Gold experts explain what the record-high prices really mean

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An employee shows an ingot of 99.99 percent pure gold at Russia's leading gold refining and bar manufacturing plant, in Novosibirsk, Russia.
The spot price of gold recently hit the $2,500 threshold, valuing a 400 troy ounce gold bar at $1 million.

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Gold bars just hit the $1 million mark, but that doesn't mean your Costco gold bars make you a millionaire

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gold bars
Costco gold bars are typically much smaller than standard-size gold bars.

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Costco had 100-gram gold bars for $7,600. They sold out in less than a day.

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The 100-gram gold bar on Costco.com
100 grams is a lot of gold, and Costco sold out of these bars in less than a day.

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More rich countries worried about the dollar want to buy gold

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A rolled-up dollar bill on a chess board like a chess piece, with a crown on top of it.
Most central banks said they expected the dollar's share of global reserves to fall.

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Costco sells a surprising variety of gold and silver – we counted 17 different items

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An American Gold Eagle coin
Coins from the US Mint and Canadian Mint see a slightly higher premium due to their popularity with collectors.

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Gold is getting so expensive that even China's central bank stopped buying

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Gold bars in China
Record gold prices are slowing appetite for the precious metal.

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Gold bars and silver coins at Costco continue to be top sellers — and a cheat code for boosting its online sales

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Rand Refinery and PAMP bars of gold
Rand and PAMP gold bars sold by Costco.

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Silver price gains are outshining gold's thanks to China's overproduction of solar panels

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A factory employee assembling solar panels.
Silver is a key raw material for solar panels.

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Some central banks have sold gold at record prices, cashing in on the global boom

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An Uzbekistan gold miner shows some of his product
Private gold mining in Uzbekistan was legalized in 2019.

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A rare feather just sold for $28,000, making it worth 40 times as much as gold by weight

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The Waka Huia performs a Maori welcome ceremony at St Mark's square on June 3, 2009, and a male and female huia sit on a tree branch in an artist's illustration.
The Waka Huia performs a Maori welcome ceremony at St Mark's square on June 3, 2009, and a male and female huia sit on a tree branch in an artist's illustration.

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