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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 26809396, member: 73489&quot;]<b><span style="color: #0000ff">And here are some articles from The New York Times.&nbsp; </span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>The <b>March 10th, 1933 piece</b> -- BEFORE the EO and the GRA and other laws -- notes the already present animus towards &quot;hoarding&quot; and notes how some people are turning in their Christmas Coins (probably the Quarter/Half Eagles) and it adds up...but probably NOT as much as the guy calling in saying he&#039;s bringing in $700,000 in gold !!! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Christmas Coins were safe but nobody knew it.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The <b>February 19th, 1936 article</b> notes some foreigners trying to move or maintain possession of $338,000 in gold (10,000 $20 Double Eagles included) and you can see various laws we are discussing here being put into play.&nbsp; This situation was clearly different than possessing &quot;Christmas Coins&quot; or holding 5 Double Eagles or using the numismatic exemption.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wonder what would have happened if the owners of the gold had claimed they paid a premium for the coins !!??!! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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