I finally received my (black 64GB) 5S that I ordered just three hours after they started taking orders. Had I known at the time that Gold was shipping in days instead of weeks I might have opted for it instead of my standard black but by the time that was found out it would have taken longer than just waiting on the one I ordered.
I have to say the finger print scanner is the "must have" upgrade, I can't tell you how frustrated I get having to re-enter a long and complex password over and over when I do most things not to mention just unlocking the device itself.
Will report more once I have had more than 10 minutes with it ;-)