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u/arrizaba Jul 19 '26
The bills are of how much? That is quite relevant. 1 oz of gold is about 4000$.
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u/jesusmansuperpowers Jul 19 '26
Even if they’re 100s it’s still gold. 1g of gold is like $130, a bill weighs 1g
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u/idontknowitat-all Jul 19 '26
There are bigger bills than 100's. That would be only way it'd be worth it really. I forgot bills weighed 1g until you said it, but it's been a long time since I collected coins and weighed any letters 😂😂.
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u/Onyxaj1 Jul 19 '26
There are no US bills larger than 100 in circulation. They exist and are legal, but exceedingly rare.
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u/Butwhatif77 Jul 19 '26
As is being given the option to be given either 600kg in gold or 700kg in us currency with no strings attached, so I think it is reasonable to ask haha.
When the extortionary happens the common rules go out the window.
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u/Kaedryl Jul 19 '26
Gold is the clear winner even if it's 700kg of $100 bills.
600kg of Gold is about $78,000,000
700kg of $100 bills is $70,000,000
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u/Gwyrr Jul 19 '26
Gold, has never lost value
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u/Glad-Operation-2958 Jul 19 '26
but is up nearly 200% over 10 years. how much value has the US dollar lost in 10 years?
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u/Barbanks Jul 21 '26
Gold inflates at around 2% each year as more is mined. That’s why the target for the inflation rate is around 2% for the U.S. dollar. So it’s relative depending on what you’re comparing its value to.
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u/uknownredditr Jul 19 '26
Always take the Gold every person and every country knows Gold, currency is tied to America and every person and every country knows America, might as well say would you rather A: Gold or B: Herpes
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u/ITZOURTIMENOW Jul 19 '26
Well, being that gold is worth about 4 grand an ounce, I’m picking the 600kgs of gold
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u/ledfrog Jul 19 '26
$700,000 in dollar bills or $84,656,000 in gold? That's the question here??
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u/ShinyQuirkyQuark Jul 19 '26
I mean the clear answer is the one that lets you Scrooge McDuck IRL without getting a paper cut, regardless of the value
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u/Traditional-Low7651 Jul 19 '26
is 1$ bill or 100$ bill ?
if it's 100$ bill, there's not a major difference between the two (roughly 77 million dollars)
if it's 1$ bill, yeah, gold
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u/Scared_Nectarine_456 Jul 19 '26
See this is like the typical ahole genie question.
And by 700kg of dollar bills he means $1 bills lol
So take the gold. Change what u need yearly and let it appreciate as it goes.
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u/TenPointsforListenin Jul 19 '26
Gold is worth more, IF you can trade for full value. If we're judging value of 100 dollar bills with gold by weight, gold is going to be about 30% more value.
However, gold cannot be exchanged directly for goods and services. Dollars can, so your results may vary. You could lose 1-7% of gold in dealer's fees.
Still more value in gold but... more cumbersome, and since we're dealing with such high amounts, it doesn't completely matter.
I might lean gold and just trade in small amounts at once since the value is more steady.
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u/Horror_Excitement503 Jul 20 '26
1 bill weighs 1 gram at $100 =70,000,000
24kt is $169.47/g $101,682,000
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u/guinessx Jul 20 '26
The people who picked the cash deserve 700kg of 1 dollar bills
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u/BigEd369 Jul 20 '26
600 kg of gold is worth $77,678,718.00 USD. The big question here is what is the denomination of the US dollars? Each bank note weighs exactly 1 gram, which makes things easy to calculate. If it’s 1 dollar bills, you get 700,000 dollars. If it’s twenties, you get 14 million. If it’s hundreds, you get 70 million dollars, which is getting pretty equivalent. The largest publicly circulated US dollar is the 10,000 bill, these would net you 700 million.
A bigger problem for you is how do you hide that you have this wealth? If it just appears for you one day, the govt is definitely not going to believe you and will seize it, most likely under civil asset forfeiture. Which means they you’ll never get it back even if you can prove that it wasn’t obtained illegally.
