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aug 5, 1971 - President Nixon officially ends the Gold Standard

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. On August 5, 1971, President Nixon took the final step to completely remove the U.S. from the Gold Standard and declared the U.S. would no longer redeem any dollars for gold. Since then, the price of gold has fluctuated with changes in supply and demand.

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Date:

aug 5, 1971
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~ 53 years ago

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