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Well, isn't all this gold/bitcoin has value thing a mass illusion anyhow?
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Gold did rather nicely today

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) today released its annual list of financial products and practices that threaten to trap unwary investors.

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Persistent Threats

Gold and Precious Metals.

The hype surrounding gold, silver and other precious metals continues despite both the fact that these investments are just as vulnerable to risk as others, and signs that some precious metal markets are declining or increasingly turbulent. The promise of continuing increases in value pitched by high-profile celebrities on television, radio or the Internet too often lure unsuspecting investors into any number of scams. Often, scams begin with an unsolicited communication such as an email or telephone call offering to sell investors gold coins, bullion, bars or other forms of the precious metal that the promoter will hold in safekeeping for the investor. Far too often, the gold simply does not exist.

Increases in the value of precious metals during the recession have led unwary consumers to believe that the value will perpetually increase. Like any risky investment, there are no guarantees. In fact, gold declined by 15 percent between March and June of 2012 (a drop in value of more than $200 per ounce), settling at its lowest point since July of 2011.

You know all those tales about once ounce of gold being able to buy one gentlemens suit.
There is also a saying here: "Ein Dukat bedeckt Rappe und Reiter." That can either mean that amount (one ducat is ~1/9 oz) can be forged thin enough to cover the surface area of both a man and a horse or pay one mercenary.

I bought back most of my BTC the last couple days.  I was considering waiting for the weekend, but it looks unlikely that Pirate is gonna do much of anything but stall.  I shoulda bought for high 7s last Sunday .  Oh well buying back for high 9s, low 10s when I sold for more gives me more coins then I had before

I admit my bitcoin performed much better when i bough at 8.8 and sold at 15. But my gold holdings are doing quite well; not collapsing.

Absolutely. The $3k level isn't far off, and that's just a stepping stone.