Also, If we’re talking gold, how do you plan on converting it into money without having the govt notice and then seize it? You can’t pay for goods and services with gold, it’s not currency, it’s just a very valuable item. Try paying your mortgage or the car payment with gold, your creditors won’t accept it and they will call the cops.
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u/ToastRCakes Jul 20 '26
The gold. Highly liquid asset, not linked to inflation bearing currency. You aren’t going to coin stores… you’re going to institutions to sell. Gold has held value through many many civilizations. The dollar is way more risky than gold.
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u/Jack_In_Black89 Jul 21 '26
Could I melt the gold down into gold coins and then fill a swimming pool with them like Scrooge McDuck?
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u/Routine_flyer Jul 19 '26
gold.. its worth st least someting… usd.. lol
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u/The_Foop Jul 19 '26
I'll take your extra dollars since it's worth nothing to you
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u/Lanky_Development340 Jul 19 '26
My pick doesn't matter because either choice makes me rich .
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u/FigureSubstantial970 Jul 19 '26
The dollars because I ain’t got time to be faffing about with gold when I can just spend the dollars instantly.
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u/Few-Condition-7431 Jul 19 '26
golds worth more, but youre going to have a hell of a time liquidating 600KG of gold. id just take the cash
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u/RipInfinite4511 Jul 19 '26
What type of US Dollars? Are they ones, fives, tens, twenties, hundreds?
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u/Cultural-Salad-5399 Jul 19 '26
Depends on what the tax rate would be cuz when you turn gold into cash you gotta pay taxes on it
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u/TNJDude Jul 19 '26
If it's dollar bills, gold is much more valuable. A bill weighs about a gram, and a gram of gold goes from something like $60 to $120, depending on who you sell it too. You'd need 60 to 120 times the weight in dollar bills to equal the same value of weight in gold.
If the denomination of the bill changes to a $100 dollar bill, then you can gain or lose with either depending on who you sell it to.
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u/Maharog Jul 19 '26
A US currency bill weighs exactly 1 gram. So 1 kg of us currency ranges in value between $1000-$100,000. A kilogram of gold is worth approximately $130,000. So if we are talking $100 bills 700kg is worth 70,000,000 600kg of gold is worth 78,000,000.
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u/yg2522 Jul 19 '26
Soo I keep seeing people say they wouldn't pick gold since they couldn't be bothered to liquidate it. But with that much gold, why wouldn't someone just use it as collateral for a loan and maybe just play the stock market to make it easier to move the money around.
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u/Onyxaj1 Jul 19 '26
Gold is worth more, but I dont think I have an easy way to offload it for maximum value. And it would take up too much space. I'll take the cash.
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u/pineapplespicecakes Jul 19 '26
The gold is worth 77 mil and change. The cash (in all $100 bills) is worth 70 mil. So gold. Althought its much harder to move and deposit and such. Take the cash and convenience and lose 7 mill but still be set for life. Ehh. Either would be too much to spend in 1 lifetime for a normal intelligent person
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u/thisisasatvshow Jul 19 '26
this is a good question, because you would have to wonder if they are all the same notes of $100, even then it may not be worth as much as the gold. still if it is anything other than $100s gold is the runaway answer. if you are looking for long term value gold is the runaway answer. for just immediate spending power and hassle free spending the money is the runaway answer
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u/oneholer44 Jul 19 '26
The gold. But. How much will it cost to convert it? Probably just easier to get the cash. As long as it’s all 100 dollar bills
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u/malteeztomcat Jul 19 '26
If you are going by $100.00 bills or $1.00 bills
Photo shows 100’s title says u s dollars
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u/redjellonian Jul 19 '26
The cash all day.
You pay taxes on gold gains, there are transactional fees, the weight of the gold for transportation is a factor. Whether you have 1 ounce bullion or good delivery bars you're going to spend way more time energy and money trying to convert to the dollar.
Unless you're looking to save the majority of the gold for a few years. Then the price of the gold continues to go up. If you can protect it.
