what makes you think people will surrender it?
Dang, mine got dropped in the Bay while I was out boating
Just wait out the tyrant, pass it to your kids or theirs
an underground or alternative market will evolve and gold will always have value
and most of the American people will always be smarter than their government masters- at least those that still have the genetic material of the settlers who came here for that reason
Gold will always have value, and I think after the next coming crash (I am voting for this autumn), gold will skyrocket for awhile. However, I view the future through a Biblical lens. That is my vantage point. The Bible clearly tells us that someday (I don't know exactly when) the entire world will shift to not only a one world currency, but it will be illegal (to the point of torture and death) to go off "the system" in any way. That is what Revelation 13 and other Biblical passages clearly tell us.
What is also coming is a famine and global crash so bad that it will take everyone an entire day's wages to purchase one loaf of bread. Gold and silver will not save us - only faith in God.
Further, I anticipate Obama to exploit any fiscal crash that might happen in the next year or two to his maximum advantage. I can fully anticipate him announcing that anyone caught holding or trading in gold or silver will be imprisoned and their entire assets forfeited. The millions who have nothing will cheer his announcement uproariously. Homes will be raided. Safety deposit boxes turned over to Federal agents. Electronic bank accounts will be frozen. In fact, I believe the preparations are already complete for this to be carried out.