There was plenty of resistance including cases that went to the Supreme Court. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Clause_Cases https://en.m.wikipedia.org

There was plenty of resistance including cases that went to the Supreme Court. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Clause_Cases https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Clause_Cases However most people didn't have the approximately 20 ounces of gold that was the cutoff, or didn't have it in the bank to begin with.