The last time gold was below $1000 inflation-adjusted 2026 USD was 2006. It's been increasing meteorically lately, presumably due to fears of geopolitical instability. But gold may not be a guaranteed store of value for much longer- people are looking into nucleosynthesizing it to subsidize fusion reactors.

https://www.sciencealert.com/us-startup-claims-it-can-make-gold-using-fusion-technology