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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ddink, post: 71534, member: 3892&quot;]&lt;&lt;This is very interesting. Actually, in my opinion, those items (they are not really coins since they were never monetized) belong to the mint. In actuality, they were stolen from the mint.&gt;&gt;</p><p><br /></p><p>I think it might be difficult to prove this. On the other hand, I suppose the burden of proof is on the plaintiff.</p><p><br /></p><p>&lt;&lt;If the Mona Lisa disappeared today, and someone wanted it authenicated sixty or seventy years from now, would anyone have any doubt as to the ownership of it?&gt;&gt;</p><p><br /></p><p>If a few million Mona Lisas were painted, you might have a great deal of doubt as to who owned that particular one.</p><p><br /></p><p>&lt;&lt;If I were the judge hearing that case, I would jail the people for receiving stolen property.&gt;&gt;</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck proving, beyond a reasonable doubt, to twelve jurors, that the owner of the coins incontrovertibly KNEW that they were stolen (if, in fact, you can prove they were stolen in the first place).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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