Not everyone invests in physical gold and of the very few invested in physical gold (coins, bars, etc.) somewhere between zero and none on this forum bought in 1980. =======
Lots of them here buy the 'physical' - there's one that did a minuscule bit of 'stacking' right at the very top a year or two back.
According to them if you don't possess it, you don't own it, which of course is a load of bollocks.
It doesn't matter whether they bought it in 1980 or if they bought it in 1910, historically gold has been a dud and I've proved it here conclusively many, many times.
Yes, you can make money in gold miners if you get in and get out with your profit, but miners are currently tanking because the gold price is declining and AISC are rising...fast.