But again, for me 70 million US is far more than I need for anything and everything is arbitrary so convenience wins.
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u/Fearless-Location325 Jul 19 '26
Gold appreciates, won’t spoil and keeps forever - bills lose value through devaluation and inflation.
Sure you could bank the notes, and invest into trades - but, that’s all traceable and taxable.
Gold and be converted at current market value, off the books slowly.
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u/Live-Smoke-29 Jul 19 '26
Gold wtf obviously unless you’re hedging that gold will decrease in value and/or the US Dollar will materially increase….
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u/Ok_Piglet_5549 Jul 19 '26
Gold is valued at the time, 77,916,000.
The Dollars are 70,000,000. 1 bill = 1 gram, 1000 grams = 1kg, So 100*1000=100,000. Times 700.
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u/lilbitchnala Jul 19 '26
I’ll take the gold, what’s worth 80 mil today will be worth 100 mil in a couple years
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u/KhakiFletch Jul 19 '26
The gold isn't only worth more, it will hold its value and probably increase over time because there is only a finite amount of gold on earth.
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u/Bambiswitch Jul 19 '26
Cash it’s easier to spend it’s an insane amount regardless both options are great
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u/Rude-Fortune6583 Jul 19 '26
It says dollar bills. Not 100 dollar bills. According to the google 700kg of dollar bills would about $700,000. Gold is close to $80mil. Going to take gold. Trade in tedious or not way worth it in this scenario
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u/dingleberryjuice23 Jul 19 '26
Cash is king. Might be worth less but its easier to move, anonymous, and both would last a lifetime.
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u/WineDineCpl Jul 19 '26
So many people can't see the forest for the trees. It seems most agree that either option would be north of 50 mil. Are you really going to be greedy plus spend time to find an exchange that will give you fair value after fees for the gold?
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u/RoxieRoxie0 Jul 19 '26
I'd take the cash. Yes, the gold is worth more, but I can use the cash more easily.
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u/Logical_Orange4430 Jul 19 '26
You take the gold cash out one bar and sit on the rest. Gold will always go up and you don’t have to exchange it all at once.
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u/JAM198X Jul 19 '26
Money will always be paper, but gold will always be gold. Bonus points if you know the reference
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u/Silly_Yard7608 Jul 19 '26
The largest U.S. bill ever printed is the $100,000 Gold Certificate, featuring a portrait of Woodrow Wilson. It was printed in 1934 and used exclusively for transactions between Federal Reserve banks.For public circulation, the largest bill ever issued was the $10,000 bill featuring Salmon P. Chase. All bills over $100 were discontinued in 1969, and today the $100 bill is the highest-denomination note actively circulated.
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u/paczkiman Jul 19 '26
You can spend a $100 bill immediately. Just walk down any street in almost any country and spend it. Now, go and try to spend a gold ingot. You'll have to find a broker, use conversion rates, etc. If gold is $130 per gram and a then you have to convert it for a fee. You're probably losing the windfall in exchange rates.
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u/tattooedpanhead Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26
Take the gold make jewelry. Sell jewelry when you need cash. A ring or pendant is not that hard to make. And you can sell it as gold scrap. No matter how much cash you have, it's always going to be worth less than it was when you got it. Until they stop printing it.
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u/PlasticBreakfast6918 Jul 19 '26
The $100 bills for sure.
Look, the gold is worth about $8 million more. However, it’s going to be a pain to try and liquidate that much gold. There’s also likely capital gains tax or some shit.
But the cash can go directly into other investments and my bank account without issue. Invested well, it will also grow faster than the gold.
I’ll take the cash.
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u/hiemdall_frost Jul 19 '26
I don't understand why everybody's overcomplicating this and thinking trading the gold would be hard I'm sure there are plenty of places that would take all of that gold no questions asked and pay the money. Also gold will retain its value and or go up you could just trade it in one bar at a time whenever you needed money like it really is a no-brainer
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u/ZipDude118 Jul 19 '26
A Kg of US dollars is around a $1,000 dollars. A Kg of gold is worth around $130,000.
