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 R. Gorrie is the author of “The China Crisis” (Wiley, 2013) and writes on his blog, TheBananaRepublican.com. He is based in Southern California.Author’s Selected ArticlesChina’s New Law Legalizes Stealing Foreign IPJul 26, 2025A Washington–New Delhi Alliance Is a Perfect Storm Against China, for IndiaJul 14, 2025‘Green’ China Runs on Dirty CoalJul 08, 2025Of Humans and Humanoids in ChinaJul 01, 2025Related Topicsgoldgold coinsGold RushU.S. Treasury