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Old 06-14-2010, 10:02 AM  
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How did it do during the great depression and depressions/recessions before then?
During the Great Depression Roosevelt forced everyone in America to sell their gold to the Federal Reserve and made it illegal to hold gold bullion, coins or certificates. He did not do this because it had no value, but rather the opposite...

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