ViewpointsOpinionThe New American ‘Gold Rush’SavePrintThis photo shows some of the 1,427 Gold-Rush era U.S. gold coins displayed at Professional Coin Grading Service in Santa Ana, Calif.. on Feb. 24, 2015. Reed Saxon/AP PhotoJames Gorrie6/22/2020|Updated: 6/26/2020CommentaryThere’s a new gold rush in America.Share this articleLeave a commentJames GorrieAuthorJames Gorrie is the author of the 2013 book “The China Crisis” and discusses current events and China on his YouTube Podcast, The Banana Republican. Author’s Selected ArticlesWhy Is the CCP Persecuting the Peaceful Falun Gong Spiritual Practice?Aug 20, 2025No Escape? China Stopping Foreign Executives From LeavingAug 19, 2025China’s Xi and CCP Under Growing PressureAug 08, 2025Communist China’s Pain Is America’s GainAug 07, 2025Related Topicsgoldgold coinsGold RushU.S. Treasury