promises to pay depositors, note holders (e.g. paper money ), or trading peers, during the eras of the gold standard, and also as a store of value, or to support the value of the national currency . The World Gold Council estimates that all the ...

5. Nixon shock - Wikipedia

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   The Nixon shock was the effect of a series of economic measures, including wage and price freezes, surcharges on imports, and the unilateral cancellation of the direct international convertibility of the United States dollar to gold, taken by United States President Richard Nixon on 15th August 1971 in response to increasing inflation. [ 1][ 2 ...

6. Doré bar - Wikipedia

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   Doré bar. A doré bar is a semi-pure alloy of gold and silver. It is usually created at the site of a mine and then transported to a refinery for further purification . The proportions of silver and gold can vary widely. Doré bars weigh as much as 25 kg. During the 19th century gold rushes, gold nuggets and dust were melted into crude gold ...

7. Wall Street sees gold nearing $3,000 after soaring more than ...

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   Gold has outperformed the broader U.S. stock market this year, and Wall Street is turning more bullish on the precious metal. Wall Street sees gold nearing $3,000 after soaring more than 20% this year