Executive order 6102.

[Highmark]

In 1933 FDR under the guise of a never expired war statute and anti hording sentiment of the great depression ordered almost all gold turned in or "sold" to the US govt.   Owners were reimbursed at a rate of about $20 an ounce.   Not long after FDR or the FED artificially set the new gold price of $35 ounce making it wildly profitable for the US Govt.   It was all melted down into bars and Fort Knox was turned into a garrison to hold it.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_6102

[Zambroski]

3 hours ago, Highmark said:

In 1933 FDR under the guise of a never expired war statute and anti hording sentiment of the great depression ordered almost all gold turned in or "sold" to the US govt.   Owners were reimbursed at a rate of about $20 an ounce.   Not long after FDR or the FED artificially set the new gold price of $35 ounce making it wildly profitable for the US Govt.   It was all melted down into bars and Fort Knox was turned into a garrison to hold it.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_6102

The government is really helpful this way.  

[Ez ryder]

5 hours ago, Highmark said:

In 1933 FDR under the guise of a never expired war statute and anti hording sentiment of the great depression ordered almost all gold turned in or "sold" to the US govt.   Owners were reimbursed at a rate of about $20 an ounce.   Not long after FDR or the FED artificially set the new gold price of $35 ounce making it wildly profitable for the US Govt.   It was all melted down into bars and Fort Knox was turned into a garrison to hold it.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_6102

I would bet everything I own fort Knox is nothing but a heavy guarded empty building