Has anyone noticed the ‘sell your gold’ ads which have sprung up in the last year or so on TV? The recession is now in full party mode; the property market’s profit margin has plummeted into a dark, dismal hole, and job security is nonexistent. (Ha! Did I just say ‘job’ and ‘security’ in the same sentence?) People are turning to what is seen as a ‘secure’ form of investment. Not surprisingly, we’re falling back on the way some of our forefathers measured their wealth – in gold. I came across a s