Democratizing Gold?

Tyler Durden's picture

Submitted by Adam Taggart via Peak Prosperity,


I've recently been introduced to a technology that's making this possible.

In today's podcast, I speak with Adam Trexler, President of Valaurum, about this technology and the gold-infused notes it creates. Valaurum's mission is to democratize ownership of gold by converting it into a form affordable to anyone.

Democratizing Gold

In short, a fractional gram's worth of gold is affixed to layers of polyester, creating a note called an "Aurum" similar in dimension and thickness to a U.S. dollar bill. This gold (usually 1/10th or 1/20th of a gram) is commercially recoverable. So an Aurum offers similar potential as a coin or bar, in terms of providing a vehicle for storing and exchanging known, dependable increments of precious metals just in much smaller (and more affordable) amounts than commercially available to date.



Understanding the Aurum

As the saying goes, a picture's worth a thousand words. Here's a picture of an Aurum designed for Peak Prosperity that the Valaurum team produced for us:

(click here to purchase)

You'll see that with even just 1/20th of a gram of gold involved, it's enough to make the Aurum appear to be "made of" gold. The characteristic luster, color, and shine of the 24-karat gold used is immediately apparent.

The Aurum is designed to be handled in the same manner as we do with our "paper" money. And, despite having a more 'plastic' feel to it (resulting from the polyester backing), it's as flexible, lightweight, and familiar-feeling as paper currency.


Here's a brief video that gives an overview of the production process:




First, it makes gold ownership available to all budgets. Many of the world's households have been priced out of gold to date. This changes that completely.



I'm very excited by this new innovation in the bullion industry, and I explore the matter in depth in this podcast. If you're similarly intrigued, it's worth the listen.

And for those of you interested in owning an Aurum of your own, you can learn how to purchase the Peak Prosperity Aurum pictured above by clicking here.

Click the play button below to listen to my interview with Adam Trexler (36m:59s):


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Looney's picture

I have a huge respect for all Goldbugs out there and agree with ABSOLUTELY all reasons for being a Goldbug.

However, these assholes upstairs WILL make holding/transacting in it as illegal as drugs, just as they did before.


Scarlett's picture

here comes f******g fonestar...

fonestar's picture

Yes, here I am.

Incidentally, supposing the government actually did move to ban gold/Bitcoin/sea shells.... (whatever else) would anyone here actually obey them?

aVileRat's picture

God damnit, Phonystar has taken "talking your book" to an art form. Next time Carl iC. goes on stage at the comedy club, someone please suggest 'bitcoin nerds' as a set-up line. This guy is well beyond annoying. 



fonestar's picture

I offer annoyance and trolling consultation.  0.12 BTC/hr.



philipat's picture


No but it will be best to have a bag packed in anticpation of men with dark glasses in a black SUV.

giggler321's picture

Assuming gov can afford black SUV's and well employing men to collect when there is no coffers

BoNeSxxx's picture

1 Gram gold bar on Apmex = $50.

1 Gram Valaurum = $100.


stacking12321's picture

i agree they need to bring the cost down closer to spot to make their product palatable, but cut them some slack, they need more volume to get there i'm sure.

i'd be happy to see this product taking off, being able to use real money (gold) instead of FRNs.

Jack Napier's picture

Half of the point of holding gold and silver is that you can't track the stuff. The other half being protection from default and inflation at the same time.

If the government made everything illegal overnight, guess which money people would still be able to use without them knowing.

Hint: It ain't BitCoin.

MeelionDollerBogus's picture

it's all about format. Pound the 1 gram yourself into a sheet like a paper bill.
See which one is easier to lose in your pocket.
I don't want any as I care to have my 0.1 oz maples & my silver maples & bars.
But I don't begrudge others wanting physical in a format that suits them.
In the end when gold's purchasing power exceeds 7000/oz in today's purchasing-power-dollars it really won't matter.

BoNeSxxx's picture

That was my point exactly.  If the Prescious were to go to $7,000/oz, you'd be fool not to buy twice as much now in the form of gram bars (and why would you pound a gold gram flat)?  $50 is a 1/2 cart of groceries today.  And it will be a 1/2 cart of groceries at when gold is $7,000/oz too (priced in FRNs).

Perfectly barterable size in my view.  Call me when these bills are priced at spot or spot +10%.  Until then, I will use my FRNs as cost effectively as possible when stacking.

