I get it that gold is insurance against inflation. And, it's real money in an economic catastrophe.
My question is on behalf of the Anons who may have purchased some gold coins (but lost them in the lake). If we paid $1000 for one 1oz coin, and the US goes back to a gold-backed standard and values gold at $35/oz., that is quite a loss! I am not that is what will happen, but I present that scenario as part of the broader question: What would gold need to be valued at in our fiat US$ currency in order to be the backing?
Any Anons have a sense for the future value of a gold coin in the gold-backed dollar scenario? A lot of people have purchased gold coins hoping that they will revalue north of $20K or $50K to accommodate all of the fiat floating around. But I just can't see the elites letting people get "rich" so easily.
If gold was $35/oz in the US - all the financial markets from all of the world would buy it for cheap and … there would be no more gold in the US, just after couple of days.
If the gold-backed currency is ever implemented - it will most likely be the current (market) gold price, unless the denomination happens at the same time (meaning: cutting zeros on all prices, including salaries), but this is not necessary as the bread doesn’t cost $100,000 yet.
There is a MAJOR flaw in your logic here. What would they be buying our gold with? Think about that.
You don't sell your gold for the exact thing you are trying to get away from (federal reserve note), that is idiocy.
Which also means a 35$ price in the new currency means the price for everything in this country drops like a rock to adjust. For example, that $1 menu you eat from suddenly becomes the $0.05 cent menu. The $4/gallon gas you pay for is now $0.20/gallon. Etc.
That $100,000 price for a loaf of bread would be in federal reserve notes, which no one will want.
For the OP, the answer to your question is very simple. Simply google "price of X in (any year during the gold standard)". That's the easiest way to wrap your head around it to get ballpark figures.