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RolfAndreassen comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 26, chapter 97 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: RolfAndreassen 15 August 2013 05:52:18PM 0 points [-]

Do bank vaults actually contain gold, these days?

Comment author: Lumifer 15 August 2013 06:11:39PM 5 points [-]

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York happens to have around 6,700 tons of physical gold stored in the basement of its building in Manhattan (http://www.newyorkfed.org/aboutthefed/goldvault.html).

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 15 August 2013 07:06:51PM 3 points [-]

There are definitely places gold is stored.

Comment author: DanArmak 15 August 2013 06:06:28PM 1 point [-]

Surely they do. People trade in gold and banks are supposed to be holding the actual gold they own.