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The precious metal was an attractive investment as policymakers around the world moved to stimulate their economies.

Gold worth upwards of $250,000 gifted to Ishinomaki residents working to rebuild the hard-hit fishing village after 2011 tsunami.

An Austrian worker handles ten kilogram 'raw' gold bars in Austrian gold bullion factory Oegussa in Vienna on Oct. 8, 2008.

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