Where the Gold Actually Is Screensaver
The Where the Gold Actually Is screensaver shows the United States gold reserve vault by vault, key-less from Treasury FiscalData. The book value is the strange part: gold is still carried at the statutory $42.2222 per fine troy ounce set in 1973, a fraction of market. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
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How the Where the Gold Actually Is screensaver works
The saver reads the source described above and draws it on a canvas — no account, no tracking.
The United States gold reserve vault by vault, key-less from Treasury FiscalData. The book value is the strange part: gold is still carried at the statutory $42.2222 per fine troy ounce set in 1973, a fraction of market.
It refreshes on a schedule, so what you see stays current.
Colours and any options can be changed in settings; nothing is stored beyond your own browser.
How the US Treasury counts its gold
The US government's gold is held in Treasury custody in deep storage at three sites listed in the Treasury's gold status reports: the United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox in Kentucky, the West Point Mint in New York, and the Denver Mint in Colorado. Treasury FiscalData, the department's open data service, publishes this stock with the quantity in fine troy ounces for each depository and the book value at which it is carried.
The book value is not a market price. The gold is carried at a statutory $42 2/9, or $42.2222, per fine troy ounce, a figure that has been constant since 1973 and does not move with the market. Multiplying the ounces by it therefore gives a number that is a small fraction of what the same gold would sell for today, which is why the vault-by-vault ounces are more informative than the dollar figure.
The ounces are a stock figure that changes rarely: Treasury reports from 2013 to 2015 show identical holdings at each site. Reports are periodic rather than live. The statement shows what the Treasury records as held, and should not be read as an independent audit of the metal in the vaults.
A worked example
The United States gold reserve vault by vault, key-less from Treasury FiscalData. The book value is the strange part: gold is still carried at the statutory $42.2222 per fine troy ounce set in 1973, a fraction of market.
Settings & tips
- Accent and Background recolour the display.
- Every value on screen comes from the live source — nothing is simulated.
- Press ESC to leave fullscreen.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this real data?
- Yes — it comes from the source named on this page and is refreshed on a schedule.
- Is a key needed?
- No. This source is fully key-less.
- Is it free?
- Yes, and it runs entirely in your browser.
- Why is gold valued at $42.22 an ounce?
- That is the statutory price, $42 2/9 per fine troy ounce, used for the Treasury's books since 1973. The market price is far higher and the two do not move together.
- Where is the gold kept?
- At three depositories listed in the Treasury's reports: Fort Knox, West Point and Denver. The saver breaks the total down by depository.