ovrundr Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 If I ever did find something this valuable. I think they should just let it go and let them stay in the collectors hands. Eveybody knows that if the government keeps them, they will be "lost in a few years" uh I mean melted down. http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/25/rare.coins.ap/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Come pry my 1964 Peace Dollar from my cold dead hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 They probably won't melt them, as they've said they want to use them for exhibitions. Still, this will be an interesting legal battle. There was a big spread on this in last week's Coin World. By the way, there are still at least 5 more that are not accounted for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 If it was my family that owned them, I would have sent just one off to check for authenticity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Yeah that would have been smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28Plain Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 By the way, there are still at least 5 more that are not accounted for Actually, they are very unlikely to have any idea how many were even struck. It's an open secret that the mint's records are often wildly inaccurate regarding numbers of coins produced and how many were released to banks. In the case of the '43 bronze Lincoln cents, officials have admitted that there's no way of knowing how many strips of planchets were punched or how many coins were struck on bronze planchets and bagged. You'd think they would have very accurate records at least of the gold coins produced, but records have been lost, altered and knowingly falsified for various reasons ever since there has ben a US Mint. There could be five more '33 $20s left out in the wild somewhere or there could be 500. The last people to know how many would be the bureaucrats paid to keep records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediccoin Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 I guess the world may never know then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lee Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 If it was my family that owned them, I would have sent just one off to check for authenticity. I agree. They should have known the coins would be seized by the Mint. As famous as these coins are, they could have easily researched them. I doubt they'll ever see them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stujoe Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Wow! The story has hit cnn now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joanjet Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 We have handled a couple of cases over the years where clients have sued the Government. It is almost impossible to win. I agree. I do not think they will ever get those coins back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 Too bad they didn't take them overseas and sell them. At the prices 1933 $20's are going for, I would gladly live in the South of France or in Tuscany the rest of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtryka Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 I doubt that would work since I think the owner of the 33 that sold in 2002 was caught trying to sell it in London. Either way, you would have to be absolutely sure who you were dealing with since it could always be a sting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 I would sell them to the Chinese then. And then move to Tuscany. La Dolce Vita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burks Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 I was reading about that in the paper yesterday. My girlfriend came running in (she just HATES the hobby) and told me she knew I'd love the article. Pretty interesting stuff. That would really be a let down if they were fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyd Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Just another example of selective enforcement by the U.S. government -- it's disgraceful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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