Do you think this has anything to do in justifying such upward prices in these coins ?
source, Simon Black.
what currencies are backed by gold.
''Mongolia; this is another place worth considering. For now, gold only comprises about 5% of Mongolia's $4 billion money supply. Not much. But the important thing to pay attention to is the trend.
A few months ago, the government of Mongolia nearly doubled its gold holdings to 3.5 tons. This is a huge move.
Given the massive resources in the country (coal, copper, gold, oil, uranium, etc.), Mongolia is set to become one the world's richest countries. And I think we can expect them to continue trading out paper reserves for the gold that's already under their soil.
It's possible that, if the trend holds, Mongolia's gold holdings will back 10% to 25% of the tugrik money supply in just a few years' time. Over the same period, gold holdings in the US, UK, and Europe will probably decline to less than 2% of their perpetually inflating money supplies.
Moreover, bank accounts denominated in the Mongolian currency (tugrik) yield an impressive 13% to 15% for savers. As far as paper goes, this one actually may be worth betting on".
? any thoughts ?