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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 7399440, member: 73489&quot;]Nope, Mint officials often were allowed to swap older Saints for newer ones to sell to Philly or NYC collectors.&nbsp; Had been going on for a decade or more.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1933 Saint had a face value of $20.&nbsp; If another Saint was exchanged for it, there is no theft based on market values.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Suppose a Philly Mint employee had been told he/she could swap into some 1933&#039;s at any time, so long as the coins still existed (i.e., hadn&#039;t been melted yet) ?&nbsp; What if they didn&#039;t have the money or coins in 1933 but said to hold the 1933&#039;s for down the line ? </i> Something like that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, the coins also could have come from the Cashier who had 1932&#039;s mixed with 1933&#039;s.&nbsp; It&#039;s also possible (likely) that Israel Switt got a Mint employee to swap coins in 1933 or as late as 1937 (most likely).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>My point remains: </b> this was not a &quot;theft&quot; like the bag of 1928 Double Eagles.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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