A single ounce of The Bernank's non-money "tradition" is now worth more than 1,700 paper US dollars.
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| $1700 Gold is Now a Memory | 
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| Metals | Date | Time (EST) | Ask | Change from NY Close | |||
| GOLD | 08/07/2011 | 23:47 | 1700.40 | +36.00  |                     +2.16%  | ||
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