"I will wager $50,000 U.S. Dollars that gold closes above $1,200 before below $1,000 basis the Comex spot price. I challenge gold perma bears like Kaplan, Nadler and Soros to be the first to put their money up where my mouth is.

I welcome any and all media to make this offer known. It’s good for 48 hours from this post! This challenge was made at 11:10PM EST February 17, 2010

I urge followers to send this challenge to the media."