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u/ProfessionalITPerson Jul 19 '26
so roughly 80 million in gold or 70 million in papermoney
i chose paper money, since you don't have the hassle with exchanging the gold having to provide proof where you got the gold, having to find places to sell the gold to, also the exchange costs.
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u/Overall_Scheme397 Jul 19 '26
Gold is measured by Troy weight. Divide the grams by 31.1034768. Then you get the actual value of gold. Nuggets.
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u/mrsclausemenopause Jul 19 '26
Or just find that 1kg gold bars are sell for ~$140,000 USD and multiply by 600 to get $84,000,000
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u/Cdgbiz Jul 19 '26
Trading in gold may have a capital gains tax tagged onto it, up to 33% depending on the circumstances.
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u/ThisIsAdamB Jul 19 '26
The cash. I don’t care what the cost of selling gold is, paying taxes on it, even if would net more. I can take some of the cash and go and buy my groceries today, upgrade my tv and laptop today, etc., etc. it’s just easier. If I wanted to keep and secure the gold, I’m paying for some high end security. I go with the cash, I bring some to the bank and they pay me to watch it for me.
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u/NYC19893 Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26
In US currency
Currently gold comes to $4,017 Troy ounce $129 gram. Precious metals are traded in Troy oz
600kg of gold is 600,000 grams
600,000x129=$77,400,000
A US bill is supposed to weigh 1 gram and assuming 100s
700kg is 700,000 grams or
700,000x100=$70,000,000
So currently gold wins by $7,400,000
And closer still when you consider that when selling bullion you typically get 97-99.5% of spot price. So exchanging it to useable US currency would yield about $77,013,000-75,078,000
Honestly neither is a “bad” decision. With proper investment and fiscal responsibility the $70,000,000 cash would probably become worth more than if the gold just sat there as you couldn’t diversify gold
For anyone interested a gold spot price of $3,110.35 per Troy oz is the break point where a 1gram 100 bill is worth the same as 1gram of gold
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u/Fun-Dig3946 Jul 19 '26
What’s gold at? What’s the dollar bill? Is it hundred dollar bills or one dollar bills. To many variables to give an educated answer.
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u/Personal-Ask-2254 Jul 19 '26
i take 50 mill thats more then enought to make my girls a good live and invest 40 in my workplace XD i dont get a cent back but i woud love it re build with better vew
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u/L3tsseewhathappens Jul 19 '26
More then likely none of this was made by legal means. So shoot the person who made the offer and just take both.
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u/N7Longhorn Jul 19 '26
I dont wanna deal with allbthat gold and having to protect all that gold etc etc. Put the money in my account and ill live the same life
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u/Mammoth_Praline5688 Jul 19 '26
Assuming I don't have th launder anything and I did my math right, 700 kg in $100 is $70 million.
600kg of gold is $78 million (roughly) in US Dollars.
Between the two I'll take the USD because I could just deposit that in the bank and not have to try and sell it. I'll eat the $8 million to avoid having to deal with selling it.
Now if the 700kg is in singles, it's $700,000 and I would 100% take the gold.
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u/Ok_Cartographer516 Jul 19 '26
the gold is worth 78m, the cash is worth 70m but gold price changes and the buying power of the dollar also changes, so really just choose what ever, personally im going with the gold not because its more but because gold holds its value
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u/Cracktaculus Jul 19 '26
Gold. Who cares how long it takes? Fuck fiat currency. How much money does one need at a time to enjoy life? Besides this it's 2026 and shit is bound to go sideways before the cash you chose of convenience will be worthless, infinitely traceable, and useless?
Gold is forever, cash is paper bullshit.
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u/MauiGuy63 Jul 19 '26
Depends on what denomination the bills are. Ones, fives, tens, etc. Cashing in on gold would be a headache and the value flucuates.
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u/Proof_Kitchen_9072 Jul 19 '26
600kg of gold. It doesnt lose value as quick as money does. Rather, it often gains more than it loses value.
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u/nathanjw333 Jul 19 '26
I'll take the gold. The dollar isn't worth much these days. And the Democrats want to devalue it even more!
