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 DanesterAdvanced Member
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DanesterAdvanced Member
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:08 pm |
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Jul 12, 2011 Video ----
Gold coin dealer Arthur Blumenthal on the government’s efforts to take back 1933 Double-Eagle gold coins from a family in Philadelphia.
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1048907572001/government-gold-grab
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 eagamesExpert Member
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| Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:38 pm |
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I wonder if the legal fight will still continue with appeals?
Don't ever turn a coin over to the government to verify if it's real!
They might say "yes it's real and it's ours" 
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 smedSenior Member
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What a load of crap. Talk about a miscarriage of justice. There was a 10(?) day window in which someone could've gotten 1933 eagles from the mint. WTF happened to that??
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 DickExpert Member
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| Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:53 pm |
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Some "A-hole" in congress found it, and figured out a way to close it?
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 GarryNExpert Member
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| Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 4:19 pm |
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I hope the government has enough sense to distribute the coins to various museums, instead of melting them.
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eagamesExpert Member
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| Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 5:01 pm |
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They spent millions of tax dollars and tied up a courts time forever to take the coins from someone that would have had to pay millions in taxes and commissions to auctions (that also pay taxes).
So now if the gov does not sell some of the coins to raise money to repay the taxpayers then the whole thing was a boondoggle.
I think they should put 1-2 in museums and sell the rest in a 10 million a shot GSA sale.
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GarryNExpert Member
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I like your idea better, Ed. The irony would be difficult to comprehend. But it would be a great idea.
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