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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1222761, member: 26302&quot;]Personally, I think the government has a strong case none were released to the public, and think it screwed up letting the other one be auctioned. Personally, I would like to see all of them locked up in a museum and unable to be privately owned. The dealer who had them had a reputation of having shady mint products, and I personally do not think his family should benefit by his actions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, I think the 1913 Liberty Head nickels should be impounded as well. I guess I am just a hard case. To me, the law is the law, and if the government can prove they never legally issued these, then no matter how long ago it happened it was theft of US government property. Yes, the statute of limitations prevents criminal prosecution, but there is no statute for retrieving stolen property.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lets say someone breaks into the Smithsonian and steals the 1849 double eagle. 100 years from now is it ok for their heirs to sell it? To me its the same.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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