The U.S. Treasury-Owned Gold dataset provides the amount of gold that is available across various U.S. Treasury-maintained locations. The data shows whether the gold is held in deep storage or working stock, that is, available to the U.S. Mint as raw material for the creation of congressionally authorized coins. The dataset includes the weight of gold in troy ounces (a measurement unit still used today for precious metals and gunpowder) and the book value in dollars. The book value is not the market value, but instead represents the total number of troy ounces multiplied by a value established by law ($42.222), set in 1973.
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U.S. Treasury-Owned Gold
record_date
Record Date
The date that data was published.
DATE
1
U.S. Treasury-Owned Gold
facility_desc
Facility Description
Type of facility housing gold reserve.
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1
U.S. Treasury-Owned Gold
form_desc
Form Description
Form in which the gold reserve is held.
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1
U.S. Treasury-Owned Gold
location_desc
Location Description
Location of the gold reserve.
STRING
1
U.S. Treasury-Owned Gold
fine_troy_ounce_qty
Fine Troy Ounces
Precious Metals measurement.
NUMBER
1
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Notes & Known Limitations
This dataset has also been referred to as the Status Report of U.S. Government Gold Reserve. Gold in deep storage is held in the form of gold bars and held in vaults. Gold in working stock is held in the form of bars, blanks, and unminted coins and is used for minting new currency. A troy ounce is a historic unit of measure used for precious metals. It is 31.1034768 grams, which is less than the 28.35 grams of a standard ounce. Book value is the price of gold assets at purchase and market value is the price of gold assets if sold.
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