as good as it gets for gold *****, page-12

Am I wrong to think that his below statement is plain missleading ?
Gold is money is it not ? and can still be cashed at a bank ? ge

True believers in gold, who long for the day when it will be re-accepted by the world as a form of official currency, will reject outright this argument that gold is just another commodity. They say that central banks will soon start re-purchasing gold to bolster their stockpiles of the stuff.