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  1. GoldFinger1969 liked -jeffB's post in the thread 1944 Gold Coin Treasury Memorandum (& other cool stuff).

    Well, the US population has tripled as well, and individual wealth even in inflation-adjusted terms is probably higher. All the same, I...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 6:14 PM

  2. GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread 1944 Gold Coin Treasury Memorandum (& other cool stuff).

    These infomercials selling gold coins must be doing OK since they are around so long. :D They could be selling to the same folks, I...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 3:53 PM

  3. GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread 1944 Gold Coin Treasury Memorandum (& other cool stuff).

    It seems that regardless of Woodin's presence (and I believe he died shortly into FDR's 1st term)....the widespread knowledge that you...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 3:49 PM

  4. GoldFinger1969 liked jolumoga's post in the thread 1944 Gold Coin Treasury Memorandum (& other cool stuff).

    We have to look at laws not just from literal interpretation, but also from their practical effects: EO 6102 effectively discouraged...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 3:37 PM

  5. GoldFinger1969 liked rte's post in the thread Gold bullion coins around the world!.

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  6. GoldFinger1969 liked mpcusa's post in the thread If you sold your WHOLE collection . . ..

    I have several proof coins that had an exceptionally low run one is under 200 and one is 87 both in PCGSPR70CCAM and have several other...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 2:57 AM

  7. GoldFinger1969 liked panzerman's post in the thread If you sold your WHOLE collection . . ..

    Me, I knew when I was 8 that I like gold coins. By the time I turned 20, my quality standards changed, I ONLY wanted perfect coins. So,...

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  8. GoldFinger1969 liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread If you sold your WHOLE collection . . ..

    I call myself a borderline border but I know better. I have too much stuff, I have as n antique space, 2 storage units gif the shop and...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 2:57 AM

  9. GoldFinger1969 liked jolumoga's post in the thread If you sold your WHOLE collection . . ..

    I guess I'm the outlier here because I believe starting all over allows one to strategize better the next time. So I sold most of my...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 2:57 AM

  10. GoldFinger1969 liked atcarroll's post in the thread If you sold your WHOLE collection . . ..

    If i were to sell my entire collection, i probably wouldn't start over.

    Mar 20, 2026 at 2:57 AM

  11. GoldFinger1969 liked panzerman's post in the thread If you sold your WHOLE collection . . ..

    I have 1500 AV/EL coins/ 140 Roman silver. Most are MS-EF+. Like Linda Ronstadt sang, that will be the day.....NEVER. Coins, like...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 2:57 AM

  12. GoldFinger1969 liked jolumoga's post in the thread 1944 Gold Coin Treasury Memorandum (& other cool stuff).

    There was a silver confiscation in 1933 based on Executive Order 6814, with an exclusion for coins and numismatic items. It was then...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 2:47 AM

  13. GoldFinger1969 liked jolumoga's post in the thread 1944 Gold Coin Treasury Memorandum (& other cool stuff).

    Another important detail as I review the history and personalities around the time of gold confiscation is that the Secretary of the...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 2:47 AM

  14. GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread 1944 Gold Coin Treasury Memorandum (& other cool stuff).

    5 gold coins per adult was $100 which in The Depression years was alot of money. That's $200 for a married couple (I don't believe the...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 2:46 AM

  15. GoldFinger1969 liked jolumoga's post in the thread 1944 Gold Coin Treasury Memorandum (& other cool stuff).

    Here is a 22-minute lecture by Professor Barth of Arizona State University (history and banking) on the gold confiscation of 1933 via EO...

    Mar 20, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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