According to the U.S. Mint, there are 5,000 tons of gold at Fort Knox and when Stone helped audit it in the 19802, it was quite the site to see. "The responsibility given to an 18, ...

Fort Knox is home to nearly 150 million troy ounces (or 5,000 tons) of gold, according to the U.S. Mint.At current prices, the value could be in the hundreds of billions of dollars.

However, the gold in Fort Knox, who owns it, and who should be responsible for its storage and use all feed into a larger question about the U.S. government and who's really in charge.

The first gold arrived at Fort Knox in 1937 with the 1st Cavalry Regiment called on to guard the shipment. Gold bars are stored at the U.S. Depository in Ft. Knox, Kentucky, Sept. 24, 1974.

In August 2017, Steven Mnuchin, who served as Treasury secretary in Trump’s first administration, took a trip to Fort Knox, according to the U.S. Mint’s website.

Throughout history, gold has been the quintessential symbol of wealth and security. For modern countries, gold reserves are a ...

The first gold arrived at Fort Knox in 1937 with the 1st Cavalry Regiment called on to guard the shipment. With the outbreak of World War II in Europe, ...

The first gold arrived at Fort Knox in 1937 with the 1st Cavalry Regiment called on to guard the shipment. With the outbreak of World War II in Europe, ...