On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 22:39:55 -0000, "Nebulous"
<Nebulous@pigtail.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>> Gold was actually a bit higher than it is today in 1983 ($510) and 1987.
>> From a high of $500 in December of 1987, gold began a long slide down to
>> $255 in August of 1999.  That's when I started investing in Gold shares.
>> Gold closed at $451 on Friday.  I didn't know I was getting it at a
>bottom,
>> but the chart looked like it didn't have much down-side and plenty of
>> up-side potential.  It has worked out that way so far, and I don't think
>> it's over.
>>
>You're not going back far enough it was over $800 in 1980.

I know.  Notice the breakout on this long term chart.

http://www.gold-eagle.com/charts/35yeargold.html

MacHamish M$(D??(Br