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GABELLI GOLD FUND, INC.
May 11, 1999
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc. (the "Fund")
Securities Act of 1933 Registration File No. 033-79180
Rule 497(j) Filing
Dear Sir or Madam:
This letter is being transmitted by means of electronic submission by the
Fund, pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. As Assistant Secretary of the Fund, I hereby certify that the
Fund's definitive Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information,
both dated May 1, 1999, which would have been filed by the Fund pursuant
to Rule 497(c), would not have differed from that contained in the Fund's
most recent Post-Effective Amendment on Form N-1A, filed pursuant to EDGAR on
April 30, 1999.
If you have any questions concerning this filing, please do not hesitate to
contact the undersigned at (614) 470-8543.
Sincerely,
/s/ Paige C. Hodgin
Paige C. Hodgin
Assistant Secretary
Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.
cc: Mr. Daniel Schloendorn, Esq. Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Mr. Bruce N. Alpert Gabelli Gold Fund, Inc.
