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by MR4D 3278 days ago
USD is _currently_ valued in Gold. Roughly 1238 USD = 1 oz of gold.

I think you meant "backed" by gold?

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No it isn't, Gold is valued at 1238 USD per ounce.

It is also priced/valued against other major sovereign currencies like the euro, renminbi, yen, aud with enough spread for profitable arbitrage across exchanges when trading hours overlap for Sydney, Hong Kong, Beijing, Mumbai, Frankfurt, London and New York.