It never came back to $20 an ounce, which it sold for when my Double Eagles were made [g].

The Kitco chart below stops 10 years ago, but you get the idea. The price is off the scale on this chart now.

Remove the connection between the US$ and gold, and politicians will ALWAYS debase the dollar. Gold is no more valuable than it was in 1833 in terms of purchasing power; it's the yardstick that has been changed.