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Here's an opinion piece arguing gold ISN'T a commodity, a rather different take than the conventional wisdom: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... 42884.html

As you can imagine, there are rather spirited comments.

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"A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind"--Dr. Johnson
"Amen, brother"-ED

Gold on the OP day (25 August 2010): $1233.20
Gold today (9 June 2012): $1593.40
Thus this Thread may still have relevance.

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"A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind"--Dr. Johnson
"Amen, brother"-ED