MeelionDollerBogus's picture

Some people like flat leafs of money better than coins.
It's a preference.
Vietnam did that with gold taels.

Some things have a premium that doesn't change the same way with spot rising. For example, for the last 2.5 years my 0.1876 troy oz content (90% gold) coin, 20 francs Leopold II, has been around $360 CAD. Gold moved a lot, coin price did not.

Perhaps over time these bills would be like that. I certainly don't pay spot +10% for my 0.1 oz maples - they cost at least 22% over spot including shipping because if you want a smaller % you buy a larger size, period. 0.1 oz sounds perfect for bartering to me, however, whereas 1/2 oz gold is too precious. I don't buy that much groceries in one lot in one store & I wonder what I'd get in change - if any - because in SHTF change doesn't always happen.

painlord-2k's picture

But how many MIBs the government have?
Because I foresee a certain degree of attrition if they go house by house asking for gold and bitcoin.
If they have a small number they will not able to affect the market and they will go after the easy targets only (like with speeding tickets).
If they have a lot, they will have to make contact with a lot of unsavory characters and this will cause a lot of work to do and a lot of injuries and losses (like going after all pot dealers).

Are the MIBs to be trusted by the government?
Maybe, just maybe, they will find dealing with the stuff will be more profitable than shutting it down completely. 

Landotfree's picture

Once this system blows up the least of your worries is going to be about whether or not the government thinks you can own gold.   IMHO 100s of millions if not billions of walking unfunded liabilities will have to be liquidated.   

BTW the government has no rights to imped my God given Rights.  

fonestar's picture

Yes, If I want to send 18,000,000,000 satoshi to some shady character in Syria or Lebanon that is my God-damned given congresstitutionalist right.  And there's fuck all the government can do about it!

ZerOhead's picture

"And there's fuck all the government can do about it!"



fonestar's picture

Please explain what they could do about it?


Abitdodgie's picture

Fonestar , I admire you for your determination with the Goldcoin bugs , but I feel they are not going to get it.

fonestar's picture

I don't care if they "get it".

I'm like Candyman, but you only have to say Bitcoin once for me to appear.

fonzannoon's picture

Gold or no gold, bitcoin or no bitcoin. Anyone who refers their avatar in the 3rd person is a total putz. It's like Rickey  Henderson took a dump.

I can see why Chumba is on here. I understand why he retired from the comments section. I am trying to as well. You really want to see new people come on here and take over but this is like watching monkeys sling their shit all over the place. Pathetic.

fonestar's picture

We don't have family names and christian names in the virtual world like you do in the p-world.  That's also why fonestar is never capitalized.  

fonestar forced many posters into early retirement.

fonzannoon's picture

You probably have. I can only imagine how much time and effort you have spent to send us into early retirement. Actually I think this sets the scene pretty well.

fonestar's picture

fonestar had a similar effect upon the comments section of in June 2012.  It would appear that fonestar was about as popular with the stawks crowd as with the metals-only crowd.

fonzannoon's picture

Many people on here own bitcoin. It is a great medium of exchange. Granted it is 100% traceable and does not avoid taxation, so it is a governments dream. The slamdowns are something you have to put up with, but hey, it's the government, they run the show in the digital world.  But It beats wire transfers and is pretty easy to use. I'm okay with it. I'd use cash for any transactions that I don't want tracked. 

chumbawamba's picture

Actually, fonestar is an anagram of "one farts".  Coincidence?

I think not.

I am Chumbawamba.

Suisse's picture

Did you ever get your IRS issues sorted out chumbawamba?

chumbawamba's picture

Not exactly, but because I'm between realities right now they can't find me, and presently I have no assets to which they might attempt to attach a lien, I have nothing to worry about.  Nonetheless, when I return, even if they do recognize me, they won't be able to come near me without self-immolating.

The IRS is a paper tiger.  In short, they can only go after you if you don't know how they work.  The IRS is a glorified collection agency for the Federal Reserve System.  If you've ever dealt with a debt collector, and took some time to study the law a little, you realize you can make them go away pretty readily with a simple debt validation demand.  Well, guess what?  The IRS has the same duty to validate their claimed debt as any junk debt collector does.

