Age old conundrum! Man Vs Gold! The best way to get 'rich' on Gold is to sell Gold detecting/finding gear! You see what a plastic gold pan sells for? Or a Gold Cube?
2c in recycled pop bottles material tops!!
still, us gold fevereds love to dream about hitting the 'big score', and we dont let a little thing like paper money get in the way!...
Its out there though, free for the picking to the first one that comes along..we learned this from our Patron Saint Mel Fisher, he basically ruined us dreamers from all other pursuits...