I'm not sure what world you're living in, but none of the banks in my (medium-sized middle-American) city buy or sell gold. I have to go to a coin dealer, pawn

I'm not sure what world you're living in, but none of the banks in my (medium-sized middle-American) city buy or sell gold. I have to go to a coin dealer, pawn shop, or one of those "WE BUY GOLD" places. A used guitar would be just as easy to convert to cash.