THE $42 FRAUD: Washington’s Gold Trick Could Reset the Dollar—or Bury It

The Rigged Price of Gold—and the Powder Keg Hidden in U.S. Code § 5117 Since 1973, the U.S. government has pretended that gold—real, tangible, ancient gold—is worth $42.22 an ounce. Not $2,900 like the market says. Not $3,000 like it’s trending toward. But $42.22. This isn’t just bureaucratic inertia—it’s premeditated financial slight-of-hand designed to keep the public numb while the state sharpens its knife behind closed doors. That fictional price gives Uncle Sam a dormant power so potent it could either relaunch America’s monetary system—or annihilate its currency. It’s codified in 31 U.S. Code § 5117: a little-known clause that grants the U.S. Treasury and the President authority to revalue gold, issue gold certificates, and “adjust” the national balance sheet……