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Re: Why aren't I filthy rich yet? It's been like two months.
by
adamstgBit
on 20/06/2012, 00:57:58 UTC
The demand for gold (and hence its price) is not driven entirely by its monetary usefulness because it has other uses such as jewelry and electronics.  But a non-trivial fraction of its price comes from its usefulness as money.  How big is that fraction? Let's be conservative and say it's only 25%.

I'd say that, at actual price of US$ 1600, 95% of the price is monetary usefulness. Remembering that copper has a better conductivity than gold.

what % of trade is done using gold anyway?