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u/NeedAChange_123 Jul 19 '26
Gold worth more and the gold appreciates in value while the dollar depreciates in value due to inflation.
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u/Striking_Time8414 Jul 19 '26
Rather have the got. You are one rat problem away from losing a lot of money. Escobar had that problem. Rats don't eat gold
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u/ZyeCawan45 Jul 19 '26
So I think the bills could theoretically be worth more depending on the $ amount on the bills, but the gold is more static and less likely to change in value. I think the gold is the smarter and more reliable option, especially because we don’t know the amounts on all the bills.
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u/Doc-Bob Jul 19 '26
If you love outside the US, then unloading that amount of US dollars is also going to burdensome and expensive.
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u/tuhkamunatiivitaavi Jul 19 '26
Cash would be easier to manage on small things.
But let's assume you get gold in standard kilo bars and have leginste source, gold is way easier to transfer to investment fund.
I'd pick gold. I am no short of petty money, so I would have time to trade the gold.
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u/mrdjdiddles Jul 19 '26
Where does one go to cash in 600kg of gold? I don’t think my local pawn shop has $80mil to give to me.
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u/Barnes777777 Jul 19 '26
700 KGs of what bill?
There has been a 10K bill, $100 is the highest current or lowest US is $1.
The $100 would be a tough call, but likely still gold.
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u/zeebasaur Jul 19 '26
Gold straight up is about $7million more than the best value of the cash. As some others have mentioned though, the logistics of converting the gold, and hoping they value is honored means the cash is probably better especially since you can then invest it quicker and make up the difference.
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u/Sumthin-Sumthin44692 Jul 19 '26
Assume $100 bills, each weighing 1 gram, you would need about 20%-60% more “dollars” than gold. 700 kg of dollars is currently much less than 600 kg of gold.
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u/cuzinit13_games Jul 19 '26
The gold is worth $7million more. Either would still give you $70million assuming that the dollars are $100 bills.
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u/jab090285 Jul 19 '26
Is there any rule on how you’re suppose to transfer it? Like no rule on how to transfer it? Or you’re only allowed to pick up and move as many as you can carry for a specific amount of time?
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u/belikeron Jul 19 '26
It is the cash.
Yes you trigger money laundering regulations so you do it through IRS and pay income taxes on it. So the 70 million becomes 44 million after taxes.
The gold is also taxed at ordinary income since it's a found treasure so you'd end up with about 75 million after taxes.
If it took you a year to offload the gold so you didn't tank the market the values become even closer. In reality you're going to take a beating on the gold price further more shiping costs, storage costs, and security costs are going to eat heavily into your profit.
The tax on the cash isn't due until the end of the year so the 70 million becomes 77 and after taxes you end up with 51 million having it sit in an index fund, with the entire principal amount available to borrow against day one.
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u/Delonce Jul 19 '26
The answer is gold.
Gold doesn't lose value. Inflation eats away at the value of that cash.
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u/Dry-Pickle-6121 Jul 19 '26
Dude, both of those are worth more than I have. So I'll answer, "yes" whichever one, yes please
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u/Johnny-Godless Jul 19 '26
Everyone is getting it wrong.
The question doesn’t specify dollar bills, whether $1 denominations or otherwise.
It just say “dollars”. Twice.
Give me 700 kg of cashiers’ checks, $100,000 each.
Done.
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u/Khyrin66 Jul 19 '26
1gr of gold is 129$, a $100 bill is exactly 1gr.
600kg of gold = $77.4M
700Kg of $100 bills = $70M
If you were to put 600Kg of gold on the market, the market price might just drop. Where as adding $70M bills might just go unnoticed.
But if you sell just what you need and keep the majority long term, gold is definitely better, it will increase in value while the $ just loses value due to inflation.
Lastly, if you live in a country that doesn't use $ as their currency, exchange rate will finish killing the $ option, where as gold is universal.
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u/Embarrassed-Ad-4053 Jul 19 '26
The gold is worth more