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Conversions

Many of the referenced articles discuss gold quantities in dollars. The convention in these articles was to use the statutory rate to translate troy ounces to dollars. I have used these conversion rates to translate back to troy ounces. Before January, 1934 the conversion rate was $20.67/oz. Afterwards It was $35/oz until 1972. While none of the relevant articles date later than this, for reference the rate was raised to $38 and then to $42.22 in 1973. ---- Work permit (talk) 01:54, 28 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Undated ("current") figures

Jsusky (talk) 18:48, 12 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Keeping with what should be a common notion - editors should address the fact that a "current" fact, figure, opinion, etc. is "dated" the following day/week/month/year/decade - and state the month or year of the edit (or better, the source of the fact, figure, opinion, etc.

So:

" It currently holds roughly 147 million troy ounces "

should be revised to read:

" It currently (201X) holds roughly 147 million troy ounces "

It has held the same number of ounces for decades. The latest treasury report as of March 2020 shows the same number.---- Work permit (talk) 16:09, 10 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Citation on presence of mine "fields" between perimeter fence and building?

In a documentary featuring an ex-employee who started working at the bullion depository around the 1970s, he said much of the security is myth and there are no mine fields. Is there any citation to back that up? I don't see it. Psx1337 (talk) 14:40, 7 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It's in the reference in the main body, in the section titled "Construction and security". The reference is an article in Coin Week written by former United States Mint Director Philip N. Diehl. ---- Work permit (talk) 23:12, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

In popular culture

Adding an additional reference for archiving. Fort Knox was mentioned in GI Joe season 1 episode 23. "G.I. Joe" Battle for the Train of Gold (TV Episode 1985) - IMDb

Not adding to the article. Maybe if someone is looking for a more comprehensive list, this can be a part of it. 76.147.76.10 (talk) 15:49, 17 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

possible typo

Howard from NYC (talk) 21:47, 2 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"The 1934 London Good Delivery List"

should "Good" be "Gold"...?

Thanks for reporting, but in this case, it's not a typo. See Good Delivery. Stefen 𝕋ower_{s among the rest!} ^{Gab • Gruntwerk} 00:39, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]