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Gold is now officially a Tier 1 asset (as of 2019?), so it's unlikely they'll do that - central banks are using gold as tier 1 assets now. They don't want to devalue their own assets.
They would only have to worry about maintaining reserve % levels. And do they otherwise care about the spot price of their holdings if the move drives more of the stuff into their hands? The government is about control, and they want to control gold if and when the rest of the world turns to it.
Wait and see in any case. If gold takes off I can’t see the US government sitting on its hands while a select few get wealthy and a single ounce of untraceable metal represents so much value outside of their taxable reach.