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Calling all goldbugs. There is an intriguing web rumour that an actual gold currency, in the form of gold dust incorporated in a banknote, is in the works. This would overcome the problem that traditional gold coins are too valuable for smaller transactions. There are 1 gram squares of gold, now worth about 35 euros each, and plastified in sheets, but these are just too tiny to be practical and too liable to fraud. Might this have something to do with the new US hundred dollar bill which has features that are, for the moment, just gold-coloured and that could in the future use real gold? However, other countries seem to be more likely candidates than the US for the issuing of this hypothetical new currency. Think Gold Yuan or even Gold Mark.