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Original geschrieben von thomasGr
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Könntest Du bitte auch einen Graphen mit dem wertberichtigten USD bringen? Bekanntlicht hat selbiger in den letzten 45 Jahren massiv an Aussenwert eingebüßt.
Und nicht vergessen die die Geschichte des privaten Goldbesitzes in den USA im 20. Jahrhundert aufzuzählen. Als Experte weißt Du mit Sicherheit, was ich damit genau andeuten will. 
EDIT:
Aber ich mache es den Goldliebhabern mal einfacher:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Reserve_Act
"The United States Gold Reserve Act of January 30, 1934 required that all gold and gold certificates held by the Federal Reserve be surrendered and vested in the sole title of the United States Department of the Treasury.[1][2]
The Gold Reserve Act outlawed most private possession of gold, forcing individuals to sell it to the Treasury, after which it was stored in United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox and other locations. The act also changed the nominal price of gold from $20.67 per troy ounce to $35.
A year earlier, in 1933, Executive Order 6102 had made it a criminal offense for U.S. citizens to own or trade gold anywhere in the world, with exceptions for some jewelry and collector's coins. These prohibitions were relaxed starting in 1964 – gold certificates were again allowed for private investors on April 24, 1964, although the obligation to pay the certificate holder on demand in gold specie would not be honored. By 1975 Americans could again freely own and trade gold.
The Gold Reserve Act authorized the Exchange Stabilization Fund to use such assets as were not needed for exchange market stabilization to deal in government securities.
The Gold Reserve Act had economic ramifications far beyond national finance. At that time many contracts stipulated that their monetary terms could be demanded in gold. Such gold clauses were intended to protect against the United States devaluing the dollar. When the Emergency Banking Act of 1933 and the Gold Reserve Act of 1934 outlawed the use of gold such contracts became sources of controversy.
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So, und nun erzähle mir nochmal einer, Gold wäre eine sichere Geldanlage ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_6102