Baires, I see your point and it's a valid one.

However, one thing that takes me aback occasionally is that many of these price targets (say in the $5000 area) are based on what price gold would have to be to back the money supply already in existence...and they're still printing the stuff!

We don't need a hyperinflation to see gold in the $5000 an ounce area, just a loss of faith in fiat money which forces governments back onto a gold backed currency.