And they never will.  Or even can.  Because you see, the "debt" here is one that they could never validate, or at least if they tried, they would blow the lid off of their scam and everyone would see the emperor has no clothes.  The way you become liable to paying income taxes is your volunteering to do so by signing a contract with the IRS at the beginning of every year to do just that.  It's called the W4 form, and your employer tells you it's mandatory, but unless you are one of the few people that is directly employed by the federal government in some manner, or derived your salary from a government source, it's not, and you aren't liable for income taxes.  And if the employer threatens to fire you if you don't sign it, they're toast, because they can't make you.  That's the gist of it, but it won't make sense, and you won't be successful in your attempts to fend them off should you decide to leave the plantation, unless you take the time to do the requisite research yourself.

The best resource for learning all about the history of the income tax and the IRS in the United States is here:

Take your time and really absorb the material.  It's all there in black and white facts.

I am Chumbawamba.

lincolnsteffens's picture

Thanks Chumba,

I think you are correct but I can't figure out the whole mess yet. One problem I foresee is if you

can in any way be considered a citizen of the Corporate Federal Government you are a taxpayer. This

is done through fraudulent contracts such as the birth certificate, social security, driver's license and

voter registration. I've revoked my voter registration and am working on the driver's license fraud.

I'll check out the site.

LS, the Muckracker

chumbawamba's picture

Yes, and it's a real uphill battle in court.  However, if you know how to play the game, you can force them to prove the claim.  The one making the claim has the burden of proof, so if they say you are a taxpayer, a driver, a voter, etc. they need to bring the proof.  Keep the ball in their court and they will eventually foul, and they'll quit the game, and you win.

It's really as simple as that.  Once you know how the game is being played, you will beat them every time.

I am Chumbawmaba.

Four chan's picture

schiffs dad was the master, and hes locked up.

and even though he was right and you are too

take it from a fellow patriot from michigan,

don't throw yourself in front of the juggernaught.


john gault will show you the way..out.

Papasmurf's picture

If you don't have a job and you have no assets to attach, they're outta there.  Their agents go after the large low-hanging fruit.  They won't put a lot of effort to get little return.

BoNeSxxx's picture


I came across an interesting paper on this very topic in some old source materials a friend sent me... It may all be old news to you but it's 100 or so pages so there may be something of interest to you in it.

Hit me up at my username at gmail and I'll send you a copy.


MeelionDollerBogus's picture

#1 track your IP

#2 black bag on your head


end of story. CSIS would GLADLY help the Murrikinz come git ya & no other Canadians would question it.

Kirk2NCC1701's picture

Newsflash: Until "God" or any other deity steps up and says you/we "have rights", you/we don't have any.  Other than those that you/we fought for with blood, sweat & tears. 

And 1776 is too long ago to still count, judging by the behavior of the Oligarchs.

No offense intended, but if you don't want to be treated like a sheep or a serf, stop talking, walking and acting like one. 

chumbawamba's picture

Straight up.

I am Chumbawamba.

Pseudonymous's picture




I certainly wouldn't. I don't think any honest person here would.

seek's picture

When gold possession was made illegal in the 1930s, I think there was a total of one prosecution.

While I'm sure thanks to the NSA they have a list of initial transactions that might let them try to prosecute more this go-round, that says nothing about where the gold goes after the fact, making recoveries nil. Plus prosecutions will likely take longer than the system will last once they get to the point of banning gold.

All a new "ban" on gold will do, like the same bans on drugs, is force transactions underground and stop transactions within the "legitmate" banking system, which will buy TPTB at most a day or two of additional life given how little Au is actually held by the public in the US.

bronzie's picture

and the one prosecution was against someone storing a large amount of bullion in a bank and then having the balls to ask for it back

nobody went to the farm houses and knocked on the door: "excuse me sir, we've now made it illegal for you to hold gold - would you please hand over those $5 gold coins you are saving for your children?"

XitSam's picture

In 1933, each person was allowed to keep 5 double eagles (a little less than 5 oz) in addition to numismatics.

giggler321's picture

and with today's inflation thats?

XitSam's picture

5 ounces of gold then is 5 ounces of gold now. How amazing is that?

giggler321's picture

So they only let you have 5 because it's 5 and nothing to do with the dollar converted amount at the time?

Dinero D. Profit's picture

There will be sting operations galore if gold is outlawed. 

Abitdodgie's picture

The NSA could not find their way out of a wet paper bag.