"My take, there is a shortage of gold (blanks). Do people just believe the crap that is shovelled on them day in and day out? I suspect there is a shortage of gold for making coins and the US isn’t about to dip into Fort Knox to get it"

With the scale of piracy that has taken place with the subprime and the perpetrators involved coming from all walks, to say nothing of the other financial games that get played under the tax payers radar, what makes you think that there is anything inside of Fort Knox other than an echo? After taking the gold out of the USD equation decades ago, what incentive would there be to keep close tabs on just how much gold is stashed away in F.K.?